EX- PENN STATE PRESIDENT CONVICTED

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier was convicted Friday of hushing up child sexual abuse allegations in 2001 against Jerry Sandusky, whose arrest a decade later blew up into a major scandal for the university and led to the firing of beloved football coach Joe Paterno.

A jury in Harrisburg, Pa., found Spanier guilty of one misdemeanor count of child endangerment but acquitted him of conspiracy and a second child endangerment count. Spanier, 68, could get up to five years in prison. His lawyer said he will appeal.