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The Non-Investigation of The Second Mile
Geoffrey Moulton used the word "inexplicable" to explain the delays in getting warrants for Sandusky's home and making an arrest. However, that same word applies to the Pennsylvania State Police's (PSP) failure to interview individuals and gather evidence from The Second Mile (TSM) as a means of identifying potential victims.
Moreover, if there was an organization that should have been suspected of covering up Sandusky's crimes, TSM should have been at the top of the list. Sandusky was the organizations founder, face, and top fundraiser.
As history shows, without Sandusky, TSM could not exist.
Even if the PSP didn't understand the financial incentive for a TSM cover-up, they had plenty of leads that should have caused them to visit the charity early in the investigation. The first seven people interviewed by the PSP all mentioned Sandusky's association with TSM and his work in mentoring young men.
The PSP continued to investigate the case when it was ensconced in the grand jury.
In August 2009, F.A., a former CMHS student, testified to the grand jury about being a TSM participant and being in the car with Fisher and Sandusky. Following F.A.'s testimony, Agent Anthony Sassano drafted a list of investigative steps that excluded contacting anyone associated with the charity. In reading the email below, the incompetency of Sassano is evident -- and likely explains why he was assigned to the case.
Even if Sassano was incompetent, he was being overseen by a seasoned prosecutor, Jonelle Eshbach, who had prosecuted many sexual abuse cases. Eshbach should have been the "backstop" that made sure investigators didn't miss anything.
Instead, it appeared that Eshbach was equally avoiding investigating TSM, as this request for subpoena reveals the gymnastics that had to be undertaken to
not request records from the charity, but justify a request to Penn State.
It is notable that Eshbach and the AG had "some suspicion" -- based on no evidence on the
official record -- that PSU had knowledge of Sandusky's inappropriate behavior with children.
In summary, the evidence shows that if Corbett and the AG suspected a cover-up, then it failed to investigate any of the most probable suspects until 2011. Based on the official record of evidence, the Sandusky grand jury was
not investigating a cover-up or coercing any witness testimony.
Second Mile Sandusky Scandal: Corbett's Grand Jury Lie, Part 3
The Evidence
The following evidence of the investigator's failure to follow leads and conduct routine investigative work was known to Moulton's team but not included in the report.
Failure to Find Victim 9
During the first twenty months of the investigation, the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and OAG were completely reliant upon Aaron Fisher (Victim 1), Dawn Daniels, and Central Mountain High School officials to generate leads.
As the investigation languished, the AG and PSP failed to investigate the first lead about other victims ever provided by Fisher, who provided the first names of two young men who had highly unusual first names beginning with the letter "S."
Fisher provided that information at his initial interview on November 20, 2008.
It is unclear whether or not Trooper Cavanaugh included that information in his police report that eventually made its way to the OAG. However, it is obvious that Cavanaugh didn't attempt to find Victim 9,
as that could have been easily accomplished by contacting The Second Mile (TSM) to find out the child's last name.
TSM wasn't contacted about the investigation until January 2011.
According to the Moulton Report, the investigation went cold in March 2010 and nothing happened until October. Typically, when an investigation goes cold, it is common practice to go
back to square one and review all of the existing evidence with the hopes of uncovering something that was missed.
That didn't happen.
In fact, the investigators did not
go back to Clinton County CYS until June 27, 2011.
The search warrant Sandusky's home was approved one week before the investigators visited Clinton County CYS. On June 22nd, the investigators finally searched Sandusky's home.
According to the trial testimony of AG Agent Anthony Sassano, a list of the names of participants of The Second Mile was found in Sandusky's home. Victim 9's name, his mother's first name, and
his phone number was on the participant list.
Despite investigators having that considerable evidence that could have led them to Victim 9, they never followed up.
In November 2011, the assistant principal of the boy's school called the hotline after the news of the Sandusky charges hit the papers.
According to his trial testimony, Victim 9 was repeatedly abused while the investigation lagged.
