HARRISBURG — The criminal case begins against Graham Spanier, the former Penn State president accused of lying during the Jerry Sandusky child molestation case and trying to derail the investigation.

A district judge in suburban Harrisburg was scheduled to arraign Spanier and set bail today, a proceeding that took less than 10 minutes last week for his two co-defendants.

Spanier, 64, was charged last week with perjury, obstruction, endangering the welfare of children, failure to properly report suspected abuse and conspiracy for his actions in response to complaints about Jerry Sandusky showering with children. Spanier denies the allegations and has claimed he is being framed for political purposes.

He served as Penn State’s president for 16 years but was forced out a year ago after Sandusky was charged along with two of Spanier’s top underlings. Spanier is on paid leave as a member of the faculty.

Along with the charges against Spanier, prosecutors added counts against Tim Curley and Gary Schultz.