Sounds like the inside story.
I've redacted the contact info for the author which was included in the original email.
trof
"The article below is the most comprehensive analysis of the disgusting Sandusky cover-up that I have seen. It explains financial and political greed. The closing statement is, "One man is not powerful enough to enable a child molester to prey on children for 14 years. However combine political donations, an attorney general with ambitions to become governor with law enforcement under his control and that seems to be enough power." With the facts detailed in this writing, Joe Paterno's actions are now completely understood; and his credibility and morality is restored without question. Mike McQueary's actions are also better understood. It appears that there was a huge cover-up in the police dept., that is a credible theory. It is a tragedy the extent that politics and greed destroyed the peace and satisfaction for Joe Paterno's final days.
This is very good read.
Subject: PSU Cover up
Seems that this is the tip of the iceberg....more to come
The following, written by Dr. William D. Brown. Brown has a bachelor’s
degree from Arkansas, master’s from Penn State, doctorate from New
Mexico.
This commentary is not to justify the alleged actions of Jerry
Sandusky. I believe he is more than likely guilty and that is why I
could never be an impartial juror. According to the U.S. Constitution,
which preserves civility in the United States, we need to recognize the
court procedures set forth by it. In other words, we need to recognize
that government, law enforcement, and politicians will and may use it
against us to paint a story with the media. Right now there are only
bits and pieces of information; people are appalled and rightfully so,
but making sure we get the complete story is necessary. I feel most
main stream news sources would not print this, thus we need the
internet: the underworld of news. I hope this story is shared by many
to get to the core of the truth, as people we are supposed to trust
have done a great injustice not only to young children but also to
innocent men of which none is Jerry Sandusky in this commentary.
The Penn State University's association with Jerry Sandusky is going to
get super ugly and the whole truth will probably never come out as
there is far more to it than just PSU football. The cover up involves
Penn State officials starting with the board of trustees, government
officials and the police all doing their very best to try to pin this
on the most obvious person, Joe Paterno. Paterno is the face of Penn
State football and Sandusky was an assistant coach a long time ago
(1999). One thing I would bet my life on is that Joe Paterno didn't
want Sandusky around PSU.
Let's look at some facts. Jerry Sandusky was twice named assistant
coach of the year in Division I college football. He was a great
defensive coordinator and the record proves his worth to PSU football.
While Sandusky was at Penn State, the Nittany Lions had 31 winning
seasons during a 32-year stretch. The university was nicknamed
Linebacker U. In 1997, Sandusky was first subjected to child abuse
charges when the District Attorney of Centre County, Pennsylvania, Ray
Gricar dismissed the charges despite evidence and a statement from a
victim that Sandusky was showering in the nude with minors and fondling
young boys. Because Gricar dismissed the charges, it was just an
allegation and 32 years of tenure at Penn State meant the University
couldn't just fire Sandusky without justification lest it would face a
wrongful termination lawsuit.
After the original allegations, Joe Paterno told Sandusky he would not
be the next head coach at Penn State and he should consider retiring.
Paterno informed Sandusky the football team needed to head in a
different direction. Considering PSU was used to winning football
seasons with Sandusky it seemed strange to fix something that wasn't
broken. The five years immediately following Sandusky's departure PSU
had four losing season. The decision to push Sandusky out was not about
winning but about character, and Sandusky's character appeared to be in
question. Per the urging of Paterno, Sandusky agreed to an early
"enhanced retirement package" and since he was never convicted he was
in a position to negotiate a decent retirement package.
Due to the horrible record and sub-standard PSU defense in the post
Sandusky years, Tim Curley the PSU athletic director actually asked Joe
to step down as football coach; Paterno refused. Based on this
knowledge it is safe to say Joe Paterno was not all about winning
football games as he pushed out his best assistant coach because of
strong allegations..
Sandusky retired from PSU football at a young age for a football coach
(55). His focus turned towards the charity he founded, the Second Mile
Foundation. This charity had a legal counselor named Wendell Courtney.
Coincidentally, Courtney was the university legal counsel who
negotiated Sandusky's retirement package. The retirement package
included, the title of Professor of Physical Education with emeritus
status allowing Sandusky full use of university facilities. Sandusky
also received an office in East Hall along with a telephone line yet,
he never taught at PSU. The retirement package was approved by the Penn
State board of trustees (1998) NOT Joe Paterno the football coach.
Why would Sandusky need an office and phone line at PSU? Perhaps, the
answer lies with Wendell Courtney. Courtney was legal counsel for The
Second Mile Foundation, a charity that raised millions of dollars for
under privileged youths. Raising funds for this organization involved
many ex Nittany Lion players who went on to play in the NFL and had big
name contacts. Sandusky maintained his reputation that included rather
complimentary words from former Super Bowl winning coach Dick Vermeil,
former President George H.W. Bush, and many others plus a continued
association with Penn State University as the cleanest football program
in collegiate sports. The PSU connection, the phone, and the office
were all beneficial to Sandusky when raising funds for the Second Mile
Foundation. Wendell Courtney as legal counsel for the foundation was
also a beneficiary of the fund raising as only 10% of funds donated to
charities are required by law to go to the actual cause while 90% can
be used for administrative fees.
