Penn State's Sandusky-related costs near $17M

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in handcuffs after a jury found him guilty in his sex abuse trial June 22, 2012, in Bellefonte, Pa. / Getty Images

(AP) HARRISBURG, Pa. - Penn State's costs for legal fees, consultants and public relations firms hired to help deal with the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal have reached nearly $17 million.

The university said it has spent almost $16.8 million through June 30.

Nearly $10 million of that went to seven firms for what Penn State calls internal investigation and crisis communications. Nearly $4 million went for university legal services and defense.

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The university is also facing lawsuits from Sandusky's accusers, while the NCAA leveled a $60 million fine against the school in July.

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The school says the costs for the legal defense and public relations are not paid by student tuition, taxpayer funds or donations. It says the costs will be covered by insurance policies or interest payments on loans it makes.

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The NCAA dished out justice as if they punished the perpetrators.
The problem is everyone involved is either in jail, fired, retired, or dead.
The NCAA punished unfairly as well in vacating victories long ago played.
Nobody asked the players of those teams what should be done for justice, but I assure you that wasn't one of them.

To this day, I can't find any rules that state the NCAA can do this, only infered, and rules for recuitment, and gameplay...nothing on crimes committed by staff unknown to college president.