Penn State Sandusky scandal: AD arrested, Paterno, Spanier fired; coverup charged #4

[Concerned Papa]

Their website states that the indoor pools were CLOSED today and tomorrow. (Notice that the story does not give any names either. It is likely to be bs.)
http://www.athletics.psu.edu/rec/nat/documents/NatGridSchedule.pdf

LOL, you are good. I mean reeeeeal good!

 

[LRinCA]

Well, I have an alumni e-mail address and Sandusky is eligible for one as well.

Well, there you go.

I had no idea such an arrangement existed.

 

[Reader]

Ironically, I've vaguely familiar with Mr. Amendola's record, and he's had a lot of successes.

Penn State sex crime cases are familiar territory for Sandusky's lawyer

Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/11/16/130460/sanduskys-lawyer-amendola-is-now.html#ixzz1ea8hLJYo

State College attorney Joseph Amendola has a reputation as a skilled attorney who has handled a number of high-profile cases, including several that drew national attention because of the defendants’ ties to Penn State and its football program.

But the spotlight has never been as bright as it is now, as he defends former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky........

On Tuesday, that scrutiny led to headlines revealing that Amendola’s wife was just 17 when she gave birth to their oldest child in 1997. .........
She and Amendola had a second child in 2002, and married on Feb. 8, 2003.

Neither of the Amendolas, who are now separated, could be reached for comment on Tuesday.
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Amendola’s roots in Centre County date back to his days at a student at Penn State. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1970 and settled locally soon after.

His clients have included a number of Penn State students, including some members of the football team.

In 2006, Amendola defended defensive end Scott Paxson against charges of aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault stemming from allegations by a fellow student that he had unwanted sexual contact with her in December 2004 in his campus apartment. Paxson eventually agreed to a plea deal in which he paid a $300 fine for disorderly conduct.

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Dave Immel, who served as Centre County prothonotary and clerk of courts for 16 years ending in 2000, said Amendola was “very diligent in his work and a good orator in the courtroom.”

“I always found him to be above-board,” Immel said. “He had a great reputation. If you could afford him, he’s the guy you wanted.”

And those who encounter Amendola outside the courtroom described him as “generous” with his time and attention.

He has been involved in the State College Elks Lodge and the Pennsylvania State Elks Association, serving the latter as president from 2000 to 2001.


More at link...

 

[LRinCA]

I just found this regarding alumni addresses:


E-mail forwarding is now available to all Penn State Alumni Association members. No matter where you move, your friends will be able to get in touch with you using the same address ([email protected]). This is not an e-mail provider, but a forwarding service that forwards your messages to your most current e-mail address. All you have to do is enter your current e-mail account. Your new e-mail forwarding address will use “psualum.com.” http://alumni.psu.edu/membership/benefits/email.htm



Sandusky's was (is?) a psu.edu address.

 

[Reader]

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky proclaimed his innocence on national television Monday night, saying he isn't a pedophile and that the worst mistake he made was showering with children.

But under Pennsylvania's child protection laws, what Sandusky admitted to in an interview with NBC's Bob Costas could fit the definition of indecent exposure. If children under 16 were involved, it could be a first-degree misdemeanor with a maximum punishment of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Indecent exposure fits under the definition of a child sex crime, according to Pennsylvania state law.


Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/11/15/130393/sandusky-claims-innocence-but.html#ixzz1eaFFobEI

 

[LRinCA]

Apologies if this has been posted already.


We asked what you'd like to know about the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal and its fallout. Thanks to everyone who responded with more than 160 questions and comments!

We're going to start by answering a batch of the more common ones (or common themes). We'll be adding more answers in the coming days.



A few of the questions (answers at link):

1. Is anyone looking into whether Penn State trustees broke the Sunshine Law?

2. Where are Ray Gricar's associates or assistants who obviously supported him during the 1998 investigation? Where are the police who helped with the investigation in 1998? Why didn't the story make the newspapers in 1998?

3. Should Sandusky, Curley and Schultz be found innocent of any wrong doing, is there any legal/moral obligation for the university to address the firings of Paterno and Spanier as premature?




And several more:

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/11/jerry_sandusky_sacbndal_answer.html

 

[MagnoliaMom]

Patriot-News editorial clouts New York Times for moving in on Victim One's identity:

On recent news stories about Jerry Sandusky and Victim One

the rest at pennlive.com link above

I really hate this for victim 1. I pray he can remain focused and strong.