Money was the motivation for Sandusky 's existence at PSU but former
District Attorney, Ray Gricar cannot answer questions as to his
motivations because he has been missing since 2005. Gricar's Mini
Cooper was last seen along the banks adjacent to the Susquehanna River
in April of 2005. Strangely, the body of Gricar's brother was found
nine years earlier in the Great Miami River in Ohio .
"Police and family members noted that the location where the vehicle
was found – adjacent to two bridges over the Susquehanna River – bore
some similarities to the location where the vehicle of Roy Gricar, Ray
Gricar's older brother, was located before his body was found in the
Great Miami River in Ohio in 1996."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Gricar
Now let's examine Joe Paterno's character. Paterno or Joe Pa as he is
affectionately called by many, was an advocate of academics; his
players graduated at a rate 78%, 9% greater than the national average
and only second to Northwestern in the Big Ten Conference.
"Paterno is also renowned for his charitable contributions to academics
at Penn State . He and his wife Sue have contributed over $4 million
towards various departments and colleges, including support for the
Penn State All-Sports Museum, which opened in 2002, and the Pasquerilla
Spiritual Center, which opened in 2003. After helping raise over $13.5
million in funds for the 1997 expansion of Pattee Library, the
University named the expansion Paterno Library in their honor.
In 2007, former player Franco Harris and his company R Super Foods
honored Paterno for his contributions to Penn State by featuring his
story and picture on boxes of Super Donuts and Super Buns in Central
PA. A portion of the sales will be donated to an endowment fund for the
university library that bears his name."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Paterno#Philanthropy_and_education
It should also be noted that Paterno never earned more than $568,000
(base salary) a year in his career well below what he could have
commanded given both tenure and nationwide support. While most Division
I coaches earn well over a million and up to $5 million per season Joe
Paterno, a living legend, collegiate football Hall of Famer barely made
a half million per year.
Joe Pa has a reputation of playing by the rules and if he was guilty of
anything it was playing by the rules when it came to Sandusky . Paterno
couldn't fire Sandusky in 1999, so he suggested Sandusky take advantage
of early "enhanced retirement" from the football program. In 2002, upon
hearing allegations from Mike McQueary about child molestation in the
showers by the former assistant Sandusky , Paterno followed the rules,
just like he has done his entire life.. The rules at Penn State set
forth by the board of trustees state that any sexual misconduct must be
reported to one's immediate superior. In this case Paterno and McQueary
reported to Tim Curley the Athletic Director and Gary Schultz the
Senior Vice President of Business and Finance. Paterno and McQueary
followed the rules and per state law McQueary having witnessed an act
in the showers of alleged sexual misconduct with a minor by an adult
reported this incident to the police. Grand Jury Report, page 12
Joe Paterno was a football coach at Penn State. He had legendary status
and many supporters. He was never a god as some disillusioned people
might suggest. He yielded power to the board of trustees, the same
group that fired him. If you are indeed and almighty and powerful god
you don't get fired by the board of trustees.
As for Mike McQueary, the then 28 year old graduate assistant allegedly
witnessed a horrific act for which he came forward to Joe Paterno, Tim
Curley, Gary Schultz, and per his own statements, the police.
University police and Centre County police departments are both denying
reports of McQueary having made any statements on record. McQueary is
considered a credible witness by the state. He has not been fired by
the board of trustees and he is not wanted by the police for any
violations of the law yet both police departments with jurisdiction are
denying he made a statement. Considering McQueary has not been charged
and he was found to be a credible, honest witness by the appointed
grand jury I would assume he has been honest throughout and did file a
police report. As for the police, as the puzzle comes together it
almost appears they are involved in the coverup as well.
Gary Schultz is an important figure in this entire debacle. Schultz is
the Senior Vice President of Business and Finance for Penn State. Per
his job description he oversees the PSU police department. In other
words, he is either the head of the university police department or he
is a representative of the police department, otherwise what business
did he have in hearing statements from Paterno and McQueary? Schultz
and Athletic Director Tim Curley decided the incident reported by
McQueary was "not that serious" and like Ray Gricar in 1998, dismissed
the eye witness account from McQueary and never reported their findings
to the state of Pennsylvania child services department as required by
law. Gary Schultz appears to have a major conflict of interest. He was
the head of the university police department (oversees) and the Sr.
