<p>Paterno’s son, Scott Paterno, released a statement today confirming that he hired J. Sedgwick “Wick” Sollers, a Washington, D.C., based attorney who has represented former president George H.W. Bush in the past.</p>
<p>“My father’s desire is for the truth to be uncovered and he will work with his lawyers to that end,” Scott Paterno said in a statement.</p>
<p>another question will be at the end of the season, will the entire coaching staff be out? if they really want to clean house, they would want to do that, wouldn’t they? i would think it would be easier to recruit with a new coaching staff in place than to try to send the current staff out to recruit under these circumstances. it’s reported they are already having recruits de-commit.</p>
<p>I went back and reread the GJ report- in it Schultz testified he thought Child Protective Services was investigating the 2002 incident so it is possible Paterno thought the same thing. The report also discusses Sandusky being a professor emeritus and the benefits that go with that. The way I read it Paterno could not keep him from the facility.
condor - they are all gone. I also agree they could not allow Paterno to continue as coach.</p>
<p>My theory is that McQueary is being protected by the Attorney General’s office as a witness. The governor of PA. is on the board of trustees of Penn State, and he was the AG at the time the investigation began in 2008/2009. They likely ordered Penn State to keep him on the payroll to keep him in their pocket. Reports are now that he is not even in State College at the moment–protective custody, perhaps??</p>
<p>“There is nothing morally ambiguous in this, at all. Very simple. Not even difficult to do when you are Paterno.” “He should have made it his business to follow up and make sure it was investigated.”</p>
<p>But which, and when? In 1998? In 1999 when Sandusky “resigned”? In 2002? In the years that he served on Sandusky’s charity’s board? In the years Sandusky brought kids to the Penn State campus and locker room? </p>
<p>As I read it, Sandusky was not a professor while at Penn State. His post as “Professor Emeritus” was likely created at the recommendation of Paterno. </p>
<p>Doesn’t sound like a case of “bare minimum” to me. Sounds like coverup. We may find out that it was not a case of “missteps” at all - but accessory to the crimes. Could have been blackmail. Not a case of “passing the buck”, but hiding the perp.</p>
<p>Do they really have the power/authority to “order” the school to keep him on the payroll, or is it just the significant power of persuasion, as it were, if you get my drift…</p>
<p>In terms of ANYTHING on Penn State Campus, Paterno was the most powerful. He threw the president of the university out of his house when it was suggested to him that it was time to step down. So to say that Paterno had no power to even ask what happened to the investigation does not make any sense. All the sports analysts have had a field day with this line of defence. They know how things work on the Penn State campus, and who has the most power. </p>
<p>So in the end, because of inaction of the powers that be at Penn State, Paterno and all the others, not only did one boy have to suffer alone with the shame of this act, but it insured that other boys would also be raped and molested. They should just sandblast that motto, Success with Honor, off where ever it is posted on that campus, because it has been shown to be a huge lie</p>
<p>Well looks like Paterno is lawyering up now. That line about how he will work with his lawyers to ensure that the truth will come out just seems like the latest in a line of pathetic statements in this whole ugly mess.</p>
<p>“The way I read it Paterno could not keep him from the facility.”</p>
<p>Please. Even if some university rule said that a professor emeritus gets an office on campus, the head coach is the real boss of the football center. If Paterno (or Nick Saban, or Urban Meyer) says “Get Jerry out of my building,” then Jerry is out. They’d give him a broom closet in the Russian literature center if that made Paterno happy.</p>
<p>So to say that Paterno had no power to even ask what happened to the investigation does not make any sense.- who said that?</p>
<p>Hanna- I just stated what the AD testified to on this subject. Maybe that is why they found him not credible. </p>
<p>If Paterno was told by Schultz that the matter was being investigated by Childrens Protective Services should Paterno have contacted CPS. If he did what would CPS tell him about an investigation into child abuse?</p>
<p>More collateral damage is Sandusky’s son, E.J. who is a coach at West Chester. They have taken his contact information and biographical info down from the website. You can still see it in the cached version in which it mentions that he played for the “legendary” Joe Paterno. They could have just changed to word “legendary” to “infamous.”</p>
