He doesn’t really get into details about why these guys were wrongly accused. I guess you have to buy the book...? Yes, the media are screwed up. That’s why I only read a few things about this case and forgot about it. I remember saying positive things about Paterno on a writing forum in like 2008 or 2009. When I read about the kid-diddling later I felt like a chump.
As a catholic kid growing up in the 50s/60s I heard a lot about J Paterno. He was like a saint or something to various people we associated with going to church and catholic school.
And because of this I don’t have a lot of trouble believing that there were chickenhawks involved.
But I don’t know for sure. The article instills a lot of doubt but provides no alibis.
> He doesn’t really get into details about why these guys were wrongly accused. <
Maybe the author is trying to right a serious wrong. Or maybe he’s just trying to rehabilitate the tarnished reputation of Joe Paterno.
Take yer pick. But as for me, I’m voting for the latter.
He’s written many articles about why they were wrongly accused, and he’s got a podcast that discusses it. That’s not really the point of this particular article.
He;s writen about why they’re wrongly accused for years.