A judge in Harrisburg held for trial all of the charges facing three former high-ranking Penn State officials accused of covering up allegations against convicted serial child molester and former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.

Calling it a "tragic day" for Penn State, according to media reports, Magisterial District Judge William C. Wenner said state prosecutors had met their evidentiary burden to advance charges against former Penn State president Graham Spanier, former athletic director Tim Curley and former vice president of business and finance Gary Schultz.