[Stardust]

She's been a constant, if silent, presence by Jerry Sandusky's side.

Dottie Sandusky had not spoken publicly in more than six months until taking the witness stand Tuesday to proclaim her husband's innocence in his child sex-abuse trial.

Critics say she also stood quietly by while Sandusky -- the once-revered Penn State assistant football coach -- molested boys in the basement of their State College home. They say she must have known, or at least suspected, and looked the other way out of allegiance to the man with whom she'd spent decades of her life and adopted six children.

In fact, sex offenders are typically adept at concealing their proclivities, even from those closest to them, and spouses are often in the dark about what's going on in the bedroom down the hall, according to experts in child sexual abuse.

"None of this stuff that happens to kids ever happens in the public arena. It always has to happen in the context of secrecy. It has to happen out of sight. The intent on the part of the perpetrator obviously is not to get caught," said Dr. Martin Finkel, a pediatrician with 30 years of experience treating abused children.


Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/fo...z1yhX4JYkM

[Stardust]

She must be as much of a whacko as him! How could she not know? Could any of us get away with this???

"uh, honey, I'm going to spend the weekend at the Hyatt one mile down from our house with Little Jimmy! I'll see you on Monday."

And she never was suspicious????? Don't give me this crap about how "Good" deceivers are! Women know when their husbands are cheating! What a sick family, and I truly mean SICK as in - RETARDED!

Retarded is no longer a socially accepted term, and I don't mean to call into question any individuals with any mental challenges. But I believe that the term can be pulled out of the closet as "Slang" for idiot whack jobs like this!

[TheRealVille]

(Reuters) - Penn State leaders including late football coach Joe Paterno covered up Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children for years, showing a callous disregard for the victims to protect a multimillion-dollar football program, former FBI director Louis Freeh said on Thursday.

Freeh also singled out former university President Graham Spanier and said a collective failure to stop Sandusky allowed the former assistant coach to continue luring victims for more than a decade.

"Our most saddening and sobering finding is the total disregard for the safety and welfare of Sandusky's child victims by the most senior leaders at Penn State," Freeh said. "The most powerful men at Penn State failed to take any steps for 14 years to protect the children who Sandusky victimized."

Sandusky, 68, was convicted last month of sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years and faces up to 373 years in prison.

His arrest in November came nearly 14 years after Pennsylvania State University officials first became aware of allegations that Sandusky was a sexual predator, Freeh said at a news conference on the findings of his eight-month investigation, commissioned by university trustees.

"In order to avoid the consequences of bad publicity, the most powerful leaders at Penn State University ... repeatedly concealed critical facts relating to Sandusky's child abuse," Freeh said.

The 267-page report revealed the extent to which Paterno and others conspired to cover up allegations against Sandusky as far back as 1998, delivering a new blow to the reputation of a football program with the motto "success with honor."

The findings also provided new fuel for lawsuits - one expert predicted the university will eventually shell out more than $100 million in damages. Victims and their advocates have long complained they were sacrificed by university leaders for the cash and prestige generated by Penn State football.

"They were morally bankrupt, and wrong legally," said Thomas Kline, a lawyer who represents Victim 5 in the case.

Freeh blamed Spanier, Paterno, former Athletic Director Tim Curley and former university Vice President Gary Schultz for working in concert on a cover-up that began as early as 1998, when university police investigated allegations of abuse but let Sandusky off with a warning.

"Even though they all knew about the 1998 incident, the best they could muster to protect Sandusky's victims was to ask Sandusky not to bring his 'guests' into the Penn State facilities," Freeh said, adding that bad publicity would have upset donors and damaged the Penn State brand.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/1...5D20120712

[TheRealVille]

I honestly think that a good, although naive man, let himself get caught up/sucked in, the college covering this up.

[RunItUpTheGut]

The one thing i havent heard a lot about is the kids they adopted.
I wonder how much hell they went threw.

[toussaints]

so now what happens? do these victims get money? do these officials get punished?

legally, i hope justice is served, but no matter what happens, it won't erase or change what has happened. these victims lost things they'll never get back. what we, yes we, need to focus on is how to better protect our children. because if we don't learn anything from this, then we're all at fault when a kid becomes a victim in the future

[zaga_fan]

I honestly think that a good, although naive man, let himself get caught up/sucked in, the college covering this up.

It looks like that is the case...

and I hate defending ANYONE involved in this - so no one take me wrong here

But it looks to me like Paterno was the middle-man involved in all of this. There is no doubt that he knew about it and screwed up by not going to the authorities - but we've got witnesses, Joe Paterno (who the witness reported to), and the supervisors who Paterno reported to...
the way this investigation has gone (or at least how it has been displayed on tv) has pinned the brunt of this on Paterno...
and I honestly think they are doing some of it just because he's dead and can't defend himself.

