Joe Paterno, others covered up Jerry Sandusky abuse of children, Penn State Freeh report says

[Groundhogday]

Paterno, Others Slammed In Report For Failing To Protect Sandusky's Victims

There was a "total disregard for the safety and welfare" of Jerry Sandusky's child victims "by the most senior leaders at Penn State," former FBI Director Louis Freeh says in a statement just released by the team of investigators he led in a probe of the scandal that rocked the school last year.

That is "our most saddening and sobering finding," Freeh adds.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...us?ft=1&f=1001

[Dan]

Full report (267 page pdf)-

http://i.usatoday.net/news/nation/20...eeh-report.pdf

[Groundhogday]

Killer finding from page 4 of the press release:

Taking into account the available witness statements and evidence, it is more reasonable to conclude that, in order to avoid the consequences of bad publicity, the most powerful leaders at Penn State University – Messrs. Spanier, Schultz, Paterno and Curley – repeatedly concealed critical facts relating to Sandusky’s child abuse from the authorities, the Board of Trustees, Penn State community, and the public at large. Although concern to treat the child abuser humanely was expressly stated, no such sentiments were ever expressed by them for Sandusky’s victims.

http://www.thefreehreportonpsu.com/P...e_07_12_12.pdf

[Dan]

Joe Paterno, others covered up Jerry Sandusky abuse of children, PSU-Freeh report says

Joe Paterno knew about and "followed closely" allegations that Jerry Sandusky abused a boy in a shower in 1998, and participated in a cover up by "repeatedly concealing critical facts" even when similar allegations were reported to him three years later, according to a Penn State internal investigation.

That's the opposite of what the late coach testified to under oath when he went before a grand jury in 2011. He also denied knowing anything about the 1998 report days before he died in January, when he agreed to an interview with The Washington Post.

Instead, Paterno said the only allegation he knew of against Sandusky was made by assistant coach Mike McQueary in 2001. Paterno said he reported the allegation to his superiors, and stepped away.

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/ind...overed_up.html

[AHSIllini32]

PSU has to get hammered by the NCAA right? I mean this is just sick and unfathomable

[Botb9]

This is going to destroy Penn State. Just desserts for the crimes they committed. Now comes the legal side for those who failed.

[KBLEE]

I just read the letter that Jo Pa wrote in December. Pathetic...

[AHSIllini32]

Originally Posted by KBLEE

I just read the letter that Jo Pa wrote in December. Pathetic...

Yeah I heard them reading it on the Score and it was actually making my angry as I was driving. The denial is just unreal

[Botb9]

Originally Posted by KBLEE

I just read the letter that Jo Pa wrote in December. Pathetic...

"Hey guys, look over here! We have a great football tradition! No don't look over there! Hey guys! ...Guys?"

[Groundhogday]

Originally Posted by KBLEE

I just read the letter that Jo Pa wrote in December. Pathetic...

This entire scandal, from start to finish, exposes Paterno's "win the right way" talk as a fraud. The guy just wanted to win football games and his reputation was more important than the truth right to the very end.

[RHITIllini]

This whole thing just makes me sick to my stomach.

[256ILLINI]

Originally Posted by KBLEE

I just read the letter that Jo Pa wrote in December. Pathetic...

Hate to break it to you, but JoePa didn't write that letter. His family coincidentally found it in microsoft word and sent it to former players the day before the report came out.

Yea, the same guy who was so mentally out of it that he couldn't even coach from the sidelines was hunting and pecking on the keyboard, typing away at an article a month before he died. BULL SHHHHHHH

The Paterno's are in damage control mode, they are not above faking a letter and sending it to former players so their dad doesn't look so guilty

[KBLEE]

Joe Paterno's Name Removed From Nike Child Care Center After Freeh Report

Nike, which has such a close relationship with PSU that Phil Knight spoke at Paterno's funeral, has already removed the coach's name from a campus child care building in light of the details of the Freeh Report, which overwhelmingly contend that Paterno worked repeatedly to cover up Jerry Sandusky's rape allegations.

[AK Illini]

I think we all saw this coming

[AHSIllini32]

Originally Posted by 256ILLINI

Hate to break it to you, but JoePa didn't write that letter. His family coincidentally found it in microsoft word and sent it to former players the day before the report came out.

Yea, the same guy who was so mentally out of it that he couldn't even coach from the sidelines was hunting and pecking on the keyboard, typing away at an article a month before he died. BULL SHHHHHHH

The Paterno's are in damage control mode, they are not above faking a letter and sending it to former players so their dad doesn't look so guilty

It's not like Joe Paterno was in a wheelchair drooling because he couldn't speak. The guy was coherent enough to write a letter.

