Should Joe Paterno do jail time?

jhagarty · November 13, 2011, 5:33am

And the Attorney General was Tom Corbett
Now Governor of PA
and also on the Board of Directors
of PSU…

Hmmmmmmm did he wait to become Governor
to initiate this litigation against PSU?
should the Governor be charged as Joe Paterno?
HHHmmmmmmmmm???

mlarson · November 13, 2011, 5:54am

Has Bushart joined PETA?

If he thinks showing cops killing a wayard cow is bad he should see what they post available to the public.

mlarson · November 13, 2011, 5:57am

Has Bushart joined PETA?

If he thinks showing cops killing a wayward cow is bad he should see what they post available to the public.

jhagarty · November 13, 2011, 6:15am

abusing a kid
is different than eating a Turkey

\your mileage may vary

jmckenna1 · November 13, 2011, 9:17am

I never remember any blood or even seeing the cow fall down. I think kids see more violence on TV every day, than the police shooting at a cow video. Give me a break.

bboerner · November 13, 2011, 11:00am

By Michael McCann, SI.com

While Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly says that her office won’t file charges against Joe Paterno for not reporting the alleged child sexual abuse by former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, the 84-year-old coach could eventually face criminal charges for perjury, obstruction of justice and violating the state’s Child Protective Services Law. Paterno could also become a defendant in civil lawsuits filed by Sandusky’s alleged victims. Those lawsuits could allege that Paterno negligently failed to prevent a third party with whom he had a supervisory relationship (Sandusky) from committing abuse.
Perjury and Obstruction of Justice
Under Pennsylvania law, as in other jurisdictions, perjury refers to knowingly lying while under oath. Obstruction of justice describes interference with the administration of justice, such as by concealing evidence or delaying or frustrating a criminal investigation. While Paterno has thus far escaped these criminal charges, his statements and behavior suggest that he remains vulnerable to them. That is particularly evident when considering troubling inconsistencies between Paterno’s testimony to the grand jury that investigated Sandusky and the testimony of Penn State assistant Mike McQueary

mlarson · November 13, 2011, 1:01pm

You’re smarter than that.

I was commenting on Bushart’s complaint about posting a video of alleged animal abuse.

If you bothered to read what I said about child abuse you would realize how silly your post was.

mlarson · November 13, 2011, 1:02pm

Bushart missed the point of the video

-Needless killing of an animal by inept cops-

gromicko · November 13, 2011, 2:49pm

Good info Billy.

wdecker · November 13, 2011, 3:57pm

Mr. Peterno should not go to jail, he committed no (legal) crime.

He should, however, live and know for the rest of his life that the Empire he built up was slowly eaten away from the inside because he, among others, failed tgo have the courage of thei convictions when the going got rough.

Nuff said.

dedwards · November 13, 2011, 4:15pm

Joe Paterno is using the Pontius Pilot defense. He reported it to his superiors then washed his hands of the problem…went on about his business without another thought towards those kids. Legally he may be secure in his belief he did what he was legally responsible for but morally he is culpable for not insisting this be reported to the police and any other authorities. He turned a blind eye as did the witness who later played in a golf tournament with Sandusky. Paterno, himself, said he wished he had done more.

jlevy1 · November 13, 2011, 9:15pm

So should Casey Anthony.

gromicko · November 13, 2011, 11:11pm

If child-rapist protector Joe Paterno cares about his family’s good name and Penn State, he will do the honorable thing tonight and kill himself. It’s the right thing to do to partly make up for all the young boys who were raped (in and out of Penn State) after Paterno learned of the heinous crimes being committed by his coaches in his locker room showers.

jonofrey · November 14, 2011, 1:02pm

I’m wondering aloud here because I thought in 2002 (when the shower rape occurred) Sandusky was retired from the football program but still had the keys to the facility. This would mean that Sandusky’s access was the responsibility of the administration and not necessarily of the football coach. I’m thinking Paterno did not have a supervisory relationship over Sandusky at the time Paterno reported the incident to his superiors. Seems to me Paterno’s job was to coach football and it was up to the administrators to control the access of perverts to the college facilities.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying Paterno’s not guilty of something but we just don’t know all of the facts and/or many persons are overlooking facts due to emotions. I’d like to know more of waht it was that Paterno knew and when he knew it.

