Disgraced Former Penn State DC Jerry Sandusky (convicted child molester)

[BB73]

I did not know that. I don't even know how they know he told his supervisor.

The presentment seemed to indicate that they talked to the supervisor and another co-worker that was on the janitorial staff in 2000. That stuff is covered under victim #8, at the very end of the 23-page presentment. Victim #8 is the other unidentified one; the rest of the original 8, as well as the 2 that have come forward after the presentment, are identified - so that's 8 of 10 witnesses among the alleged victims for the 52 charges.

But victims #2 and #8, the ones that had incidents witnessed by other people, were the pair that were not identified at the time of the presentment.

 

[generaladm]

Here's an article which highlights parts of the perjury case not related to McQ's testimony.

http://standardspeaker.com/news/judge-curley-schultz-to-stand-trial-for-perjury-1.1245850

Deputy Attorney General Bruce Beemer, in a brief closing argument, said Curley and Schultz swore an oath that they were "not going to have an intent to mislead" the grand jury.


Their testimony, read into the record this afternoon, showed they did in an attempt to cover up their inaction after being alerted to the alleged abuse, he said. Neither Curley nor Schultz ever contacted police, instead opting to warn Sandusky against bringing young people to the Penn State campus.


Schultz, seemingly more evasive and contradictory than Curley, kept referring to an investigation that he said an "other agency" or "child protective services" was conducting into the McQueary allegations, which came in March 2002. No such investigation ever took place, prosecutors said.


"It is clear that the intent here by both Mr. Curley and Mr. Schultz was to mislead the grand jury into thinking their actions were appropriate when, I would submit to the court, they were not," Beemer said.

Even if the McQ testimony backfires on the prosecution, there appear to be other avenues for a conviction.

 

[OSU_Buckguy]

Here's an article which highlights parts of the perjury case not related to McQ's testimony.

Schultz, seemingly more evasive and contradictory than Curley, kept referring to an investigation that he said an "other agency" or "child protective services" was conducting into the McQueary allegations, which came in March 2002. No such investigation ever took place, prosecutors said.

schultz's idea of "child protective services" = safety patrolhttp://standardspeaker.com/news/judge-curley-schultz-to-stand-trial-for-perjury-1.1245850

 

[generaladm]

More quotes of interest from the above article:

[McQ's] testimony appeared to quash the notion, raised in a newspaper report last weekend, that he knew few details or saw little of the alleged sexual assault, though he did confirm a potential crucial detail: McQueary's father invited a friend, Dr. Jonathan Dranov, over to his home for advice on how to respond to the incident.


John McQueary later testified that he and Dranov met with Schultz, a business associate, and pressed him to take more action against Sandusky when it appeared the university had done little to address the alleged sexual assault.


...


McQueary said he had no knowledge of a previous investigation into alleged sexual abuse by Sandusky and that Curley and Schultz never informed him of the 1998 university police probe into a touching incident in a Lasch building shower.


"The input they gave me was they thought it was serious what I was saying," McQueary said, "that they would investigate it, or look at it closely, and that they would follow up."


Asked if he thought of calling the police, McQueary stressed Schultz's role as the supervisor of the university police force.


"I thought I was talking to the head of the police, to be frank with you," McQueary said. "In my mind it was like speaking to a DA."

 

[BB73]

CBS

Ex-Second Mile board members: We needed to know about Sandusky charges


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Now, with The Second Mile's future in doubt, it is unclear whether Raykovitz properly handled the charity's response to the 2002 case.
Penn State athletic director Tim Curley testified that a graduate assistant had told him in 2002 only that he had seen "inappropriate conduct" that made him feel uncomfortable, and nothing of a sexual nature. But Mike McQueary, now an assistant coach, testified to the grand jury that he told Curley he saw what he believed to be Sandusky raping the boy, who he said was about 10.
Curley, who has been charged with perjury and failure to report a sex crime, testified he told Raykovitz of inappropriate conduct and that Sandusky was prohibited from bringing youth onto the Penn State campus.
Asked what Curley told him, Raykovitz cited a Nov. 6 Second Mile statement that referred only to inappropriate conduct: "At no time was The Second Mile made aware of the very serious allegations contained in the Grand Jury report."
The statement also said Curley, who has been placed on leave, told Raykovitz the shower incident "had been internally reviewed and that there was no finding of wrongdoing."
But Lunsford said the charity's board couldn't take action in 2002 that might have prevented other assaults of children "if there's a cover-up from the source."
Even if Raykovitz had only limited information, he still should have acted more aggressively in 2002 when contacted by Curley and should have viewed Curley's ban on Sandusky bringing Second Mile kids to campus as "a red flag," Lunsford said.
As the person in charge, Raykovitz was legally required to provide the board all available information whether he believed it was true or suspected it was false, Lunsford said.
"We still need to know. That's our job," he added. "By not telling us, it essentially rendered us ineffective and we had no chance to help those children."