 

[Reader]

Child sex charges filed against Jerry Sandusky; two top Penn State University officials charged with perjury & failure to report suspected child abuse

http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/press.aspx?id=6270

Story of how the case progressed and charges were brought by the AG:

"This is a case about a sexual predator who used his position within the university and community to repeatedly prey on young boys," Kelly said. "It is also a case about high-ranking university officials who allegedly failed to report the sexual assault of a young boy after the information was brought to their attention, and later made false statements to a grand jury that was investigating a series of assaults on young boys............

List of charges against Sandusky:

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Seven counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, all first-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.

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One count of aggravated indecent assault, a second-degree felony punishable by up to ten years in prison and a $25,000 fine.

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Four counts of unlawful contact with a minor, all first-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.

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Four counts of unlawful contact with a minor, all third-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine.

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Four counts of endangering the welfare of a child, all third-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine.

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Four counts of endangering the welfare of a child, all first-degree misdemeanors which are each punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

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Eight counts of corruption of minors, all first-degree misdemeanors which are each punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

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One count of indecent assault, a third-degree felony punishable by up to seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine.

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Four counts of indecent assault, all second-degree misdemeanors which are each punishable by up to two years in prison and a $5,000 fine.


Two counts of indecent assault, all first-degree misdemeanors which are each punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

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One count of attempt to commit indecent assault, a second-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison and a $5,000 fine.


Much more at link.....

 

[LRinCA]

From the PennLive/Patriot News questions/answers column:

This is in regard to the 1998 allegations. I didn't realize she was the one who had tracked down the report.

It never made the newspapers in 1998 because the allegations were ruled unfounded and the report filed away. Patriot-News reporter Sara Ganim obtained the report early this year after receiving a tip that it existed, and we first wrote about it in March.

 

[wfgodot]

The White Building, which houses the Fitness Center and also has a pool, was open for regular hours today.

http://www.athletics.psu.edu/rec/whitebldg/documents/THANKSGIVING2011.pdf

 

[Pensfan]

Why has the AG not pressed charges against Karen Probst, Athletic Director/coach Steven Turchetta, and the guidance counselor who are mandated reporters, but refused to report Sandusky's sexual assault on a child? The AG brought charges against individuals at Penn State for failure to report. The board of control of Keystone School District will be more likely to boot these pedophile enablers if they are charged with this crime.

 

[davehead21]

I hope I do not come off as harsh, but if your husband is fired from his job and one of the perks of said husband's job was use of a facility associated with that job - such as a pool or exercise equipment club - why would a wife think she could still use those facilities after her husband was fired?

Historically, once the king is deposed, he and his family no longer get to live in the castle.

Even further, why isn't she embarrassed enough to stay away from the campus? If I were in her shoes, I would be too embarrassed to leave my house....let alone show my face at the place from where my husband was fired.

 

[Reader]

So one of his new accusers is a " family member?'

Ugghhhh. I wonder if it is one of the adoptees or foster children. It has always bothered me that he had that many adopted kids and we know he is a pedophile. It made me worry that he messed with them too.

From what I understand I think the adopted/fostered children are now grown.

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2...se-allegations-made-by-sandusky-family-member

The two new allegations were being investigated by the state's Children and Youth Services, which investigates reports of abuse if victims are under the age of 18...........

The assault with the family member allegedly occurred before the 67-year-old Sandusky’s arrest earlier this month, but was not brought to the attention of authorities until after he was indicted on Nov. 4, according to the newspaper.

News organizations were withholding the child’s relationship to Sandusky to shield the child’s identity.

And this:

"One alleged victim on Wednesday sought an injunction to stop the Second Mile charity from dissipating its assets, NBC News confirmed. In a filing in Pennsylvania state court, the alleged victim said he and others intended to sue Second Mile for negligence and failing to report known sexual abuse of children, and wanted to stop the charity's assets from disappearing. Sandusky founded Second Mile."

 

[Pensfan]

The White Building, which houses the Fitness Center and also has a pool, was open for regular hours today.

http://www.athletics.psu.edu/rec/whitebldg/documents/THANKSGIVING2011.pdf

Uh.....The site you posted states that the White Building pool was CLOSED today and has been closed since Monday.

The article that was in question was titled, "Sue Paterno told she can't use Penn State University pool to swim." The Natatorium pool and the White Building pool were both CLOSED. The only other pool is the outside pool and it hasn't been open for a long time as the temperature is very chilly.

It is likely that most of the students that fill the lifeguard positions have gone home for Thanksgiving break. This is why the pools are always closed during breaks.

