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i never know what "sexually assault means" in this. penis in butt? touching? something in between? they are all super sicko messed up, but for some reason i think it is relevant.

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After all of that, in 2007, Paterno allowed Sandusky to bring 11 yr old boy, who he was raping at the time, to multiple practices.

Wetzel just slattered Penn State.

And the award for "Saddest Use of an Appositive Phrase in Human History" goes to...

Maybe so, but the words "fine young men" would be even more disturbing under him.

i don't understand how this physical possible. and how does someone sick enough to do that function as a normal member of society the rest of the time? how does he do it so infrequently (maybe he didn't)? i don't like even having to think about it

how did the grad assistant not do something when he saw it? i mean he saw that happening in the shower and just left? really? does that seem like the standard reaction?

I'm assuming NCAA bylaws don't cover child molestation, but I feel like "lack of institutional control" was invented for things like this.

It does not get more serious than child rape. 100% of the AD and football staff should be immediately fired including Joe Pa who should catch charges for some type of neglect IMO.

His bail is only 100k? WYF?
That POS is being charged with intercourse of boys under age 16?
sandusky has that creepy look.
Send him to Upper Marlboro, PG county, he will become a receiver.
if convicted he should get life.

The cynic in me is always skeptical of the motives of men who devote their lives to kids.

The PSU blog commenters seem to assume it was Mike McQueary

wow, joe pa has some serious explaining to do, i cant wait to hear his statement on this. and "i told my boss" simply wont even come clost to cutting it. you tell your boss about sexual harassment, you tell the police about sexual assault, even more so when its a 50 year old man assaulting 10 year old boys.

i cant believe when joe pa met with the a.d. the following day, they didnt come to the conclusion that they must go to the authorities. imo,paterno isjust as involved in the cover up, particularly in the weeks/months that followed and nothing came about. i mean he never followed up with the a.d. with something like " hey remember we talked bout jerry raping that 10 year old boy in the football lockerroom, anything ever happen with that?

This case demands answers to deep and troubling questions right up the chain of command at Penn State, including Spanier and the legendary Paterno.

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And then there is the conduct of Paterno, the 84-year-old legend. He is beloved for being the winningest coach in college football history and for running a program for more than five decades that never ran afoul of NCAA statutes.

While he may have committed no crime, he must fully explain the actions he took after hearing such an unspeakable allegation.

Did he really listen to this story and think merely telling the AD was enough? Why did he wait a day to summon Curley to his home? Wouldn’t a charge like this take precedent over pretty much everything? Why didn’t he personally look into it further? This is something that allegedly happened in his locker room, by a man he both coached and employed as a trusted assistant for a combined 33 years?

Technically Paterno may have done the right thing, reporting the allegation to his superior, but he isn’t just some middle manager. Tim Curley worked for Joe Paterno more than Joe Paterno worked for Tim Curley. He could’ve called in the police himself.

Paterno was 75 at the time and his advancing age and the limits of his participation in the program are well known. That simply can’t be used as an excuse. Positions of authority come with great responsibility and advancing age does not excuse someone of merely accepting the plaudits of success while avoiding the more difficult duties of the position.

Paterno may very well have appropriate answers to all of the above questions and more. He needs to give them. Four-hundred-plus victories shouldn’t absolve anyone from being accountable in a case such as this.