( CNN ) -- Attorneys for Graham Spanier on Wednesday blasted a university-funded review that accused the former Penn State president of complicity in the alleged coverup of a child sex abuse scandal involving former coach Jerry Sandusky . Timothy K. Lewis called the review led by former FBI Director Louis Freeh a `` blundering , indefensible indictment '' and `` a flat-out distortion of facts '' that was `` infused with bias and innuendo . '' Freeh 's 267-page report was released in July and blamed Spanier , legendary football coach Joe Paterno , suspended Athletic Director Tim Curley and ex-Vice President Gary Schultz with taking part in a coverup to avoid bad publicity . Spanier blasts report , says he was abused as a child . The scandal led to Spanier 's ouster and shocked the nation after Freeh 's team concluded that the school 's top administrators had `` empowered '' Sandusky to continue his abuse . Freeh also said Paterno could have stopped the attacks had he done more , though neither graduate assistant Mike McQueary , Sandusky nor Paterno -- who died in January -- were interviewed by his investigators . The former defensive coordinator was convicted in June of sexually abusing 10 young boys over several years . He continues to maintain his innocence . In Spanier 's first interview since the scandal unfolded , he spoke with The New Yorker magazine in an interview published Wednesday . Spanier reiterated his position about e-mails he is accused of exchanging with top university officials over two specific allegations of abuse involving Sandusky : one in 1998 and another in 2001 . `` I have no recollection '' of the exchanges from the 1998 incident , he told Jeffrey Toobin , a staff writer for The New Yorker and CNN senior legal analyst . `` I am aware , as I said in my letter to the board of trustees , that I was apparently copied on two e-mails . I did n't reply to them . The first e-mail that I saw did n't mention anybody 's name . It simply said something to the effect of 'The employee will be interviewed tomorrow , ' something like that , no name mentioned . Then , about five weeks later , I think it was , I was copied on another e-mail that said , 'The interview has been completed , the investigation has been completed , nothing was found , Jerry felt badly that the kid might have felt badly . ' `` Penn State to host sex abuse conference . Spanier then said Curley and Schultz came to him `` with a heads-up '' after the 2001 incident , in which McQueary reported that he heard `` rhythmic slapping sounds '' coming from a university shower room and saw Sandusky directly behind a young boy . `` They said we received a report that a member of the athletic department staff , after a workout in one of our athletic facilities , saw Jerry Sandusky in the locker room with one of his kids , meaning one of his Second Mile kids , '' Spanier said , referring to Sandusky 's former foundation . `` And it was reported that they were horsing around in the shower . Now , they either used the word 'horsing around ' or 'horseplay . ' And the staff member was n't sure what he saw , because it was indirect and around a corner . '' The former president then said he recalls asking whether the administrators were `` sure that 's how it was described to you , as 'horsing around ' ? `` And the answer was yes from both Gary and Tim , '' Spanier recalled . `` I remember , for a moment , sort of figuratively scratching our heads and thinking about what 's an appropriate way to follow up on 'horsing around . ' I had never gotten a report like that before . '' Spanier then said that he decided Curley should speak with Sandusky `` and explain to him that this is unacceptable to us . '' Penn State football loses star tailback to USC . `` He was no longer an employee at the university ; he 'd been retired for three years . So we did n't have any hold over him in that way . But he was with the Second Mile , and we thought , we should tell the president of the Second Mile that we 're going to give Jerry this directive , and we 'd like their support for that , and we do n't want any Second Mile kids being brought into the athletic shower facilities . '' Curley and Schultz still face felony perjury counts amid accusations of lying to a grand jury and failing to report suspected child abuse . They have pleaded not guilty . `` As Mr. Spanier 's lawyers said today , there is one thing about which there is no doubt : Tim Curley did not tell Dr. Spanier that Mr. Sandusky sexually abused a young boy in 2001 , '' said Curley 's attorney , Caroline Roberto . `` And that is because Mike McQueary never told anyone , including Tim Curley and Gary Schultz , that he witnessed Mr. Sandusky sexually abusing a young boy in a Penn State shower . '' She said the truth will be determined at trial and not by the `` baseless opinion of a so-called independent investigation . '' Schultz 's attorney , Tom Farrell , said the Freeh report was `` inaccurate , incomplete and unfair . '' Schultz testified to a grand jury that McQueary never told him that the assistant had witnessed sexual abuse , Farrell reiterated . Attorneys : Sandusky voice mails released . CNN 's Jason Carroll contributed to this report .
Attorney calls Penn State review ##ed by former FBI Director Louis Freeh ` ` blundering '' A report released in July blamed ex - president with taking part in coverup . Former coach was accused in June of sexually abusing 10 young boys over several years . In his first interview since the scandal , he spoke with The New Yorker magazine .