I would agree with you that it is inappropriate, but inappropriate is not necessarily illegal.This snippet from the post above is pretty ****ed up. As are other such snippets excusing his behavior.
You know what? Hugging a naked young boy in a shower -- while also naked -- is all kinds of messed up, and is not the normal behavior of a football coach.
It was common in many societies to do all sorts of horrific things that are shunned in modern society. We evolve as a species. I don't buy for a second that Jerry was merely a product of a different era, and this pedo behavior is excusable.
What a pathetic line of argument.