Maybe it shouldn't have happened, but if PSU reports the 2001 incident McQueary is out of play and the opportunity for all that you describe to happen is significantly diminished.
Josh Shapiro seeks the death penalty for Graham Spanier
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This is a fair take, although it may be semantics. I think there were a few members of the BOT who had vendettas and the rest of the BOT was too incompetent to stop the rogue actors.
Both of these posts are correct. PSU should not have had to report based on the law at the time. If they had reported, their exposure is almost zero and maybe the Sandusky trial never even happens.
Yea good point about the others Mimi was too interested in the opera and Jesse Arnell was too far away and old.
Why is it unrealistic? Even Spanier recognized at the time that not reporting exposed PSU to risk.
Guess what? He was right. And now he's going to jail for it.
I'm not actually sure this would have mattered.
The catalyst for the Sandusky trial was Aaron Fisher, not Allan Myers.
Once the OAG decided they were moving forward with this, I'm not sure PSU reporting the MM story would have mattered. Unless Jerry had been arrested in 2001, the "why didn't Joe do more" narrative would still have been parroted by every media hack.
If PSU has reported 2001, PSU may have had an argument for denying civil claims, but my guess is they would not have (because they had the philosophy of throwing money at non-vetted accusers to make this go away).
He's going to jail because of a corrupt OAG and a horrible judge, not because of anything he did wrong.
When the OAG and judge are out to get you, no amount of ass covering will be effective.
Appreciate that the singular misdemeanor charge that he was convicted of was not a law when he supposedly broke it. The is the definition of ex post facto, which is un-Constitutional. That is mind boggling that the courts upheld this conviction.
Sure, but the OAG kept digging because they knew Aaron Fisher wasn't going to be enough. Once they landed McQueary, the case was on. And that never happens if what McQueary saw had been reported to CYS.
You must be new to court watching.
Courts will frequently re-interpret laws and the Constitution or make it up as they go to get the outcome they desire, regardless of fairness. Even in the old Soviet Union his ex post facto conviction would not have been permitted.
The Third Circuit disagrees, but maybe they're corrupt too. Probably no point in taking it to the Supreme Court, even if PSU is paying the tab.
Maybe?? But maybe they keep digging and find other alleged victims. Recall, Sara Ganim "found" a bunch of victims for the OAG.
It certainly would have helped if PSU had reported 2001, but unless Jerry had been arrested then, I think PSU still pulled into the media hurricane with "Why did they do more?"
Which is ridiculous and unfair.
Didn’t Sarah get some of her “found” victims from weird uncle Bernie? Who IMO was a pedophile himself.
I agree, if he would have only sent the report of horseplay to "where it belongs"... the second mile, who had responsibility for JS and the teen, none of this would have happened.Art said:
MJG-90 said:
Comparing 1998 to 2001 is apples and oranges. When you consider what the OAG did to ensure a conviction in 2001, it's a pretty safe assumption that a report (that would have been likely expunged from the records) would have made zero difference. Even if it wasn't expunged, do you think that would have made the OAG grow a conscious and play fair? Of course not, they would have said "PSU made only one report, in a case when they knew that no abuse occurred in the showers to AM, but covered up multiple other instances." THE FIX WAS IN!
I seem to remember a story recently, maybe on big trial or somewhere, that showed evidence that a report was made.
So here is my question. It has been said if PSU had just reported it AS THEY SHOULD HAVEI agree, if he would have only sent the report of horseplay to "where it belongs"... the second mile, who had responsibility for JS and the teen, none of this would have happened.
Comparing 1998 to 2001 is apples and oranges. When you consider what the OAG did to ensure a conviction in 2001, it's a pretty safe assumption that a report (that would have been likely expunged from the records) would have made zero difference. Even if it wasn't expunged, do you think that would have made the OAG grow a conscious and play fair? Of course not, they would have said "PSU made only one report, in a case when they knew that no abuse occurred in the showers to AM, but covered up multiple other instances." THE FIX WAS IN!
I seem to remember a story recently, maybe on big trial or somewhere, that showed evidence that a report was made.
Dranov did not say report to CYS or police or even Jerry's employer
2nd mile hears of the incident and doesn't investigate or report it anywhere despite Js being an employee and the alleged vic likely one of their kids.
PSU has a retired employee gets a report and reports it to JS employer.
