I think when all of the dust settles on this thing, there is going to be a lot less than what meets the eye. But the lawyers are trying to cash in on this scandal, hence more and more people coming out of the woodwork to sue because they were "abused" by Sandusky.
It goes without saying I have nothing but contempt for the legal profession when they act like a bunch of buzzards circling a carcass, in this case Penn State's insurance carrier. I won't even touch the criminal end of it.
The failure by Mr. Paterno to act more aggressively after being told in 2002 that Mr. Sandusky had molested a 10-year-old boy in the showers of the university’s football building played a role in Mr. Paterno’s firing last month after 62 years at Penn State. Mr. Sandusky, in the interview, said that Mr. Paterno did not speak to him or confront him over the accusation, despite the fact that Mr. Sandusky had been one of his assistant coaches for three decades and was a regular presence at the football team’s complex for years after the 2002 episode.
Mr. Sandusky, in a nearly four-hour interview over two days this week, insisted he had never sexually abused any child, but he confirmed details of some of the events that prosecutors have cited in charging him with 40 counts of molesting young boys, all of whom came to know Mr. Sandusky through the charity he founded, known as the Second Mile.
At the very least, Sandusky put himself into situations that could land himself into legal trouble. He didn't respect the boundaries that should exist between adults and children. Why he thought taking showers with kids was acceptable, I will never know. At most, of course, he was an outright pedophile. Only time will tell if the grand jury accusations hold up, and they are already undermined.
As for Paterno, he never should have paid for any of this with his job, much less the administrators involved. Once an accusation of "failure to report" is out there, it is almost impossible to clear one's name.
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