HARRISBURG, Pa. -- - A federal appeals court on Tuesday reinstated former Penn State President Graham Spanier's conviction for child endangerment over his handling of a report that former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky had sexually abused a boy in a team shower.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled a lower-court judge had improperly vacated Spanier's misdemeanor jury conviction for the 2001 incident.
Spanier's defense attorney declined comment.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said in a release that Spanier "turned a blind eye to child abuse by not reporting his knowledge of Jerry Sandusky's assaults to law enforcement.