I know that's a strong statement...
but that's what I'm getting out of all of this.

[TheRealVille]

so now what happens? do these victims get money? do these officials get punished?

legally, i hope justice is served, but no matter what happens, it won't erase or change what has happened. these victims lost things they'll never get back. what we, yes we, need to focus on is how to better protect our children. because if we don't learn anything from this, then we're all at fault when a kid becomes a victim in the future

Sandusky will never see "daylight" again, as soon as he's sentenced. In all likelihood the victims will be very wealthy, from Penn St. money. I don't know how much money PS can come up with, without going under, but what they most likely will end up paying out to the victims will rock their world.

[TheRealVille]

It looks like that is the case...

and I hate defending ANYONE involved in this - so no one take me wrong here

But it looks to me like Paterno was the middle-man involved in all of this. There is no doubt that he knew about it and screwed up by not going to the authorities - but we've got witnesses, Joe Paterno (who the witness reported to), and the supervisors who Paterno reported to...
the way this investigation has gone (or at least how it has been displayed on tv) has pinned the brunt of this on Paterno...
and I honestly think they are doing some of it just because he's dead and can't defend himself.

I know that's a strong statement...
but that's what I'm getting out of all of this.

This is exactly what I've thought all along.

[judgementday]

What I cannot comprehend is how bad publicity and fear of losing your job (janitors) outweighed what this sick bastard was doing to kids. From the report that was released it appears that a handful of people knew what was going on but did nothing.

People have stated that the football program should get the death penalty. I do not agree with that as the only ones who will be punished are coaches/players who had nothing to do with it.

However, as mentioned, Penn St will be paying out a lot of money in damages.

[zaga_fan]

What I cannot comprehend is how bad publicity and fear of losing your job (janitors) outweighed what this sick bastard was doing to kids. From the report that was released it appears that a handful of people knew what was going on but did nothing.

People have stated that the football program should get the death penalty. I do not agree with that as the only ones who will be punished are coaches/players who had nothing to do with it.

However, as mentioned, Penn St will be paying out a lot of money in damages.

The Janitors didn't say anything either - should the custodial program get the death penalty?

They need to fire ANYONE who knew anything about this and did nothing about it and try to move on. It's going to be hard to move on - but it will be a lot easier for them to get back to their daily grind than it was for the victims of Sandusky.

[Truth]

Paterno is an easy scapegoat because he cannot speak for himself. This is a fairly typical outcome in a matter such as this. Everyone needs a scapegoat so why not the guy who had the highest stature in society but is unable to defend himself?

The victims will obviously become America's newest millionaires. It will be interesting to see how they handle the money. I predict most, maybe all, will end up like many lottery winners.

[OrangenowBlue]

Paterno is an easy scapegoat because he cannot speak for himself. This is a fairly typical outcome in a matter such as this. Everyone needs a scapegoat so why not the guy who had the highest stature in society but is unable to defend himself?

The victims will obviously become America's newest millionaires. It will be interesting to see how they handle the money. I predict most, maybe all, will end up like many lottery winners.

Regardless of how they spend it, they deserve every damn dime they get. Everyone involved from the janitors to JoePa deserves blame. Penn State is a disgrace to college athletics and they deserve to be punished as harsh or if not harsher, then a school that has been caught illegally recruiting. Illegal recruiting is a violation, child molestation is a CRIME, and a horrible one at that. I am sure that in the small town atmosphere that State College is so proud of, that there was whispers and rumors about Sandusky and his escapades with young boys. Nobody stood up because they were afraid of the mafia atmosphere that big time sports creates or they were afraid of tarnishing their beloved reputations instead of doing the moral, ethical, or legal thing to do. If they can take wins away from Calipari for the fact that he was in charge although he was not involved in any of the charges, they definitely should punish Penn State and allow JoePa's reputation to be tarnished because he also turned a blind eye to child molestation for the "greater good of college feetball". Time for the statue to go and time for the protesters at Penn State to wallow in shame for defending such callous people.

[toussaints]

Regardless of how they spend it, they deserve every damn dime they get. Everyone involved from the janitors to JoePa deserves blame. Penn State is a disgrace to college athletics and they deserve to be punished as harsh or if not harsher, then a school that has been caught illegally recruiting. Illegal recruiting is a violation, child molestation is a CRIME, and a horrible one at that. I am sure that in the small town atmosphere that State College is so proud of, that there was whispers and rumors about Sandusky and his escapades with young boys. Nobody stood up because they were afraid of the mafia atmosphere that big time sports creates or they were afraid of tarnishing their beloved reputations instead of doing the moral, ethical, or legal thing to do. If they can take wins away from Calipari for the fact that he was in charge although he was not involved in any of the charges, they definitely should punish Penn State and allow JoePa's reputation to be tarnished because he also turned a blind eye to child molestation for the "greater good of college feetball". Time for the statue to go and time for the protesters at Penn State to wallow in shame for defending such callous people.

