#PENN STATA FOOTBALL SERIAL#
And I didn’t feel adequate.” When asked if he knew anything about a 1998 police investigation into Sandusky’s activities, Paterno responded, “I had never heard a thing.”Īn investigation into Penn State’s actions around Sandusky found that Penn State leaders showed “total and consistent disregard” for victims and covered up the assaults of a serial sexual predator as early as 1998. Would you guys look into it?’ ‘Cause I didn’t know, you know… I had never had to deal with something like that. And then I called my superiors and I said ‘Hey we got a problem, I think. He stated, “I wanted to make sure I knew what I was doing. Paterno said he was not sure what to do in the situation. Prior to his death, in his final interview, Paterno described an incident involving Sandusky: Graduate assistant Mike McQueary informed Paterno that he had seen Sandusky in an inappropriate position with a boy in the locker room showers in 2001.
#PENN STATA FOOTBALL TRIAL#
Paterno died from lung cancer at the age of 85 in January 2012, before Sandusky’s trial began. While Sandusky clearly did wrong, many supporters did not want to see Paterno’s legacy tarnished. He was much beloved by Penn State fans, students, and alumni. Paterno was the most victorious coach in the history of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football. Beyond Sandusky, the case opened up investigations into how much university administrators and head coach Joe Paterno knew about Sandusky’s criminal activity, and whether or not they knowingly covered it up. Sandusky’s arrest and conviction shocked the world of college athletics because of the severity of his crimes and the extent to which he may have been enabled by others. Sandusky was an assistant coach of football at Pennsylvania State University. He was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison. In June 2012, Jerry Sandusky was found guilty on 45 counts of sexual abuse of 10 boys. Following the conviction of assistant coach Jerry Sandusky for sexual abuse, debate continues on how much university officials and head coach Joe Paterno knew of the crimes.
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