Cont'd ...

 

[knapplc]

So much for PSU's "Culture of openness"

This is an excerpt from an article that came out sometime in the wake of the Spanier firing, discussing Penn State's pledge to be more open.

Penn State University's new president, Rodney Erickson, met with legislative leaders and the governor in Harrisburg Tuesday, pledging to develop a "culture of openness" on campus following a child sex abuse scandal that rocked the institution.

Those legislators, in turn, briefed him on proposed reforms aimed at fostering such a climate, including three recently introduced House bills that would bring Penn State and three other state-related universities under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law.

LINK

I post that as a preface to this article, which describes just how "open" Penn State plans on being here:

Penn State rebuffs CNN request for records on 1998 Sandusky investigation

(CNN) -- Penn State has rejected a CNN public records request for a copy of a 1998 campus police report tied to sexual misconduct allegations made against then-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, a lawyer for the school told CNN.

Amy Elizabeth McCall, an assistant general counsel, asserted in a letter to CNN that Penn State is "a state-related institution" and not a "state school" like some in other states, and therefore does not have the same public records requirements as other public institutions.

"Because the 1998 investigation did not result in any criminal charges, it is not criminal history information and the university's police are thus required by law to keep that information within the police department," McCall wrote.

According to a grand jury's report released in early November, the mother of one of Sandusky's accusers -- identified as Victim 6 -- came forward and said the coach had showered with her son and hugged him.

Two campus police detectives eavesdropped on conversations in May 1998 when the mother confronted the coach, who retired a year later from the Nittany Lion program. Police later monitored a second conversation that month, in which the mother told Sandusky to stay away from her son.

"I understand. I was wrong," Sandusky said, according to the grand jury report. "I wish I could get forgiveness. I know I won't get it from you. I wish I were dead."

No charges were ever filed in that instance, and local and state law enforcement authorities did not look deeper into those and other allegations against Sandusky until years later.

Clearly "more open" has many conditions. Personally I find this to be just more evasive BS from a school that is clearly heading into deep waters.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Just Ped Aggy being Ped Aggy.

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Ah yes, the old "You can have anything you'd like to eat - as long as it's a burger and fries"

 

[cincibuck]

The pledge for openness is not retroactive is it? I'd think it only applies to "from this point in time forward."

In this case you have university personnel under indictment and to release that information might hinder both the defense and the prosecution might it not?

 

[y0yoyoin]

Did you read the paper? They are shutting down Cedar Point...
































ya they didnt want any kids near Sandusky

 

[BB73]

SI.com

State College Police: Penn State Riot Most Costly, Destructive in 15 Years



The Nov. 9 riot at Penn State after legendary head coach Joe Paterno was fired was the most costly in the university?s history, PennLive.com reports.

The property damage total comes in at an estimated $190,000 with a bulk of the sum going towards the cost of a Pennsylvania area satellite news van, which was flipped over in the riot. The previous most costly riot was in 1998 after an arts festival with over $150,000 in damage.


To date, 38 people have been charged with ?participating in destructive behavior? with seven additional arrests pending. The majority of those charged were identified by tips after still photos of the suspects were posted on the State College Police website.


Since the 1990?s there have been three large riots in the Penn State area (1998, 2001, and 2008). The latest riot had almost double the arrests made in the prior three riots since the 90s. Additionally, State College police have logged over 725 hours of overtime for Sandusky scandal related purposes, including the riots. Approximately $47,125 in tax payer dollars will go towards covering the costs.

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

The previous most costly riot was in 1998 after an arts festival

 

[MaxBuck]

The previous most costly riot was in 1998 after an arts festival with over $150,000 in damage.

They take their macrame very seriously in Happy Valley.

 

[Muck]

My first thought as well.

Let's not forget that the Happyvalleians swear that there was no riot and that it was all created by the media using camera tricks.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Newest spin on BWI is that it was a peaceful rally in support of JoePed until the media members paid the students to go nuts.