I truly don't understand why PSU is MORE culpable than those other parties who were both clearly more knowledgeable about such things.
Yes all of that happened because of corruption and greed. We all know the results but apparently you think the causes were all The PSU executives fault. The AG corruption and BOT deflecting all blame had nothing to do with the results. Interesting! Most BOT members all knew Jerry for many Years and were involved in his charity. Why didn’t they know? because there was nothing to know.
So Spanier knew he and PSU were going to get screwed no matter what so he decided to not take the only defense available? If it makes you happy believing that, carry on.
Yeah, Spankie made a management mistake that cost PSU about a quarter bil. Coulda bought Eric the Fat his art museum, Ms. Excellence her swimmin hole, a lot's of toys for CJF. Make everybody happy.
BOT member Barbara Doran posted the following on the ps4rs facebook page and a link to the associated Penn Live LTE by the jury foreman:
The jury foreman said this at the time of former President Graham Spanier’s trial: that he and the jury have made a grave mistake in arriving at a guilty verdict.
It is my fully considered opinion, after literally years of research on our – Penn State’s - role in the Sandusky scandal, along with many fellow alumni trustees, both current and former, that the vilification of Graham and the rest of his leadership and of Penn State, was grossly unjustified.
I attended President Spanier’s trial in full, to hear first-hand, unfiltered, the testimony of former AD Tim Curley, former CFO Gary Schultz, and the former Executive Director of Second Mile, Jack Raykovitz, as they testified UNDER OATH, that they each thought that Mike McQueary’s description of the infamous shower incident was of “horseplay,” not sexual abuse, and had told then-President Spanier that.
(Indeed, I remember vividly, the memorable comment from Raykovitz, Second Miles’ top leader, that he subsequently had simply told Jerry Sandusky to wear swim trunks when showering with boys.)
The Freeh report noted that Gary Schultz consulted with Penn State’s then counsel, Wendell Courtney, about the incident and concluded, wrongly -- without having ever talked to Schultz or Courtney about what was actually said -- that Schultz must have been worried it was sexual abuse.
Again, UNDER OATH, Wendell Courtney testified that Schultz did not ask whether he had to report sexual abuse but if, because someone had reported a suspicious incident, he had to report it. Courtney told him he did not. (And further testified that having known Gary Schultz for some thirty years, it was inconceivable that Schultz, known for his honesty and integrity, would not report sexual abuse had that even remotely been suspected.)
We have unfinished business to attend to as regards the Sandusky impact on Penn State, but right now, Graham Spanier deserves to be vindicated and the full truth of his role more widely known, without political interference from the state and others.
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The jury foreman said this at the time of former President Graham Spanier’s trial: that he and the jury have made a grave mistake in arriving at a guilty verdict.
It is my fully considered opinion, after literally years of research on our – Penn State’s - role in the Sandusky scandal, along with many fellow alumni trustees, both current and former, that the vilification of Graham and the rest of his leadership and of Penn State, was grossly unjustified.
I attended President Spanier’s trial in full, to hear first-hand, unfiltered, the testimony of former AD Tim Curley, former CFO Gary Schultz, and the former Executive Director of Second Mile, Jack Raykovitz, as they testified UNDER OATH, that they each thought that Mike McQueary’s description of the infamous shower incident was of “horseplay,” not sexual abuse, and had told then-President Spanier that.
(Indeed, I remember vividly, the memorable comment from Raykovitz, Second Miles’ top leader, that he subsequently had simply told Jerry Sandusky to wear swim trunks when showering with boys.)
The Freeh report noted that Gary Schultz consulted with Penn State’s then counsel, Wendell Courtney, about the incident and concluded, wrongly -- without having ever talked to Schultz or Courtney about what was actually said -- that Schultz must have been worried it was sexual abuse.
Again, UNDER OATH, Wendell Courtney testified that Schultz did not ask whether he had to report sexual abuse but if, because someone had reported a suspicious incident, he had to report it. Courtney told him he did not. (And further testified that having known Gary Schultz for some thirty years, it was inconceivable that Schultz, known for his honesty and integrity, would not report sexual abuse had that even remotely been suspected.)
We have unfinished business to attend to as regards the Sandusky impact on Penn State, but right now, Graham Spanier deserves to be vindicated and the full truth of his role more widely known, without political interference from the state and others.
