STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (World News) -- Two persons familiar with the situation say the firing of a Penn State athletics official was connected to the investigation into the child sexual abuse case at the university.
The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity about Mark Sherburne's firing this week because no one was authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
One person said Sherburne was dismissed for failing to produce in a timely fashion documents under subpoena by the state Attorney General's office related to its investigation into Sherburne's boss, Athletic Director Tim Curley. Curley is on administrative l eave after being charged with lying to a grand jury and failing to report an abuse allegation against retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
Messages left Friday at a number listed for Sherburne were not immediately returned.
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The Penn State official who briefly took over as athletic director following the sex abuse scandal is no longer working at the school.
The Centre Daily Times first reported Mark Sherburne's departure Thursday night and said he was fired Wednesday.
A university spokesman said Friday in an email to The Associated Press that Sherburne no longer works there. Penn State has not said that Sherburne was fired, and declined further comment citing a personnel issue.
School President Rodney Erickson and Acting Athletic Director David Joyner each declined comment when asked about Sherburne at the ceremonial ground breaking Friday for the university's new ice hockey arena, also citing a human resources issue.
A message left Friday at a number listed for Sherburne was not immediately returned.
Sherburne was a senior athletics official who stepped in for 10 days to head the department after Tim Curley was placed on administrative leave in November in the aftermath of child sexual abuse charges against retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Joyner assumed the acting post Nov. 16, with Sherburne returning to his position as associate athletic director.
A State College native, Sherburne worked in athletics since 2000.
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