Vice President of Business and Finance; to report Sandusky for sexual
misconduct with a minor would have rocked the PSU program in 2002,
costing the University revenue and making Schultz look bad so it's
possible he decided to cover up the incident and focus on finance and
business. Schultz has been discredited as having faulty testimony in
the case and is not considered a credible witness. Grand Jury Report
page 9
This wouldn't be the first time the police have covered up a crime. The
fraternity in blue was well aware of first-hand reports of sexual abuse
by Sandusky in 1997 in Centre County. The police didn't pursue the
allegations and by law ironically since then District Attorney Ray
Gricar dismissed the charges; the police did not have the authority to
go any further regardless of "Noonan's moral obligations".
Schultz is currently retired from PSU and is out on bail for failing to
report a criminal act against a child (Grand Jury report page 12) Based
on the information Schultz received from McQueary he and recently fired
President Graham Spanier took away Sandusky's keys and notified him
to not to bring children onto PSU property. This was not Joe Paterno's
ruling but rather the decision of senior officials at Penn State
University.
In 2009 more allegations were brought against Jerry Sandusky by Clinton
County High School for molesting young boys at the school where
Sandusky was a volunteer coach. AT the time charges were the
responsibility of then Attorney General Tom Corbett. Corbett claims he
put off the case because he had ties to the Sandusky family. Corbett
had enough evidence to arrest Sandusky in 2009 but chose to wait.
Ironically the Second Mile Foundation had donated over $640,000 to
Corbett's political campaign including $200,000 for Corbett's 2010 race
for Governor of Pennsylvania
http://earlyreturns.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/early-returns-20/53-post-gazette-staff/3641-more-second-mile-psucorbett-ties .
To make matters worse Governor Tom Corbett, who was the acting attorney
general in 2009 and aware of the Sandusky child molestation case
approved a $3,000,000 state grant to The Second Mile Foundation in
2010. Corbett is the same governor who refused to spend $40 million for
disabled citizens but approved $3 million to a charity and it's founder
who Corbett knew to be the focus of a child molestation case.
http://thepennsylvaniaprogressive.com/
The coverup goes far deeper and cuts into the judicial system. The
judge who set the bail for Sandusky to roam free on $100,000 unsecured
bail ($400,000 lighter than requested by the prosecutor's office) had
direct ties with The Second Mile Foundation; another conflict of
interest. The Second Mile Foundation also recently purchased land from
Penn St. University which was approved by the board of trustees
including board member Governor Tom Corbett. Had Corbett revealed
allegations against Sandusky in 2009 his acceptance of campaign
donations from Sandusky's charity might have come into strong question
and he would not have received additional financial support in 2010 for
the governor's race. If that is not enough political influence, include
Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania in the already embarrassing mix.
In 2002 Sandusky was awarded the "Angels in Adoption Award" by Senator
Santorum for his work with foster children so Pennsylvania politicians
were well represented when sweeping the 1997 case under the rug.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_Mile
Considering both the money involved with The Second Mile Foundation and
the man who was it's President and founder, it took a lot of nerve, or
ignorance by Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan to
criticize Joe Paterno for "not meeting his moral obligations". It's
easy to go after an 84 year old man. After all Paterno is feeble and
will die soon enough even if he does decide to sue the state for
slandering his reputation. Remember, Paterno tried to get rid of
Sandusky; the board of trustees allowed Sandusky to keep an office on
campus.
Frank Noonan stirred the pot and slandered Joe Paterno so badly that
support for Paterno was at an all-time low. This is what allowed the
board of trustees to fire Paterno. The spotlight has been placed on
Paterno as an "enabler", yet Sandusky has not been under Joe Paterno's
supervision since 1999. Paterno is enough of a public figure that a
spotlight on him takes heat off of the real "enablers". Frank Noonan
slandered Joe Pa to take the focus off his boss in the governor's
office. The money trail from Sandusky to Corbett is documented.
Sandusky had value in Tom Corbett's political career.
It's a horrific tragedy that young boys have been allegedly molested by
Sandusky for years. I refrain from calling him guilty but the evidence,
political coverup supported by police departments state-wide, and the
attempt to deflect press onto Joe Paterno is the most corrupt and
sickest political scandal in my lifetime. A case so vile as child
molestation, that is covered up for so many years, probably wouldn't be
covered up by a man who has followed the rules for the past 84 years of
his life while exhibiting actions of excellent character. But when
politicians, police, and money are involved, even the sickest of
actions is allowed to continue for such an extensive period of time
until it becomes so hideous that parents talk to one too many cops and
finally something has to be done. Finally something has been done!
PSU in this case may not stand for Penn State University; perhaps it
stands for Political State cover Up. It takes more than one man to
cover up child molestation for 14 years. One man is not powerful enough
to enable a child molester to prey on children for 14 years. However
combine political donations, an attorney general with ambitions to
become governor with law enforcement under his control and that seems
to be enough power."
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