Penn State will have to answer to a lot of people higher up than the ncaa and i don't know if this falls under an ncaa investigation. athletic integrity is not a question here, but moral integrity certainly is

Penn State needs to get rid of everyone that was involved in this catastrophe, including the board members that handled this situation. gotta start over

[Stardust]

I want to go back and find all crap I took for BLASTING Paterno for allowing this sick SOB in his program after '98! Sandusky is going to be the center of the barbecue in Hell, but Pitino will be one of the logs for allowing this to go unchecked and his actions to cover this up!

[Strikeout King]

This is just sickening. Anyone that does stuff like this to little boys deserves to rot in hell

[RunItUpTheGut]

Ole Joe knew what was going on, but didnt want to tarnish the reputation.
He's just as much at fault

[zaga_fan]

I want to go back and find all crap I took for BLASTING Paterno for allowing this sick SOB in his program after '98! Sandusky is going to be the center of the barbecue in Hell, but Pitino will be one of the logs for allowing this to go unchecked and his actions to cover this up!

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[Truth]

Regardless of how they spend it, they deserve every damn dime they get. Everyone involved from the janitors to JoePa deserves blame. Penn State is a disgrace to college athletics and they deserve to be punished as harsh or if not harsher, then a school that has been caught illegally recruiting. Illegal recruiting is a violation, child molestation is a CRIME, and a horrible one at that. I am sure that in the small town atmosphere that State College is so proud of, that there was whispers and rumors about Sandusky and his escapades with young boys. Nobody stood up because they were afraid of the mafia atmosphere that big time sports creates or they were afraid of tarnishing their beloved reputations instead of doing the moral, ethical, or legal thing to do. If they can take wins away from Calipari for the fact that he was in charge although he was not involved in any of the charges, they definitely should punish Penn State and allow JoePa's reputation to be tarnished because he also turned a blind eye to child molestation for the "greater good of college feetball". Time for the statue to go and time for the protesters at Penn State to wallow in shame for defending such callous people.

I'm not implying that the boys shouldn't be compensated for their damages. I''m saying it will be interesting to see how quickly they lose it or get conned out of it. Considering the facts involved, the odds are very high that that will happen. They better watch out for all those "retailers" bearing glitzy items, long lost "cousins", and "financial advisors".

[TheRealVille]

It's a horrific thing that happened to these boys. I find myself going back and forth every time I think about Paterno's role in it. Bottom line, I hope those young men break that school. I was in no way taking up for Paterno, I just think he is a dumb ass, more than a monster, like Sandusky.


I don't think I gave you crap about Paterno, SD. I think I was right there siding with you.

[Truth]

If I were making the decision, I would give Sandusky the death penalty and not piddle around with the usual quarter century of appeals to carry it out. If you want others to face criminal charges, you better add Sandusky's wife. I would suggest that no one covered up what was going on more than did Mrs. Sandusky. So why shouldn't she be prosecuted?

As for the death penalty, if it applies to Penn State, it should certainly apply to the Catholic Church (By the way, I am Catholic) and to all the public school systems in which teachers, male and female, molested and abused students. Throw in the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and many other unnamed entities, religious and secular. I feel sure there are many other groups who can also be encompassed in this purging of guilty institutions.

Why not just clean them all out? Penn State, the institution, is no more guilty than are many other "august" institutions.

[OrangenowBlue]

If I were making the decision, I would give Sandusky the death penalty and not piddle around with the usual quarter century of appeals to carry it out. If you want others to face criminal charges, you better add Sandusky's wife. I would suggest that no one covered up what was going on more than did Mrs. Sandusky. So why shouldn't she be prosecuted?

As for the death penalty, if it applies to Penn State, it should certainly apply to the Catholic Church (By the way, I am Catholic) and to all the public school systems in which teachers, male and female, molested and abused students. Throw in the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and many other unnamed entities, religious and secular. I feel sure there are many other groups who can also be encompassed in this purging of guilty institutions.

Why not just clean them all out? Penn State, the institution, is no more guilty than are many other "august" institutions.

Don't forget the private schools. I think that any school at some point has an issue with a faculty member committing child sexual abuse in some form. The problem is when it is covered up or has been swept under the rug. If there is a cover-up then the hammer should come down on that institution and the perpetrators of the cover-up. The punishment needs to be harsh and severe. Maybe not as harsh as the death penalty, but as severe as punishment for recruiting violations.