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. A year after retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky?s arrest on child sex abuse charges, the fallout from the sweeping scandal promises to linger for months, if not years, to come. New charges that former university president Spanier conspired to conceal allegations provided the latest agonizing reminder. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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. A year after retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky?s arrest on child sex abuse charges, the fallout from the sweeping scandal promises to linger for months, if not years, to come. New charges that former university president Spanier conspired to conceal allegations provided the latest agonizing reminder. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
FILE - In this June 22, 2012 file photo, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. A year after Sandusky?s arrest on child sex abuse charges, the fallout from the sweeping scandal promises to linger for months, if not years, to come. New charges that former university president Graham Spanier conspired to conceal allegations provided the latest agonizing reminder. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ? Former Penn State President Graham Spanier is free on $125,000 unsecured bail after being arraigned on charges related to the child sex abuse case of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
Spanier was arraigned Wednesday morning by a Harrisburg district justice on charges including perjury, obstruction and conspiracy. He has denied the allegations and claimed he is being framed for political purposes.
The 64-year-old Spanier led Penn State for 16 years before being forced out a year ago when Sandusky was charged along with two of Spanier's top underlings. Spanier is a faculty member on paid leave.
Prosecutors charged Spanier and added counts against Tim Curley and Gary Schultz. They were previously were charged with failure to report suspected abuse and perjury. Sandusky is serving prison time for child molestation.
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