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Sandusky Not Entitled to Insurance To Defend Sex Abuse Claims

Sandusky Not Entitled to Insurance To Defend Sex Abuse Claims

Sandusky Not Entitled to Insurance To Defend Sex Abuse Claims

Court leaves open whether provision of defense costs for such claims would be against public policy
When convicted sex offender Gerald Sandusky was first charged with sexually abusing several young men he met through the activities of his Second Mile youth services organization, he asked the nonprofit’s D & O insurer to cover his expenses. A federal District Court in Pennsylvania had previously ruled that it would be against Pennsylvania public policy to provide an indemnification for any liability. It had withheld a ruling on whether it would be against public policy to provide a defense.

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