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I happened to read this a moment before looking over at my 6 year old son and I just couldn't help tearing up. I can't imagine having to explain something so horrible to him. I'm sorry for you and your boy and his loss of a friend and a little piece of his innocence.

I think your position is laudable. And more often that not the media and everyone DOES jump in to crucify people before the whole story is known. The issue with this story is that, while so much is still unknown, what is known is supported by sworn testimony and official police record. I have read and seen very few media articles on the case. I've read the grand jury presentment and a couple stories on the 1998 incident which is a matter of public police record. So have millions of others. This is a case where the media didn't have to do anything to inform an opinion. The facts of record are so terrible on their own merit. I'm sure those Penn State alums surrounding you are in a state of denial. But the worst thing they or the university can do is circle the wagons and adopt an "us against them" mentality. This is going to get far worse for Penn State before it comes anywhere close to getting better.

I think you are absolutely correct in thinking that the investigation was done on the down low. But at Penn State the hierarchy is Joe Paterno, God, and then down the line. It strains credulity to think that Penn State University Campus Police investigators, as well as State Police investigators, wouldn't have let Paterno know that this threat to HIS program existed. And that's just on the professional level. Sandusky had been a pedophile long before 1998 and all the while he was close friends with Paterno. It's a good idea that Paterno has retained legal defense council.

Jerry Sandusky, well renowned DC and close friend of Joe Paterno for over 30 years is investigated by Penn State Police as well as University police detectives, is taped while talking to the mother of the boy he showered with, admits he has showered with little boys and refuses to promise he will never do it again, and Joe Paterno doesn't know anything about it? Not a chance in hell. THE LATEST JoePa knew something was wrong with his close friend was the 1998 investigation.

Sandusky didn't leave the staff until 1999. Paterno knew Sandusky was showering with little boys in 1998. AT LEAST!

What did the AD know? Well, since he lied to the Grand Jury and is being charged with perjury for that reason, I suspect he knew an awful lot and that he knew it for a long, long time.

Good luck with Penn State getting recruits after this. My son will NEVER go to Penn State because that institution enabled a serial pedophile for AT LEAST 13 years that we know of and never lifted a finger to stop it. The safety of my child wouldn't come first at Penn State. They have violated a sacred public trust and it will be years before they earn it back. By the time it's all over, JoePa will be grateful he was let go. This mess is going to explode in ways the Penn State faithful can't imagine.

He'll never see a minute in general population. He'll be locked up with other pedophiles.

Interesting how the author just briefly alludes to the 1998 incident in which Penn State police investigated Sandusky for taking showers with little boys as a "wild card" out there. Sandusky admitted to it. Sandusky also said he couldn't promise he wouldn't do it again. Does this author think for a minute JoePa didn't know about what occurred in 1998? The 2002 shower rape NEVER WOULD HAVE OCCURRED if Penn State, the Athletic Department, and JoePa didn't ignore the events of 1998. That little boy was 6 years old in 1998. Somebody could have warned him that 4 years later Sandusky would target him. Nobody did.

Gerbe time is over. Next. GO SABRES!!!