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    Department of Justice to investigate child sex abuse case

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Fisher -- -- because now the Department of Justice is getting involved in this investigation of child sex abuse at Penn State.

US attorneys saying that they will look into possible violations of federal -- here requiring colleges to report crimes that happen.

On their campus.

There is live on the latest on this from the Penn State campus good morning -- -- -- the Department of Justice is getting involved this investigation in more than one way.

We're getting word now that BOJ is also going to assist the states in its prosecution that's in addition to the Department of Education that you just mentioned.

Education Department is trying to determine now.

If Penn State violated what's called the Cleary act which requires all universities to report any campus related crime.

And in another development yesterday for the first time.

And -- regularly scheduled Tuesday news conference was which is a tradition here on the campus the interim coach Tom Bradley spoke to reporters.

He said he did not watch that Jerry sandusky interview that aired this week on NBC.

And he also talked about their coach Joseph Paterno and he says that he did not talk to the coach in the last few days and he explained why it was.

If I called today's -- -- while I call.

What -- -- -- -- he got things to do he knows he importantly he's been through this he understands.

All the things have to be done with the big game coming up -- these players are excited for the game in the responsibility that we have.

And -- New York Times is reporting this morning that Joseph Paterno transferred ownership of the family home to his wife Suzanne for one dollar back in July.

The home as a fair market value according to newspaper 594000.

-- of dollars.

A lawyer for the Paterno family that -- defense -- has nothing to do with the scandal it's more about estate planning but it has been a lot of speculation about the exposure to civil suits that the -- -- the school and others may have.

And one other thing worth noting here this report out now that Joseph Paterno is going to retire when he does retire I should say the pensions going to be.

It's a 500000 dollars a year that -- I'll definitely lots until this -- thank you semites.

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