Penn State football coach Joe Paterno canceled his weekly press conference on Tuesday to avoid meeting the media as the sex scandal surrounding former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky continued to swirl around him.
The university released this statement:
"Due to the ongoing legal circumstances centered around the recent allegations and charges, we have determined that today's press conference [by Paterno] cannot be held and will not be rescheduled."
Prosecutors said on Monday that Paterno was not a target of the ongoing inquiry, but they stopped short of offering similar assurance for other university officials.
