From Wick Sollers:
Wick Sollers’ rebuttal to Louis Freeh:
Paterno family attorney Wick Sollers issued the following statement in response to former FBI director Louis Freeh’s comments on the Paterno family critique, released on Sunday morning, of Freeh’s report on Penn State’s handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case.
“Mr. Freeh’s attack on the report this morning should trouble everyone who wants the truth on the Sandusky scandal. He criticizes a report he obviously hadn’t had time to read and consider. And he refuses to address the critical factual and procedural failures in his own report, particularly his flawed conclusions which have only added to this tragedy.
The assertion by Mr. Freeh that somehow the Paterno family declined to cooperate with his investigators is an unfortunate distortion of the truth. I personally met with the Freeh team and pledged full cooperation. Joe Paterno’s cancer diagnosis, treatment and subsequent death prevented him from being interviewed. But Jay Paterno was interviewed and I shared additional information available to me.
Being angry does not constitute a defense of poor work. A failure to consider the facts carefully is exactly the problem our expert analysis highlights. I encourage everyone, including Mr. Freeh, to take the time to study this report.”
But how will I have time to read OJs report on his investigation regarding finding the killers of the people he murdered?
Penn State accepted the Freeh report and its recommendations.
Paterno admitted his knowledge of the first initial report of sexual abuse. Paterno stated he also knew the second (McCleary report) that something sexual in nature happened.
Yet he did not notify the authorities.
Worse, when the Admin came up with an Action Plan, including notifying authorities regarding the incidents, the Admin decides to not notify authorities AFTER THEY TALK TO PATERNO.
Read the report sycophants. Accept Paterno failed many children who were molested and move on. If you are going to read the fiction from the Paterno family, try a novel instead.