Some must-reads today from Penn State child sex scandal

[thejumper5]

Report: Alleged Sandusky Victims From As Far Back As The 1970s Contact Lawyers | ThePostGame

 

[ssckelley]

There was a faction in the PSU administration, members of the board and prominent alumni who more or less thought Joe was over the hill following consecutive 5-7, 5-6 seasons in 2000 and 2001 and wanted him gone. Even the plain vanilla, supposedly objective AP was openly wondering whether it was time for Joe to retire.

Nocera's suggestion is that perhaps Joe didn't do much to bring light to the rape reports out of fears it would give the program a big black eye and be the excuse his critics finally needed to force him out.

But if this was the case then why didn't the AD, VP, or President of the University take advantage of the situation to fire him?

As I recall Sandusky was already "retired" from the football program so I cannot see how this would reflect badly on Paterno in anyway. Unless it has been covered up all along and Paterno knew what was going on.

 

[ColoradoHAWKEYE]

bingo!
stay tuned for more.

 

[tweeterhawk]

But if this was the case then why didn't the AD, VP, or President of the University take advantage of the situation to fire him?

As I recall Sandusky was already "retired" from the football program so I cannot see how this would reflect badly on Paterno in anyway. Unless it has been covered up all along and Paterno knew what was going on.

Why didn't the AD, VP or President fire him then? Perhaps they also were in on the "secret" and did nothing about it? Good bet they also were in CYA mode.

 

[ssckelley]

I think they all knew about this all along and it wasn't until things got heated up in the mid 90's things started to get dicey. Sandusky was a Pedo all along and Paterno must have accepted it do to the terrific job he did for him or out of friendship. I cannot imagine you wake up one day and you start having sexual urges for children.

 

[IOWuh]

This little gem was in the comments section of the first article. Matt Sandusky is the kid who went to Sandusky for foster care and tried to kill himself 4 months later. His mom was interviewed for the article linked above.

One more shocking fact: this woman's daughter, Matt Sandusky's sister, is married to the local DA who not only sat on the investigation and turned it over to the state AG (now Governor) in 2008 because of a conflict of interest, but he was also in the office in 1998 when they had evidence against Sandusky and let him walk.

 

[1st]

Dude, get a grip. I'm not railing on the OP for posting this. I'm saying I'm ready for the PSU thing to be over. Actually I was ready this weekend. I'm just ******* sick of it.

Sorry Duff, but the civil suits will go on for at least 5 years!