Penn State University Criticized for Lauding Ex-Official of Sandusky Charity

Penn State’s decision to honor a former board member of Jerry Sandusky’s Second Mile charity has drawn more than 100 complaints to the university in less than 24 hours.

Penn State selected Bruce Heim—a man who said he witnessed Sandusky enter showers with children—to join a group of alumni for an honorary coin toss prior to Penn State’s game Saturday against Army as part of Military Appreciation Day. Heim, 74, is a Vietnam veteran who received a Bronze Star and graduated from the U.S. Military Academy before earning his MBA from Penn State.

But the decision to honor Heim, given his ties to Sandusky, who in 2012 was convicted of 45 of 48 counts related to the sexual abuse of boys, has reopened wounds many thought were finally starting to heal.