He will be a very, very rich man. I hope the compensation provides him some measure of comfort.
Now if we could just find—and find out what happened to—former Centre County DA Gicar....
Might as well start selling off Penn State assets now because when the victims' lawyers get done all that will be left of the place is a smoking hole in the Earth.
Rightfully so.
Our client suffered extensive sexual abuse over many years both before and after the 2001 incident.
“Penn State has now admitted and there is no longer any question that its top officials could have and should have prevented these acts.”
“Jerry Sandusky retired from Penn State in 1998 correct and was not part of the University - he was in his own charity that the Univ allowed his and other charities access to the football facilities.
Right?
I just puked.
Some Penn State apologist called in a local talk show to complain that these are “the darkest days for Penn State”. The host shot back “No, Penn State’s darkest days were when young boys were getting raped on campus and noone in power was doing anything about it!”
I’m curious as to how they “found” the victim. Did the person come forward, or did they know the name and just couldn’t locate him prior to this? Obviously, the victim knew this was all going on, and it would seem he didn’t WANT to come forward. I can’t imagine what the man must be going through now... Talk about ripping off a bandage and opening wounds - and especially if you aren’t prepared for being confronted by these things... It can seriously screw a person up, even if they’ve achieved stability and have dealt with the issues.
The money isn’t any real consolation for the suffering he has already gone through, what he will be put through in court, and what he will suffer with the rest of his life - whether he is able to move forward and accept the past (become a survivor), or not. It may be stress off the person’s back as he probably won’t have to worry about work, and could concentrate on his wellness, and living. But, it’s not going to take away any of the pain...
As for those who allowed this to happen, covered it up, etc... I really don’t have any words that I can say here neither about how I feel about the monsters, nor what I think SHOULD be done to them.
The first thing that flashed though my mind at this headline was, “Did they find this kid buried under Sandusky’s rose bed?”
Good gosh. The evil that lives in “Happy Valley”.
Sandusky was appparently outed during by John DeCamp while writing about The Franklin Cover Up
http://www.dailypaul.com/244784/sandusky
Anyone who has been following the Penn State debacle should read about The Franklin Cover Up.
Damned, all of those who knew and did nothing to stop the fiend.