Penn State Child Sexual Abuse and Misconduct

KMB partner David Marshall has teamed up with State College attorneys Andrew Shubin and and University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Seth Kreimer to represent victims of sexual abuse at Penn State and to advise others.

David J. Marshall Interviewed by Washington Post Regarding Sandusky, Second Mile
December 19, 2011
Katz, Marshall & Banks partner David J. Marshall was quoted in the Washington Post in an article on the Penn State University child sex abuse scandal. The article reported that five former board members of Second Mile, the charity founded by Jerry Sandusky, claimed that they were kept in the dark about allegations of sexual abuse against Sandusky.

Sex Abuse Victims’ Lawyers Tell Penn State and Others to Preserve Evidence
December 16, 2011
Lawyers representing victims of former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky’s alleged sex abuse sent letters (written by KMB Legal Partner David Marshall) today warning Sandusky and Pennsylvania State University against destroying evidence that they may need in the lawsuits they expect to file soon on behalf of one or more victims.

Sex Abuse Victim’s Lawyers Respond to Jerry Sandusky’s New York Times Interview
December 5, 2011
David J. Marshall, an attorney with the D.C. civil rights law firm of Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP, which has partnered with Andronici and Shubin on the case, noted that “Sandusky’s lengthy interview goes a long way toward corroborating the victims’ accounts and further expanding the web of liability.

David J. Marshall Interviewed by Washington Post Regarding Penn State Scandal
November 30, 2011
Katz, Marshall & Banks partner David J. Marshall was interviewed by the Washington Post yesterday about Jerry Sandusky and the Penn State child molestation scandal.

Pennsylvania Court Rules That Penn State Victim, Represented by Katz, Marshall & Banks LLP, May Retain Anonymity
November 23, 2011
A judge assigned by the Pennsylvania Administrative of the Courts today ordered the parties in the Jerry Sandusky criminal sexual abuse case not to disclose the identity of one of the alleged victims, whom the court referred to in its order as “John Doe.”

KMB Partners With Pennsylvania Attorneys to Launch Investigation of Penn State Sexual Abuse Scandal
November 15, 2011
As the Penn State child sexual abuse scandal has developed over the past week, legal commentators have hit the airwaves and press suggesting that Penn State and University officials might escape civil liability because Penn State is a state institution and a number of officials reported abuse to their superiors.

KMB Partner David Marshall speaks with Channel 9 News about Paterno and Penn State
November 11, 2011
Channel 9 News, a CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C., interviewed Katz, Marshall & Banks partner David J. Marshall yesterday about the civil liability that Joe Paterno and the administration at Penn State University might face as a result of the allegations of child sex abuse by a university football coach.