To make matters worse these initial allegations are the reasons Sandusky stepped down from his position in 1999, but Penn State covered it up and allowed Sandusky to use Penn State’s facility to run his charity “Second Mile”, a charity set up by Sandusky which is a home for wayward boys to learn football (talk about a child molesters dream, setting up a house full of fresh meat). This sick bastard took children to football games, as young as eight-years-old, then had overnight visits with them where he eventually coaxed them into oral and anal sex.
So let’s recap:
- A defensive coordinator for Penn State is accused of molesting a child.
- The defensive coordinator is given the option to resign or retire.
- Although knowing the allegations the school still allowed the person in question to still work with children on Penn State’s campus.
- These children are already children who have severe emotional problems, and are already vulnerable.
- People at Penn State then knew about new allegations and never went to the proper authorities, essentially turning a blind eye.
Are you f*cking kidding me???
Oh, these aren’t blind allegations for a family looking to make a quick buck. The person accused wasn’t an overly rich and creepy pop star who was feeding kids “Jesus Juice” out of a Diet Coke can. This is a scandal that was swept under the rug from one of the country’s biggest universities and it goes all the way to the top. In fact according to grand jury transcripts after Sandusky retired and was STILL allowed to use Penn State facilities as his personal pleasure palace a janitor, high school principal, and an assistant football coach all reported inappropriate behavior that they WITNESSED. Yeah, it’s not hearsay when you see it with your own two eyes.
Last night Athletic Director Tim Curley was put on administrative leave and senior vice president Gary Schultz retired after both were arrested for lying to a grand jury and failing to report accusations of child sexual abuse. They both claimed that they were never told of actual sex acts but it was just “horsing around”.
Again, are you f*cking kidding me?
Anytime an adult is showering or wrestling with a boy in a locker room, there’s a big problem. There’s no such thing as “horsing around” when it comes to a grown man and a young boy. It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to know that behavior is all sorts of wrong and sick. Shit, all you have to do is watch Diff’rent Strokes and you’ll see what Gordon Jump did to Dudley. In my opinion Shultz and Curley are just as guilty as Sandusky because they looked the other way when this shit was going on.
I wonder if it had anything to do with the $120,000 a year that Second Mile gave to Penn State for use of the facilities and food.
Now this brings us to JoePa. The all-time Division I wins leaders has made Penn State football irrelevant for the past ten years and should have resigned years ago, but ego got in the way. Now a struggling football program is an afterthought. He has to do the right thing and resign (before he gets fired), because he knew what was going on.
A few years after Sandusky resigned, former Penn State quarterback and assistant coach Mike McQueary (not to be confused with shitty Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready), witnessed Sandusky “rape” a boy in the locker room. He went home and told his father what he saw and the following morning McQueary notified Paterno. Paterno claimed he reported it, but it again went unnoticed.
In a released statement JoePa said the following regarding the incident:
"If true, the nature and amount of charges made are very shocking to me and all Penn Staters. While I did what I was supposed to with the one charge brought to my attention, like anyone else involved, I can't help but be deeply saddened these matters are alleged to have occurred.
"Sue and I have devoted our lives to helping young people reach their potential. The fact that someone we thought we knew might have harmed young people to this extent is deeply troubling. If this is true, we were all fooled, along with scores of professionals trained in such things, and we grieve for the victims and their families. They are in our prayers.
"As my grand jury testimony stated, I was informed in 2002 by an assistant coach that he had witnessed an incident in the shower of our locker room facility. It was obvious that the witness was distraught over what he saw, but he at no time related to me the very specific actions contained in the grand jury report. Regardless, it was clear that the witness saw something inappropriate involving Mr. Sandusky. As Coach Sandusky was retired from our coaching staff at that time, I referred the matter to university administrators.
"I understand that people are upset and angry, but let's be fair and let the legal process unfold. In the meantime, I would ask all Penn Staters to continue to trust in what that name represents, continue to pursue their lives every day with high ideals, and not let these events shake their beliefs nor who they are."
Wow Joe, that’s a crock of shit if I ever heard one. Did Joe say he was never told of specific sex acts? Hmm… Isn’t that what Curley and Schultz also said (I guess they are on the same page).
By the way, thanks for going the extra mile when it comes to protecting other people’s children Joe because Sandusky no longer worked for you. It’s sick and disgusting, and guess what Joe, this I on your conscience too.
Sandusky worked under Paterno for 23 years. How did he not know of any inappropriate behavior, especially when his assistants are notifying him about it? If it comes out that Paterno knew what was going on at his football facilities he needs to put his tail between his legs and resign.
Look, I know here at The Riot! we like to see the lighter and more twisted humor in things (like George Carlin taught us, everything can be funny. Just imagine Donald Duck raping Porky Pig), but even I can’t do it in this case. It’s sickening.
I know Penn State alumni and fans are on sports radio today defending Paterno saying he’s only a coach, but that’s bullshit. When children are put in harms way, any administrator who knows about this needs to do all they can to make sure other children’s innocence is spared EVEN if they don’t work for you (Joe Paterno).
My stance on this is hard lined. If Paterno knew about what was happening he needs to resign and any other administrator at Penn State (who right now are doing all they can to protect their own asses), be it some trustees or even the president, they need to resign too. Hell, I’ll go as far as if more information about a cover up comes out, the NCAA needs to step in and suspend Penn State’s football program. For once I’m not in the minority here. According to an online poll from Philly.com 77% of readers think Paterno needs to vacate his position as head coach of Penn State football.
Sorry Nittany Lions fans, Penn State fumbled this one big time and action needs to be taken to ensure this type of low-class, scumbag behavior never happens at a college university again.
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