Penn State said late Friday night the school cannot evaluate a recent claim that late football coach Joe Paternoknew of molestation allegations against former a sistant coach Jerry Sandusky 40 years ago.A on Thursday detaileda damning line within a court orderon a related insurance coverage case.Oneof Penn State's insurers claimed Jonathan Williams Jersey that "in 1976, a child allegedly reported to PSU's Head Coach Joseph Paterno that he (the child) was sexually molested by Sandusky."MORE: Penn State says it is not able todetermine if thatclaimhas merit."The university has no records from the time to help evaluate the claims," it said in a statement. "More importantly, Coach Paterno is not here to defend himself. Penn State does not intend to comment further, out of concern for privacy, and due to the strict confidentiality commitments that govern our various settlement agreements."Paterno died in 2012, months after being fired amid the Sandusky scandal.MATTIOLI: The PennLive reportsaid Wes Schweitzer Jersey the courtorder also citedseparate references to unnameda sistant coaches allegedly witne singinappropriate contact between Sandusky and unidentified children in 1987 and 1988.Another 1988 case supposedly referred to Penn State'sathletic director at the time. The judge in the insurance case,Gary Glazerof the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, determined Penn State executives were unaware of Sandusky's actions.MORE: "There is no evidence that reports of these incidents ever went further up the chain of command at PSU," Glazer wrote in the order.Paterno's family vehemently disputed the claims reported Thursday.Paterno was never charged with any crimes.BENDER: More reports of a cover-up surfaced Friday. as many as six a sistant Washington Commanders Kids Jersey coaches knew of Sandusky's abuse dating to the 1970s. CNN spoke with a man who in a Penn State bathroom in 1971. The man, who was 15 at the time of the alleged a sault,told the network he spoke with Paterno and another man by telephone and gave them details of what happened. The twomen expre sed disbelief and threatened to report him to police, the man told CNN.Sandusky is serving a minimum 30-year prison sentence following his2012 convictionon 45 charges of sexual abuse involving Washington Commanders Pet Gear young boysfrom 1994 to2009. He served as a defensive a sistant under Paterno from 1969-99, the last 22 seasons as Penn State's defensive coordinator.Penn State to the NBC report."The university is facing and has faced a number of litigation Jahan Dotson T Shirts matters and claims related to the Sandusky events. Allegations of various kinds have been made, and will likely continue to be made.The university does not speculate publicly or hypothesize about individual allegations. These are sensitive matters, and we want to be respectful of the rights of all individuals involved.It would be inappropriate to do otherwise," it said in a statement.
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