<p>Cartera, since we have you here for a minute, and you’re an attorney.</p>
<p>How long will it be til something like this goes to trial? The Sandusky part, I mean.</p>
<p>
Did Schultz notify Child Protective Services?</p>
<p>
</p>
<p>perhaps you haven’t yet heard about the child rape scandal? or do you mean that other than raping children, there haven’t been scandals at Penn State?</p>
<p>raping children is obviously not a big deal, so I can see how you might be overlooking it. (sarcasm)</p>
<p>Imagine this: Sandusky lives right next door to Lemont Elementary School
The creep!!</p>
<p>Tutu- he testified he thought Curly notified them. I will go back and reread the testimony.</p>
<p>He testified he thought he and Curly reported it to the child protective agency</p>
<p>It is on page 9- I do not know if they told Paterno that also but I do not know that they didn’t either.</p>
<p>.</p>
<p>soccerguy, Well, other than raping children and then failing to report it, and allowing the rapist access to more children, and covering it up for years – yeah, they’re squeaky clean. After all, Mrs. Paterno tutored the football team!</p>
<p>Tom1944: Nowhere have I seen any mention in the news that Schultz told Paterno anything about turning information over to CPS about the 2002 incident. It is also not in the Grand Jury Presentment. So where is this information to be found?</p>
<p>You inferred that Shultz had more power than Paterno on investigations. That does not excuse Paterno from never following up when nothing came of the charges, and are laughable in that Shultz never had more power than Paterno.</p>
<p>I think one of the most powerful indictments I read came from an actual survivor of this type of crime who stated</p>
<p>"I am amazed and sickened, but not surprised, at the support for Paterno. People seem to care more about the fact that he coached a team for X years and scored Y number of wins. Who cares if a few boys had their lives ruined because he didn’t have enough character to say “Jerry, sit down. I heard you had some type of sexual encounter with a child in our showers. The police are on their way, and I will testify about what I have been told. I hope you rot in prison.” </p>
<p>That is what he should have done. Instead, he “met his legal obligation” and kept winning football games. Because isn’t that what’s important?"</p>
<p>Sandusky was an unpaid director at Second Mile on 2008 tax documents filed with the IRS, but he was gone from that list in the 2009 Form 990 for the fiscal year that ended in August 2010.</p>
<p>A 2007 tax document indicates that Sandusky was paid $57,000 that year for “consulting,” about $36,000 of that for “program services,” $9,000 for “management and general,” and almost $12,000 for “fundraising.”</p>
<p>Sandusky’s resignation letter from 2010, recently removed from the Second Mile website:</p>
<p>In his resignation letter, Sandusky wrote, “Dear Friends, As a new school year begins and we get ready to launch another year of Second Mile programs, I realize more than ever how many special people have come forward through the years to make it possible for us to reach out to so many children across Pennsylvania.”</p>
<p>The letter mentions a plan to build a “Center for Excellence” in 2011, and Sandusky writes that, “Watching this unfold has been an exciting and rewarding experience.”</p>
<p>“As I reflect on these developments and my own path with The Second Mile, I believe this is a good time for me to retire from my day to day involvement with the organization in order to devote more time to my family and personal matters,” Sandusky’s letter states. “Fortunately, the organization has planned and prepared well for the future, so I feel especially confident in taking this step at this time. I will continue to support Second Mile children, and I look forward to catching up with you at future Second Mile events.”</p>
<p>“I want to thank all of you for all you’ve contributed to the success of The Second Mile,” he added. “I will always cherish the special friendships I’ve made and the opportunities I’ve had to be involved in the lives of so many outstanding young people.”</p>
<p>chocoholic – re the elementary school, I don’t think we’ve scratched the surface in terms of the number of victims. We have, what, 8 or 9 victims now. But think about this – Sandusky operated unimpeded for 15 years that we know of, and probably for years before that. Predators don’t limit themselves to less than one victim per year, especially when they have constant access to children as he did, with his camps and his charity and his work as a volunteer coach at a local high school, and I bet he was welcome any time at the elementary school. We’ll never know how many young lives this monster maimed and, of course, all of this “unfair to JoePa” business makes it so much harder for them to come forward. But I wouldn’t be surprised if it numbers in the hundreds when all is said and done.</p>