Penn State AD Charged With Perjury In Alleged Child Abuse Cover-Up
by Tyler T. on Nov 5, 2011 1:07 PM EDT
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PrintEarlier today, Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and Penn State vice president for finance and business Gary Schultz were charged with perjury in an alleged child abuse cover-up scandal. The charges stem from allegations that former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abused eight boys from 1994 to 2009, under Curley's watch. Sandusky, who was the mastermind behind the Nittany Lions' defensive reputation, has been indicted on 40 abuse charges after a two-year grand jury investigation.
Sandusky, who worked with at-risk children through his Second Mile organization, was charged with seven counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse; eight counts of corruption of minors, eight counts of endangering the welfare of a child, seven counts of indecent assault and other offenses.
Attorney General Linda Kelly called Sandusky "a sexual predator who used his position within the university and community to repeatedly prey on young boys."
Kelly continued her statement, calling the the administration's behavior a case where "high-ranking university officials allegedly failed to report the sexual assault of a young boy after the information was brought to their attention, and later made false statements to a grand jury."
In 2002, a graduate assistant reported an incident wherein he saw Sandusky sexually assault a 10-year old boy in the Penn State locker room. Curley first became aware of the charges after head football coach Joe Paterno relayed the report. Curley failed to investigate the incident or report it to law enforcement, which is required under Pennsylvania law. It appears that he then lied about the incident under oath, denying that he ever had any knowledge of the abuse.
One has to question why neither the grad assistant nor Paterno went to the police immediately, or at least after it became clear Curley had buried the report.
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Why didn't Joe go to the police himself?
Under Pennsylvania law, he could not. We don’t know what he said to Curley behind the scenes. Make no mistake, if JoePa committed a crime, I would hope that he would rot in jail with other guilty parties. But it appears that he did all that he was supposed to do and could not have done anything else without taking the law into his own hands.
I wrote a long post about this: http://www.blackshoediaries.com/2011/11/5/2540413/should-joe-paterno-have-done-more-to-protect-children
Black Shoe Diaries is blowing up. I think that an entire fanbase is shattered as they must now reconsider everything they thought they knew about a football program they love.
I’ve never heard of a law in any state that affirmatively prohibits the reporting of a crime when there’s a good faith reason to have done so. That would be very much against public policy. The law cited on the blackshoe site seems to mandate some reporting, but does not seem to forbid reporting to authorities. If joepa knew there was sexual assault of a minor taking place but only reported it to his superiors and decided to not follow up and see that the offenders were punished, he’s clear legally but may have to answer to a lot of parents.
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Pennsylvania has MANDATORY reporting statute for SUSPECTED child abuse. Paterno told in 2002 Sandusky raped child. Police never notified.
by Revenge of the Fallen on Nov 5, 2011 6:45 PM EDT reply actions
What these mindless tweeters have not done...
is read the law. JoePa DID follow the law. In an institution, an employee is required to come to superiors with his suspicions and the head of the institution makes the mandatory report. This is what JoePa did – he reported to the AD. The AD should have either informed the President of the University to notify the authorities or might have been authorized to do so himself. He did not, that’s why he is charged with a crime and JoePa is not.
But regardless of the facts, JoePa is already guilty in the court of public opinion. I am convinced he will not survive this scandal.
by Dr Screenpass on Nov 5, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Breaking the law should absolutely be reported to law enforcement.
Institutional procedure holds no water. Anyplace, anywhere, sexual assault is subject to the law, not to university discretion.
Keep in mind that Paterno
did not actually witness the crime. It was reported to him by a grad assistant and JoePa reported the incident as it was reported to him to his boss.
"Illegitimus non Carborundum!" (Don't let the bastards wear you down)
Please keep in mind
1. The players – none of them – were involved in any of this and were not even students at PSU when these alleged crimes took place. This should not reflect at all on the players.
2. The coaching staff did – at least minimally – what was required by law. There are no charges against anyone on the current coaching staff.
"Illegitimus non Carborundum!" (Don't let the bastards wear you down)
The Grand Jury report has a link in the related thread at Off-Tackle Empire, along with a lot of comments that are more balanced than those over at Black Shoe Diaries.
My read — Curley should rot in hell, and Schultz and Spanier should be close behind him. Paterno did what he was supposed to do, at a minimum, and maybe more, but all those facts may not come out until trial, or even ever. McQueary is in a bad spot with his bosses paying the legal fees of his supervisor who his testimony may put in prison….
I would be very surprised if Curley and Spanier are still employed by PSU long into the new year.
Paul
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