 

[Reader]

http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_n...case-feds-consider-launching-criminal-inquiry

A senior law enforcement source tells NBC News that federal prosecutors and FBI agents in Pennsylvania are now “looking hard” at whether to open up their own investigation because of allegations that former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky crossed state lines to commit child abuse.

One of the Pennsylvania state charges against Sandusky alleges that he flew one boy – identified as Victim Number Four – to the Outback Bowl in Tampa in 1998 and then again to the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio in 1999. ..........

The feds are also trying to determine whether Sandusky used the Internet to communicate or even recruit his victims—also grounds for the FBI to become involved. And a New York-based charity, the Fresh Air Fund, confirmed this week that it sent five children to live with Sandusky in the 1970s and one in the mid-1990s.

“It would be inconceivable that we couldn’t find grounds” to make this a federal case, the official said.

........Beyond supporting an ongoing inquiry by the Department of Education into the actions of Penn State officials, Smith added: "I can't comment about other specific areas of federal inquiry." .............

The FBI is also making its resources – including its crime lab and behavior analysis unit – available to investigators, a state police spokesman said.

 

[katydid23]

From what I understand I think the adopted/fostered children are now grown.

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2...se-allegations-made-by-sandusky-family-member

The two new allegations were being investigated by the state's Children and Youth Services, which investigates reports of abuse if victims are under the age of 18...........

The assault with the family member allegedly occurred before the 67-year-old Sandusky’s arrest earlier this month, but was not brought to the attention of authorities until after he was indicted on Nov. 4, according to the newspaper.

News organizations were withholding the child’s relationship to Sandusky to shield the child’s identity.

And this:

"One alleged victim on Wednesday sought an injunction to stop the Second Mile charity from dissipating its assets, NBC News confirmed. In a filing in Pennsylvania state court, the alleged victim said he and others intended to sue Second Mile for negligence and failing to report known sexual abuse of children, and wanted to stop the charity's assets from disappearing. Sandusky founded Second Mile."

Maybe a grandchild then?

 

[Concerned Papa]

"I'll be honest with you guys, Jerry has wanted to talk for a long time....”

“I thought it was time that maybe they heard from Jerry.....”

http://www.wgal.com/news/29770042/detail.html#ixzz1eaMTxS3J

Well, this lawyer said he wanted ole Jer to talk. Looks like he got it:

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky proclaimed his innocence on national television Monday night, saying he isn't a pedophile and that the worst mistake he made was showering with children.

But under Pennsylvania's child protection laws, what Sandusky admitted to in an interview with NBC's Bob Costas could fit the definition of indecent exposure. If children under 16 were involved, it could be a first-degree misdemeanor with a maximum punishment of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Indecent exposure fits under the definition of a child sex crime, according to Pennsylvania state law.

Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/11/15/130393/sandusky-claims-innocence-but.html#ixzz1eaFFobEI

Former Gov. Ed Rendell said he was shocked:

"I'm surprised his lawyer let him speak publicly, number one. Number two, it seems like he's telling a story that's not connected to reality....”

http://www.wgal.com/news/29770042/detail.html#ixzz1eaNhWpP2

If this lawyer keeps this level of juris prudence brilliance at play, the prosecutors can go someplace warm and sip frozen drinks with paper umbrellas. By the time they’re back, this guy will have a noose around his client’s neck. :rocker:

 

[Reader]

I recently read that Joe Paterno met his wife-to-be at the Penn State library. She was a freshman at Penn State - he was/is 13 years her senior. He waited until she graduated to marry her.

http://www.playerwives.com/tag/sue-paterno/

That said, all she has known since her freshman year of college is Penn State. I don't say that to minimize her life and/or her accomplishments - not in the least. I'm just guessing the woman is in a state of shock (of sorts).

[/IMG]

I wonder how long the statue will last?

 

[Pensfan]

"One alleged victim on Wednesday sought an injunction to stop the Second Mile charity from dissipating its assets, NBC News confirmed. In a filing in Pennsylvania state court, the alleged victim said he and others intended to sue Second Mile for negligence and failing to report known sexual abuse of children, and wanted to stop the charity's assets from disappearing. Sandusky founded Second Mile."

Certainly Second mile can disperse their funds ............to an escrow account.

Where are all the brilliant minds who were supposedly on the board at Second Mile? They have abandoned ship. Someone is releasing fairy tales from that organization now. They WISH they could disperse their funds to other charitable organizations, but it isn't going to happen.

 

[Pensfan]

I wonder how long the statue will last?

It was a rumor (among Penn State main campus students) that Joe Pa's statue would be removed by administration over Thanksgiving break.