Mike McQueary on the other hand, witnessed the attack. He is a coward.

jmckenna1 · November 14, 2011, 2:07pm

Will the administration be attacked as homophobes, for screening profiles of man-boy rapist?

jburkeson1 · November 14, 2011, 3:02pm

jburkeson1 · November 14, 2011, 3:10pm

Wouldn’t that depend on the political affiliation of the turkey?

kleonard · November 14, 2011, 3:12pm

jonofrey:

I’m wondering aloud here because I thought in 2002 (when the shower rape occurred) Sandusky was retired from the football program but still had the keys to the facility. This would mean that Sandusky’s access was the responsibility of the administration and not necessarily of the football coach. I’m thinking Paterno did not have a supervisory relationship over Sandusky at the time Paterno reported the incident to his superiors. Seems to me Paterno’s job was to coach football and it was up to the administrators to control the access of perverts to the college facilities.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying Paterno’s not guilty of something but we just don’t know all of the facts and/or many persons are overlooking facts due to emotions. I’d like to know more of waht it was that Paterno knew and when he knew it.

Mike McQueary on the other hand, witnessed the attack. He is a coward.

Penn State Scandal Timeline: Key Dates In The Jerry Sandusky Sex Abuse Case

1969 – Jerry Sandusky starts his coaching career at Penn State University as a defensive line coach.

1977 – Jerry Sandusky founds The Second Mile. It begins as a group foster home dedicated to helping troubled boys and grows into a charity dedicated to helping children with absent or dysfunctional families.

January 1983 – Associated Press voters select Penn State as college football’s national champion for the 1982 season.

January 1987 – Associated Press voters select Penn State as college football’s national champion for the 1986 season.

1994 – Boy known as Victim 7 in the report meets Sandusky through The Second Mile program at about the age of 10.

1994-95 – Boy known as Victim 6 meets Sandusky at a Second Mile picnic at Spring Creek Park when he is 7 or 8 years old.

1995-96 – Boy known as Victim 5, meets Sandusky through The Second Mile when he is 7 or 8, in second or third grade.
1996-97 – Boy known as Victim 4, at the age of 12 or 13, meets Sandusky while he is in his second year participating in The Second Mile program.
1996-98 – Victim 5 is taken to the locker rooms and showers at Penn State by Sandusky when he is 8 to 10 years old.

Jan. 1, 1998 – Victim 4 is listed, along with Sandusky’s wife, as a member of Sandusky’s family party for the 1998 Outback Bowl.

1998 – Victim 6 is taken into the locker rooms and showers when he is 11 years old. When Victim 6 is dropped off at home, his hair is wet from showering with Sandusky. His mother reports the incident to the university police, who investigate.

Detective Ronald Schreffler testifies that he and State College Police Department Detective Ralph Ralston, with the consent of the mother of Victim 6, eavesdrop on two conversations the mother of Victim 6 has with Sandusky. Sandusky says he has showered with other boys and Victim 6’s mother tries to make Sandusky promise never to shower with a boy again but he will not. At the end of the second conversation, after Sandusky is told he cannot see Victim 6 anymore, Schreffler testifies Sandusky says, “I understand. I was wrong. I wish I could get forgiveness. I know I won’t get it from you. I wish I were dead.”

Jerry Lauro, an investigator with the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, testifies he and Schreffler interviewed Sandusky, and that Sandusky admits showering naked with Victim 6, admits to hugging Victim 6 while in the shower and admits that it was wrong.
The case is closed after then-Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar decides there will be no criminal charge.

June 1999 – Sandusky retires from Penn State but still holds emeritus status.

