Penn State...what did Paterno know?

[Happy Panther]

And again, if you're innocent and knew nothing, as sad as this realization is to make, why is Joe Pa hiring a defense attorney?

Hiring an attorney rarely has much to do with guilt or innocence.

[Proudiddy]

Hiring an attorney rarely has much to do with guilt or innocence.

I think it does in this case. Not saying Joe Pa is guilty of anything specifically, but what does he have to hide?

[Proudiddy]

And apparently my suspicions are starting to look more likely:

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/11/penn_state_child_sex-abuse_sca.html

Until 1998, none of the young victims came forward to tell their story — not to the police or to anyone. It is a terrible cruelty that the trauma of sex abuse often drives victims into silence when sharing their story could help them and others.

In 1998, a boy who was 12 at the time told police that Sandusky had showered with him in the Penn State football locker room during a tour. The boy claimed Sandusky assaulted him during the shower.

During our own investigation, years later, the mother told us that she had been specifically instructed by state police not to speak with reporters.

No charges were filed against Sandusky in 1998. With the mother cowed into silence, the incident remained buried.

No further victims or witnesses spoke up until the 2002 incident that involved Mike McQueary, Paterno and other top university officials.

It appears from the grand jury presentment that the school’s aim was to handle this report very quietly. They succeeded. No one who had been directly involved talked about it at the time. No one.

Sandusky flaunted the so-called “ban” on his bringing kids to campus — in fact, he held Second Mile camps on other Penn State campuses as recently as 2008. We never noticed any sanctions against the former coach because they didn’t really exist.

That was STATE POLICE, not campus. There were some really powerful people pulling the strings here.

[Matt Foley]

So how do you think Penn State will do against Nebraska Saturday? I'd like a breakdown of the two teams, please.

[Happy Panther]

I think it does in this case. Not saying Joe Pa is guilty of anything specifically, but what does he have to hide?

Come on. Paterno was protected by a team of PSU lawyers until today for many issues. Once you get fired you don't have that protection point forward. Of course he hires private counsel.

This is simple stuff.

[BBQ&Beer]

I think it does in this case. Not saying Joe Pa is guilty of anything specifically, but what does he have to hide?

His ignorance of the law. Besides, I wouldn't be surprised of civil suits against him.

[Happy Panther]

His ignorance of the law. Besides, I wouldn't be surprised of civil suits against him.

I would be surprised if anyone could manage a civil suit against Paterno individually.

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Finally read the grand jury report.

Wish I hadn't.

At the very least, Jerry Sandusky should be wiped from existence.

[Matt Foley]

I wish we could waterboard Sandusky and get the names of every other perv he pimped to. And make them all public.

[JakeFlake]

how ironic is it that Mike McQeary is being protected for his own safety?

[BBQ&Beer]

I would be surprised if anyone could manage a civil suit against Paterno individually.

Agreed, but that doesn't mean they won't try.

At any rate, I'm sorry, I wasn't clear. I was thinking more along the lines of a suit being brought against the school & the school trying to make him the scapegoat.

[Hawk]

all this focus on Paterno and I don't condone what he did by any means...and I also really don't know what he did or didn't know or what he did or didn't do....all that said, the focus sure has falled of Sandusky pretty quick. POS

[Kettle]

Paterno and the others basically all did the same thing Hawk. They knew what was going on and did nothing about it.

[Hawk]

agree, but disagree...and like I said...I certainly don't condone that he kept quiet.

Also easy for us to judge...but like it's been posted before, I'm thinking there are some extremely influential people that are going to end up being involved in all of this and Paterno would have been in an extremely difficult situation if that's the case. It's all bad bad bad and again, I don't condone it.