Tim Curley was Penn State’s athletic director when Mike McQueary came forward with his report of witnessing Jerry Sandusky molesting a minor in the locker room showers. Curley and his colleague, Gary Schultz, were ultimately charged with “conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and failure to report a case of child abuse.” Both men served time for their crimes.
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Tim Curley Character Timeline in Talking to Strangers
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Chapter Five: The Boy in the Shower
...what he saw, Paterno seemed sad but passed along McQueary’s admission to his boss, Tim Curley, Penn State’s athletic director. Curley told the school’s president, Graham Spanier. An investigation took place,...
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...this delay of justice on Penn State’s leadership. Paterno was forced to resign, and Tim Curley and Gary Schultz, two high-ranking administrators, were charged with “conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and failure...
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6. Gladwell wonders about the doubts Curley and Schultz must have had about McQueary’s initial accusation. After all, if what McQueary saw...
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...the Second Mile kids in public and, in Gladwell’s words, “defaulted to that impression.” When Curley and Schultz approached Spanier about the allegations against Sandusky, they construed Sandusky’s behavior as “horsing...
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7. Curley and Schultz were charged first. Spanier, who had sincerely believed the men’s claims that Sandusky’s...
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