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FILE - In this March 7, 2007, file photo, Penn State University president Graham Spanier speaks during a news conference at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. Former Penn State president Graham Spanier told investigators hired by the university that he was never informed that former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was spotted molesting a boy in a school shower, his lawyers said Tuesday, July 10, 2012, as they rebutted reports that indicate the deposed official could have tried to cover up the abuse that ultimately led to coach Joe Paterno's firing. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
July 10, 2012 - 12:50 PM
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Lawyers for Graham Spanier say the former Penn State president told investigators hired by the university that he was not told of an incident involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky that described child abuse, sexual misconduct or "criminality of any kind."
Lawyers Peter Vaira and Elizabeth Ainslie said Tuesday that Spanier was interviewed Friday by investigators for former FBI director Louis Freeh, who's looking into the child sex-abuse scandal.
Spanier was forced out by trustees days after Sandusky was arrested in November but remains on the faculty.
Spanier told investigators he wasn't notified of any criminal behaviour by Sandusky during his 16 years as president.
The lawyers also say emails from Spanier related to a 2001 allegation against Sandusky have been leaked without full context, distorting the record.
News from © The Associated Press, 2012