I can see hundreds of pages of crimes here——probably the bulk of L/E should center on Spanier and Sandusky personally. However the finances of Sandusky’s Seven Mile Foundation and Spanier’s use of PS finances are probably a hotbed of pedophilia activities. The IRS has targeted “non-profit foundations” as the locus classicus for fraud-—money laundering, tax evasion and other crimes.
......several questions demand answers: (1) Who granted Sandusky emeritus status after he retired in 1998? (2) Did Spanier and the Trustees approve his tenure? (3) Sandusky’s tenure gave him the keys to the locker room...and free rein to commit atrocities on young young boys in the PS showers........
It’s a mistake not to connect ex-PS Pres Graham Spanier and Sandusky. These are two very calculated predators——they did not operate in a vacuum. They were very calculated in everything they did.
NOTE Graham Spanier was fired from the PS president’s job along with JoePa........but Spanier and his wife are still on the PS payroll as profs. Hmmmmmm.....looks like ol’ Graham used “leverage” to stay on the payroll. Betcha wife-swappin’ gay lovin’ Graham has some mighty interesting stories to tell.
Ex-PS president Graham Spanier’s activities at Penn State (see more below) answers the one question on everyone’s mind——how did Sandusky got free rein in the PS showers with young boys? Did Spanier participate, as well? He certainly had an obsession with pederasty and moved hell and high water to give gay sex a foothold in PS.
MUST READ REFERENCE Paterno is getting the most attention, but FREEPER PA BOOKENDS posted this WRT Graham Spanier, the President – who was also fired.
Spanier’s degrees are in sociology with a chosen emphasis on human sexuality – wife swapping, adolescent sex, etc. Spanier asserted he wanted to make PSU the most LGBT-friendly school in the country. Spanier’s sponsorship gave Penn State the first gay fraternity in the nation. Under Spanier’s leadership, Penn State sponsored “the Tent of Consent” - all about gay sex, as well as C*ntfest (shocker).
Now, shortly after his arrival, Spanier tried to get rid of the legendary Paterno. Why? The football program was bringing in tons of money. Paterno was (and remained) one of the LOWEST paid college coaches in the country. M/M Paterno donated millions to the University. Spanier lost the battle, but one has to ask: why was Spanier so eager to get rid of Joe??
It becomes clearer and clearer why Spanier was out to ditch Paterno-—Spanier had to remove any and all obstacles in his path to solidifying Penn State as a protected pedophilia haven for Sandusky (and whoever else was involved in these heinous activities).
Now isn’t that interesting-——Spanier was approved for the president’s job DESPITE recommendations against it by those who knew of his push to normalize homosexuality. Those who voted to approve Spanier should also be investigated——they are in deep, deep doo-doo. What did Spanier offer for a vote to approve him for the job?
Liz, you may know that I've posted extensively on the Penn State monstrosity. By sometime on Monday the 7th, I stated that both Paterno and Spanier had to go.
Respectfully, Paterno was not one of the lowest-paid college coaches in the country. His base salary is much lower than that of a double handful of the high profile coaches who have been recruited to major programs in the last decade, such as Saban or Brown. But in some of those cases, like Saban, a once-powerful program (Alabama) was bidding to lure an NFL coach away and back into college football to restore a program. Paterno was at Penn State for 46 years and was never going to threaten to leave to bargain for a higher base salary. Part of his mystique was he wasn't driven by money.
And Paterno probably quadrupled his base salary with perquisites and endorsements, and free cars from dealers, and he likely never paid for a meal when he went out to eat, and . . . well, money wasn't an issue.
As for Spanier, he was the New Kid On The Scene. The Second Mile, Sandusky, and Paterno were around before Spanier was President. Sandusky and Paterno together, for over twenty years.
Spanier didn't try to get rid of Paterno; it was the Board of Trustees, when Paterno turned 78. The Board asked him to resign due to age. Paterno simply said 'no' and went about his business.
Finally, what we are losing in all of this is just how large The Second Mile was and how it had outgrown Jerry Sanduky in the last 35 years or so. Over 100,000 kids were served by the organization. This was a huge organization that was supported by every politician, policeman, businessman, judge, attorney, academician, and youth sports coach in the community. It had an official/unofficial connection with Penn State at some point. In a college town where the football program was the hub of the wheel for decades, The Second Mile was tied to the football program through the Second Most Powerful Man in Penn State football. While Jerry Sandusky used The Second Mile as his own WalMart for little boys, and other pedophiles may have as well, it appears that The Second Mile grew to become a huge, legitimate charity, with a national presence in the sports world, known by name to anyone in the Penn State political and football sphere.
I'm curious as to your source suggesting that Spanier tried to get rid of Paterno "shortly after his arrival." Spanier was at Penn State as a professor from 1973 to 1982, then came back as President in 1995. I'm unfamiliar with any efforts to oust Paterno around 1995. I only know of the effort by the Board of Trustees in 2005, when Paterno turned 78.