Penn St. scandal

[star2city]

The Boston Red Sox pedophile scandal was actually more notorious than Penn States, as every one in the Boston Red Sox organization - the players, owners, everybody - knew that their clubhouse manager was molesting young boys. For almost 30 years up until 1991, nothing was done.

Not only has a serial child molester infiltrated sports before, he did so with one of baseball's most storied franchises. Should the allegations against Sandusky prove true, the two cases are strikingly similar. Both men seduced their victims with the lure of big-time athletics. Both bribed them with equipment and other swag. Both enjoyed watching boys shower. Both fondled their victims and engaged in oral sex. Both committed crimes in plain view and, despite getting caught, were swaddled by a power structure that buried the truth to protect those highest up in the organization. Both used threats and mind games to silence their prey for decades. And both ended up being exposed as predators far too late, after they had laid waste to innocent lives.

http://www.thepostgame.com/features/201111/another-era-and-another-sport-sex-abuse-scandal-still-inflicting-pain-today

[almostheavenin2011]

Are you sure? What are the age of consent and corruption of a minor laws in PA ... http://en.wikipedia....ca#Pennsylvania

wikipedia is a useless source. Another site said 16.

[The Sicatoka]

And now ... Syracuse mens basketball:

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/11/bernie_fine.html

[jwmann2]

There is a Hell and Jerry Sandusky is going there. What's most disturbing is that his house backs up to an elementary school. This guy makes Bernie Fine look like Mother Teresa.

[ScottM]

Quite the indictment of Paterno, and big time college sports. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-27/paterno-put-his-penn-state-money-above-disclosure-of-child-abuse.html

[Hayduke]

Quite the indictment of Paterno, and big time college sports. http://www.bloomberg...hild-abuse.html

Well, thank goodness we are dropping our nickname to help solve these major problems with NCAA sports! Hey, we're doing OUR part, aren't we?

[ScottM]

Well, thank goodness we are dropping our nickname to help solve these major problems with NCAA sports! Hey, we're doing OUR part, aren't we?

Like they say, "Money talks and bulls**t walks." If UND were a "big name" school, I'm sure the NC$$ would have treated it the same way FSU and Utah were treated. But then again, their states' Members of Congress also raised their voices and the NC$$ cowered obediently.

[SiouxVolley]

Thought there might be a thread on this:

So Penn State's Pres, VP, and AD knew about the Sandusky allegations since 1998. In 2001 after the shower sodomy incident, this group of "leaders" call their general counsel about what legal direction they should take, and decided to do nothing but hide the event. Too worried about the effect on Penn St, Paterno, and Sandusky, but didn't give a !@#$ about the kids. Thirteen years of this crap. Even had hidden files that they weren't delivered to the Grand Jury until all of them were fired.

http://sports.yahoo....ky01191010.html

The grand jury appeared stunned by the differing ways that Schultz, Curley and Spanier dealt with the 1998 and 2001 allegations. In the first case, the boy and his father went directly to the police, meaning Penn State officials could only monitor developments. And monitor they did. Schultz, who oversaw the university police department, was in nearly constant contact with his police chief, Tom Harmon, over the situation and the two had extensive discussions about Sandusky even though the case was being handled by local, non-university police. They met within 36 hours of the initial charge and over the course of a month, Schultz took extensive notes, discussing the likelihood of genital contact between Sandusky and the boy and wondering in print, "is this opening of Pandora's box? Other children?"

Schultz kept Curley and Spanier updated throughout in a constant flurry of emails. It was common for Spanier to be informed of high-profile crimes that might reach media attention, according to staff testimony. While one email from Curley said he spoke to "the coach" there is no certainty that he meant Paterno since many emails often used purposefully vague terms. In 1998, however, Sandusky was still employed as defensive coordinator. It's difficult to imagine Paterno wasn't told.