[RHITIllini]

Originally Posted by AHSIllini32

It's not like Joe Paterno was in a wheelchair drooling because he couldn't speak. The guy was coherent enough to write a letter.

Or at least dictate it to someone else.

[Dan]

ESPN's Matt Millen was defending Joe Paterno, live on TV just now: http://sbn.to/P2Vkod

http://twitter.com/SBNationCFB

Penn State MUST shut down its football program now, says @cbrennansports: http://usat.ly/Mn5Jsa

http://twitter.com/USATODAYsports

[BexleyIllini]

I don't see how the NCAA can't call this "lack of institutional control" given that the crimes happened in places totally under control by the football program.

[AHSIllini32]

Really Matt Millen?

And shut down the football program? Wow, that's the first time I've heard that mentioned.

[PennandGoodwin]

Hello folks, long time reader, first time posting.

Does anyone think that the NCAA will impose penalties on the PSU Football Program? If they do, who suffers, the players and coaches that were never even involved with this whole mess. Joe Pa is gone, Spanier & Curly were fired, Sandusky is hopefully going to a prision where the guards will turn and look the other way when he is among the general population.

Cover-ups to protect a pedophile and then to turn a blind eye to the entire situation as it continues to occur over several years, even after Sandusky left the coaching staff? Lack of Institutional Control right?

[Garison]

Originally Posted by AHSIllini32

PSU has to get hammered by the NCAA right? I mean this is just sick and unfathomable

You would think, but at this point, what's the point? What's done is done and banning the football team from bowl games for 5 years or whatever isn't going to right any of the attrocities that were committed and covered up.

What surprises me is that their current recruiting class has 14 kids in it! (all highly rated at that) It blows me away that these kids want to be associated with this school. Maybe this will change with the new info regarding Paterno being part of the cover up? The whole football program is tainted from my vantage point.

[KBLEE]

Originally Posted by AHSIllini32

And shut down the football program? Wow, that's the first time I've heard that mentioned.

B1G scrambles to resurrect old logo for football:

[Dan]

NCAA expert attorney Michael Buckner read Freeh Report and said it does not show lack of institutional control as defined by NCAA Manual

http://twitter.com/schadjoe

Report: TVs at Penn State's student center were switched away from live coverage of the Freeh report's release: http://deadsp.in/746B

http://twitter.com/Deadspin

[Dan]

The Freeh Report does demonstrate Penn State exhibited a lack of institutional control as it is generally understood and defined.

The NCAA Manual definition of institutional control does not address the type of activity (or non-activity) seen in the Penn State case.

Historically, NCAA stepped in cases involving criminal violations only when it is directly tied to an infractions of NCAA rules--see Baylor.

NCAA could set new precedent with PSU case, but member schools should pass expanded institutional control rule to cover this conduct

Lack of institutional control must have nexus with underlying violations of NCAA rules.

For example, taking street drugs is criminal and NCAA violation, but sexual assault is criminal act but not addressed in NCAA Manual.

Of course, if NCAA determines PSU violated established rules during period, then it could open up a lack of institutional control violation.

http://twitter.com/mbucknerlaw

[AHSIllini32]

Originally Posted by Garison

You would think, but at this point, what's the point? What's done is done and banning the football team from bowl games for 5 years or whatever isn't going to right any of the attrocities that were committed and covered up.

What surprises me is that their current recruiting class has 14 kids in it! (all highly rated at that) It blows me away that these kids want to be associated with this school. Maybe this will change with the new info regarding Paterno being part of the cover up? The whole football program is tainted from my vantage point.

Originally Posted by PennandGoodwin

Hello folks, long time reader, first time posting.

Does anyone think that the NCAA will impose penalties on the PSU Football Program? If they do, who suffers, the players and coaches that were never even involved with this whole mess. Joe Pa is gone, Spanier & Curly were fired, Sandusky is hopefully going to a prision where the guards will turn and look the other way when he is among the general population. If the NCAA says, "well all the top guys were fired so that's enough punishment" then it's just not severe enough.

Cover-ups to protect a pedophile and then to turn a blind eye to the entire situation as it continues to occur over several years, even after Sandusky left the coaching staff? Lack of Institutional Control right?

I'm having a conversation on facebook with a friend about this whole thing and I said to him that it wouldn't surprise me if there are still people working there who knew about all this stuff just because of how wide of a net was cast in an effort to cover this up.

And it's not about just punishing PSU. Sure all the "head honchos" are gone but this is about sending a message. The people stepping in to coach and the players commiting to play there and those who will should have fully understood that this was a possibly and if they still want to go ahead with it then fine, but don't complain when/if the hammer is dropped as it should be.