Who is Jerry Sandusky?

On Nov. 13, 1999, he received a standing ovation from a crowd of 96,480. It was the occasion of his official retirement as dean of Linebacker U's impenetrable defense. For a long, long time, he was thought to be the successor to Joe Paterno. When he finally decided to leave the fold, after 32 years of unswerving loyalty and uncommon patience, --snip-- It has been over 10 years since Sandusky left Penn State to devote all of his time to the Second Mile, a charitable organization he and his wife started in 1977 as a sanctuary, a safe house, for children at risk.

It is a noble undertaking, and it has grown and grown, and it is estimated that it reaches 100,000 kids a year. The name comes from the Sermon on the Mount - "And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile."

I am a Penn State grad (’75) and always liked Joe. But I wouldn’t say he’s my hero. That would be my Dad. However, I maintain that pointing fingers at (at the time, in 2002) a 75-year-old football coach for failing to “do more” is weak. In any event, I am at least as angry about this disgusting mess as you are. But as I posted to someone else:
Paterno knew of only the one allegation, and he says the assistant coach who reported seeing the inappropriate behavior did not get into any specifics. Paterno wasn’t entirely sure about what he was dealing with, but he knew it couldn’t be good. He did the right thing and immediately reported it to the people who were supposed to follow through.
We really don’t know for sure what Paterno may or may not have done in the interim. For all we know, Joe did indeed continue to inquire about the matter. Beyond that, there just wasn’t much he could do. One thing is for sure - - you don’t point fingers and publicly accuse somebody of being a homosexual pedophile predator without a whole lot of proof.
Please keep in mind that we are looking at this situation now from the perspective of a lot more information, and a pile of additional accusations beyond that single hearsay report Paterno got back in 2002.

And so, that’s all from me on this mess. We shall see how it all shakes out.

He was the head coach for a STATE university. In PA it's THE state university. The guy can pick up the phone and call the governor and have the governor take his call. At the very least he should have called the state police to come investigate.

Now instead of protecting his franchise and the good name of his program he will forever be remembered as the guy who would rather sweep rape allegations under the rug. The guy spent years building the Penn State brand name and now it's dirt.

Paterno should step down. Even if the charges are proven false his handling of the situation shows his priorities are misplaced. That he was willing to sacrifice an unknown 10 year old and his own integrity instead of getting to the bottom of serious charges. A head coach is supposed to be able to make the tough decisions. Paterno showed he was not up to the task.

If the allegations prove true then the Penn State program should be shut down immediately until a new coaching staff is recruited from top to bottom. If they prove true Paterno better lawyer up the victims will be coming after his retirement nest egg.

If the allegations prove true then the Penn State program should be shut down immediately until a new coaching staff is recruited from top to bottom.

Include President Spanier also.

If they prove true Paterno better lawyer up the victims will be coming after his retirement nest egg.

This is going to be messy. Spanier said he would defend Curley and Schultz with university money. Paterno has agreed to testify against Curley and Schultz.

It has been over 10 years since Sandusky left Penn State to devote all of his time to the Second Mile, a charitable organization he and his wife started in 1977 as a sanctuary, a safe house, for children at risk.
It is a noble undertaking, and it has grown and grown, and it is estimated that it reaches 100,000 kids a year. The name comes from the Sermon on the Mount - "And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go also the second mile."

Along the way, Jerry and Dottie, unable to have children of their own, began to adopt. They found they couldn't stop, and reached six before they finally got around to stopping. Oh, and there were foster children, too. Always room for one more, somehow.

Thanks for posting this. Many of these children will most likely be interviewed at some point.

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