I suspect just such a 'camel's nose under the tent, then the whole damned drooling camel in their midst' environment exists in State College and in the Second Mile program.
The fired President of PSU fits the 'sexual deviant gaining power then transforming the environment' scenario. Sadly, Joe Paterno had such a flaw in his moral character that he became an enabler of this evil.
You can bet that Paterno knew what Sandusky did for sexual thrills. Joe had a close working relationship with the devil for too long and through more than one episode of accusations to have missed what he was associating with.
The nagging question is, will Americans have enough outrage to finally start reversing this evil rot at the heart of America? If NBC's complicity in allowing the sexual predator/lawyer of Sandusky to threaten exposure to the victims Sandusky names is any indication, then we the people will need to end the reign of deviant corrosion in media as an adjunct to standing against deviancy rising to demand normalcy in our midst. The trends do not look favorable for revival of moral taboos.
Homosexualty has come roaring out of the closet----from the "love that dare not speak" to the "love that wont shut up."
One theory was proved point on---when Sandusky was described as "harmless"----just an "overgrown kid."
Some of the reliable experts point out that homosexualty is adolescent behavior---like kids in the pubescent stage---discovering their sexuality----so obsessed with it they refuse to grow up.