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Former PSU President Graham Spanier Has Jail Sentence from Sandusky Scandal Upheld

A Pennsylvania judge ruled Wednesday former Penn State president Graham Spanier must serve a minimum of two months in jail related to his March 2017 conviction on a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of children related to the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

Mark Scolforo of the Associated Press reported Judge John Boccabella ordered Spanier to serve the jail sentence followed by two months of house arrest with electronic monitoring. Other punishments include two years of probation, a $7,500 fine and 200 hours of community service. The sentence had been under appeal for the past four years.