Dec. 28, 1999 – Victim 4 is listed, along with Sandusky’s wife, as a member of Sandusky’s family party for the 1999 Alamo Bowl.

Summer 2000 – Boy known as Victim 3 meets Sandusky through The Second Mile when he is between seventh and eighth grade.

Fall 2000 – A janitor named James Calhoun observes Sandusky in the showers of the Lasch Football Building with a young boy, known as Victim 8, pinned up against the wall, performing oral sex on the boy. He tells other janitorial staff immediately. Fellow Office of Physical Plant employee Ronald Petrosky cleans the showers at Lasch and sees Sandusky and the boy, who he describes as being between the ages of 11 and 13.

Calhoun tells other physical plant employees what he saw, including Jay Witherite, his immediate supervisor. Witherite tells him to whom he should report the incident. Calhoun was a temporary employee and never makes a report. Victim 8’s identity is unknown.

March 1, 2002 – A Penn State graduate assistant enters the locker room at the Lasch Football Building. In the showers, he sees a naked boy, known as Victim 2, whose age he estimates to be 10 years old, being subjected to anal intercourse by a naked Sandusky. The graduate assistant tells his father immediately.

March 2, 2002 – In the morning, the graduate assistant calls Coach Joe Paterno and goes to Paterno’s home, where he reports what he has seen.

March 3, 2002 – Paterno calls Tim Curley, Penn State Athletic Director to his home the next day and reports a version of what the grad assistant had said.

March 2002 – Later in the month the graduate assistant is called to a meeting with Curley and Senior Vice President for Finance and Business Gary Schultz. The grad assistant reports what he has seen and Curley and Schultz say they will look into it.

March 27, 2002 (approximate) – The graduate assistant hears from Curley. He is told that Sandusky’s locker room keys are taken away and that the incident has been reported to The Second Mile. The graduate assistant is never questioned by university police and no other entity conducts an investigation until the graduate assistant testifies in Grand Jury in December 2010.

2005-2006 – Boy known as Victim 1 says that meets Sandusky through The Second Mile at age 11 or 12.

Spring 2007 – During the 2007 track season, Sandusky begins spending time with Victim 1 weekly, having him stay overnight at his residence in College Township, Pa.

Spring 2008 – Termination of contact with Victim 1 occurs when he is a freshman in a Clinton County high school. After the boy’s mother calls the school to report sexual assault, Sandusky is barred from the school district attended by Victim 1 from that day forward and the matter is reported to authorities as mandated by law.

Early 2009 – An investigation by the Pennsylvania attorney general begins when a Clinton County, Pa. teen boy tells authorities that Sandusky has inappropriately touched him several times over a four-year period.

September 2010 – Sandusky retires from day-to-day involvement with The Second Mile, saying he wants to spend more time with family and handle personal matters.

Nov. 5, 2011 – Sandusky is arrested and released on $100,000 bail after being arraigned on 40 criminal counts.

Nov. 7, 2011 – Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly says Paterno is not a target of the investigation into how the school handled the accusations. But she refuses to say the same for university President Graham Spanier. Curley and Schultz, who have stepped down from their positions, surrender on charges that they failed to alert police to complaints against Sandusky.

Nov. 8, 2011 – Possible ninth victim of Sandusky contacts state police as calls for ouster of Paterno and Spanier grow in state and beyond. Penn State abruptly cancels Paterno’s regular weekly press conference.

Nov. 9, 2011 – Paterno and Spanier, one of the nation’s longest-
serving college presidents, are ousted, effective immediately. Earlier in the day, Paterno announced he’d retire at the end of the season. In the end, he didn’t have that choice.

gromicko · November 14, 2011, 4:29pm

I can’t even read it. What a bunch of sickos. Did Paterno do the right thing last night or is he still alive?

jonofrey · November 14, 2011, 5:35pm

At this moment,it does not appear that Paterno is guilty of any crime. Specifically, what did he do, or not do, that warrants the penalty of death for Paterno? By which standards of morality should he be judged? Yours, mine or somebody else’s?