Victim No. 2 – the abused boy witnessed by Mike McQueary that eventually led to the demise of arrest of Jerry Sandusky, the demise of the legacy of Joe Paterno and harsh sanctions to the Penn State football program – has come forward after months out of the pubic spotlight. And he has come seeking [...]
Former Penn State Professor Deals With Pain of Joe Paterno’s Legacy
July 24, 2012 | Posted by
I used to teach at Penn State and the Sandusky scandal, Joe Paterno’s firing, death and the extent of his involvement in the cover-up hit especially hard. Initially, I looked for ways to defend “Joe Pa.” He had a strong reputation for integrity. The program had one of the best graduation rates for football players. [...]
Joe Paterno Statue Taken Down At Penn State
July 22, 2012 | Posted by
The Joe Paterno statue outside Beaver Stadium at Penn State has been removed, an effort by the school to distance itself farther from the deceased coach who was named in an investigation to be among many school administrators who helped cover up Jerry Sandusky’s child sexual abuse for years. Workers lifted the statue off its [...]
Joe Paterno Statue Could Come Down In Next 72 Hours
July 20, 2012 | Posted by
Joe Paterno Statue — a statue of legendary coach Joe Paterno in front of Penn State’s Beaver Stadium — may be the next casualty in the nasty ongoing fallout of the child sex abuse scandal. The decision whether to remove or move Joe Paterno statue is expected to be made by the school president Rodney [...]
Penn State Trustee Resigns Amid Jerry Sandusky Fallout
July 20, 2012 | Posted by
The fallout of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case continues. The latest casualty is Steve Garban, a longtime and influential member of Penn State’s Board of Trustees Garban resigned, bowing to pressure by some of his fellow trustees who were angry at him for failing to alert them about the Jerry Sandusky criminal investigation [...]
Penn State Preparing Response To Damaging Freeh Report
July 18, 2012 | Posted by
Given a nudge by NCAA president Mark Emmert to respond to the Freeh report that vilified Penn State administrators, including deceased legendary coach Joe Paterno for covering up the wretched Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, Penn State’s president said it will do so in the coming days in an effort, undoubtedly, to spare its [...]
More Jerry Sandusky Accusers From ’70s Come Forward
July 16, 2012 | Posted by
In revelations that had to surprise no one, new accusers of being molested by Jerry Sandusky have come forward, making claims that date back to the 1970s and ’80s. According to the Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pa., three men have told investigators that Sandusky — recently convicted of 45 counts of child abuse — molested them [...]
Joe Paterno Statue To Stay. . . For Now
July 15, 2012 | Posted by
Once a place of reverence, Joe Paterno’s statue outside Beaver Stadium — in the wake of information that he knew and covered up the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal — is the epicenter of a another Peen State controversy. To dismantle the statue or leave it. For now, the embattled members of Penn State’s Board [...]
‘Victim 1′ Angry At Joe Paterno, Penn State
July 13, 2012 | Posted by
The boy known as Victim 1 in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal blames deceased Penn State coach Joe Paterno and the university administrators found to have concealed Sandusky’s criminal behavior for the repeated molestation Victim 1 suffered at Sandusky’s hands, according to the victim’s attorney. Michael Boni said his client and the boy’s mother [...]
Report: Paterno, Top Penn State Officials Protected Sandusky
July 12, 2012 | Posted by
A team led by former federal judge and FBI director Louis Freeh released a report today concluding that leaders at Penn State, including the late legendary football coach Joe Paterno, displayed “total disregard” for the children victimized by assistant coach Sandusky in order to prevent bad publicity in Happy Valley. “Our most saddening and sobering [...]
