Seems like the entire state of Pennsylvania forgot about the crime of children being molested, having their dignity and innocence stolen, and have a head coach who couldn’t care less.. A new poll shows that a vast majority of Pennsylvanians want the Joe Paterno statue to return to Penn State..

Such a strange juxtaposition of headlines and an ad in my Sunday morning paper today.. The Jerry Sandusky raping headline, jurors hoping for a life sentence, and a Penn State pride ad about charitable collections. It certainly makes their act of kindness a little bit more awkward

Some new sick news in the Penn State scandal

When the Jerry Sandusky scandal broke wide open last fall, one or two reporters published articles that the boys molested may have been part of a larger sex ring. Those stories were pushed aside to focus on the known allegations against Sandusky at Penn State.

Now CBS News reportedly that US Postal inspectors are leading an investigation as to whether Sandusky shared images of children through the mail.

And now today, the story has taken an even more horrid turn for the revolting. Radar Online is reporting that a witness is claiming he saw Sandusky abuse boys on a private plane—and this is a Penn State booster!  Radar also reports that a new investigation into a pedophile ring is being conducted by federal authorities.  Radar reports that this booster has been interviewed in the past few weeks, presumably after the conviction of Sandusky and the Freeh report condemning the entire Penn State University system for allowing abuse to continue for years.

In the mean time, while Sandusky sits in prison for his crimes, Graham Spanier, former Penn State president, ,has a new job: He is working for the federal government!  Spanier will be working with the FEDs on projects related to national security. (?!) Perhaps no background check was conducted…?

Penn State Pride.. Happy Valley.. welcome to the new world

Happy Valley couldn’t be sadder today. Penn State University has been hit with unprecedented penalties by the NCAA.

The ‘death penalty’ was not imposed on the football program, but it may as well have been.

The NCAA ordered:

• No bowl games for four years


• Scholarships reduced from 25 to 15


• $60 million fine


• 14 seasons of football victories from Paterno taken away

The online world.. the cable television world. .the sports world.. the bars of America.. all will be talking about today’s news concerning Penn State. Few will talk about the victims of sex scandals. 

We will.

Jerry Sandusky was accused, prosecuted, and convicted of systematically using a charity to get underprivileged kids into his sex ring. He showered with them, and brought them to his house to rape them. The underage boys were also not helped by the University and Joe Paterno after a cover up ensued because top officials wanted to protect the name and reputation of the school… and now, due to their actions for years, the reputation of Penn State and the football program lays in ruins. Yes, this is why these penalties were imposed. 

This is why.

A tale of one painting. Joe Paterno had a halo after he died, but on July 14, 2012, artist Michael Pilato used his skills to remove that same halo..

Sure, the late Penn State coach is no saint. But now that the Freeh report is sinking in and new facts are being digested, it’s clear that he was no saint either. He was a man who wanted to try to cover up as much as he could to save the reputation of Penn State.. and sordid as it all seems, the children who were abused in this situation always were last on the list of people who were helped. It’s a disgusting and sick story .. one that I can’t really read about much or think about much because of how deplorable it was and is, but also because of how many generations of proud Penn State graduates are shamed for good by the scars of sexual abuse in locker rooms on the campus.

Oh, and yes, the school has decided to re-do those shower rooms.. take away the look … but not the memories. No way in hell will people forget what happened there. And with more and more information trickling out about how much higher ups knew of the situation, the story isn’t dead yet.

Sandusky did the crime but others sure assisted. Joe Paterno included

The devastating emails trickling out of the shadows now.. Amazing how little scorn Paterno faced. He has since died but it is clear his reputation will take a massive hit after the dust settles on the latest revelations.

Sandusky did the crime but others sure assisted. Joe Paterno included

Smoking gun emails: Top Penn State officials debated what to do about Sandusky--in 2001!

Wow:

“After giving it more thought and talking it over with Joe (Paterno, the head football coach at the time) yesterday, I am uncomfortable with what we agreed were the next steps,” CNN quoted Curley as saying in an email.

Curley then makes reference to “the first situation,” likely meaning the shower incident involving Sandusky and a young boy in the Lasch building in 1998.

Smoking gun emails: Top Penn State officials debated what to do about Sandusky--in 2001!

Justice

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Dare to make predictions on what the Sandusky jury has decided?