Video: Former FBI director to head Penn State probe

BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: Penn State has brought in a new and big name today to lead the investigation into how the university itself responded to the child sexual abuse allegations that led to the arrest of former coach Jerry Sandusky and the firing of longtime coach Joe Paterno . NBC 's Peter Alexander has more tonight from Penn State .

PETER ALEXANDER reporting: While the Penn State campus is largely emptied out ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, the university community is filled with serious new questions about its board of trustees. Even though the board itself will be under scrutiny, today the trustees tapped former FBI director Louis Freeh to head their independent investigation. Freeh said his inquiry will go as far back as 1975 , nearly two decades earlier than the grand jury report issued this month.

Mr. LOUIS FREEH: If our investigation identifies any additional victims of sexual crimes against or exploitation of children, we will immediately report this to law enforcement authorities.

ALEXANDER: Board member Kenneth Frazier said Freeh will be empowered to follow the investigation wherever it leads.

Mr. KENNETH FRAZIER: No one, no one is above scrutiny.

ALEXANDER: Retired Penn State professor Ron Smith wrote the book " Pay For Play ," examining the challenges of reform in college sports . He's skeptical of board members ' public comments that they knew nothing.

Mr. RON SMITH: Even if they knew they probably wouldn't say anything about it. They're protecting something that's very valuable to Penn State , which is the football program. Actually when it becomes known, they're ruining it.

Unidentified Announcer: They win this one for Joe's staff.

ALEXANDER: Despite the football's team win Saturday, its first without Joe Paterno as head coach since 1965 . Sales of Penn State paraphernalia have plummeted, down an estimated 40 percent compared to the same period last year. And there's new anguish for one of Jerry Sandusky 's alleged victims. The first young man to come forward, identified as victim one in the grand jury report, now 17 years old, reportedly had to leave his high school in the middle of his senior year. His counselor says he was victimized again, this time by angry classmates who bullied the boy, blaming him for Paterno 's firing. The counselor says officials at Central Mountain High School did not provide guidance to the boy's fellow students. We reached out to the school all day, Brian , leaving several messages, but got no response.

WILLIAMS: Pete Alexander in State College tonight, thanks. We'll have more on this story tonight on "Rock Center." Bob Costas will be back with us tonight a week after his interview with Jerry Sandusky . When we

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