Graham Spanier shouldn’t serve jail time | PennLive letters
Jury foreman of the Dr. Graham Spanier trial now feels that the verdict was a gross miscarriage of justice.
The bullshit that none of this would have happened if reported should stop already. Would have, could have, should have......who knows for certain a report wasn't made? It would have been unfounded and expunged from any record. You can't prove there was or was not. That is a fact. The OAG knew this....fools keep swallowing it.
What is a fact is that it was reported to Raykovitz who was a contract employee of CYS and a mandated reporter. Dranov a mandated reporter, heard what MM said and testified he saw or heard nothing that he felt he needed to report.
Why were Curley, Schultz and Spanier prosecuted and not Dranov, John McQueary and Jack Raykovitz? If you can twist your logic into the 3 PSU administrators being negligent or not covering their asses......how in God's name do you explain Dranov, McQueary and Raykovitz escaping prosecution?
If you are stupid enough to believe that none of this would have happened if a phone call had been made, you believe that Harmon never asked Schultz why he was looking for the Sandusky file on '98 and please DM me about a bridge for sale.
What is a fact is that it was reported to Raykovitz who was a contract employee of CYS and a mandated reporter. Dranov a mandated reporter, heard what MM said and testified he saw or heard nothing that he felt he needed to report.
Why were Curley, Schultz and Spanier prosecuted and not Dranov, John McQueary and Jack Raykovitz? If you can twist your logic into the 3 PSU administrators being negligent or not covering their asses......how in God's name do you explain Dranov, McQueary and Raykovitz escaping prosecution?
If you are stupid enough to believe that none of this would have happened if a phone call had been made, you believe that Harmon never asked Schultz why he was looking for the Sandusky file on '98 and please DM me about a bridge for sale.
Great post but there is a middle eastern proverb:BOT member Barbara Doran posted the following on the ps4rs facebook page and a link to the associated Penn Live LTE by the jury foreman:
The jury foreman said this at the time of former President Graham Spanier’s trial: that he and the jury have made a grave mistake in arriving at a guilty verdict.
It is my fully considered opinion, after literally years of research on our – Penn State’s - role in the Sandusky scandal, along with many fellow alumni trustees, both current and former, that the vilification of Graham and the rest of his leadership and of Penn State, was grossly unjustified.
I attended President Spanier’s trial in full, to hear first-hand, unfiltered, the testimony of former AD Tim Curley, former CFO Gary Schultz, and the former Executive Director of Second Mile, Jack Raykovitz, as they testified UNDER OATH, that they each thought that Mike McQueary’s description of the infamous shower incident was of “horseplay,” not sexual abuse, and had told then-President Spanier that.
(Indeed, I remember vividly, the memorable comment from Raykovitz, Second Miles’ top leader, that he subsequently had simply told Jerry Sandusky to wear swim trunks when showering with boys.)
The Freeh report noted that Gary Schultz consulted with Penn State’s then counsel, Wendell Courtney, about the incident and concluded, wrongly -- without having ever talked to Schultz or Courtney about what was actually said -- that Schultz must have been worried it was sexual abuse.
Again, UNDER OATH, Wendell Courtney testified that Schultz did not ask whether he had to report sexual abuse but if, because someone had reported a suspicious incident, he had to report it. Courtney told him he did not. (And further testified that having known Gary Schultz for some thirty years, it was inconceivable that Schultz, known for his honesty and integrity, would not report sexual abuse had that even remotely been suspected.)
We have unfinished business to attend to as regards the Sandusky impact on Penn State, but right now, Graham Spanier deserves to be vindicated and the full truth of his role more widely known, without political interference from the state and others.
Graham Spanier shouldn’t serve jail time | PennLive letters
Jury foreman of the Dr. Graham Spanier trial now feels that the verdict was a gross miscarriage of justice.
No one claims or recalls making a report so I thinks it's safe to say that none was made.
You are correct that it's impossible to predict what would have happened if a report had been made. However, if it had, the McQueary story line is likely to be a non-starter.
Curley admitted he didn’t make a report. Schultz said he thought Curley reported it. I think it’s clear it wasn’t reported.
This is the million dollar question in my mind.
Gonna take a stab at this, but it doesn't quite work. No one testified that they told Dranov. McQueary pere, or Raykovitz of an incident of sexual assault. Magic Mike testified that he did tell Curley and Schultz that he saw that.
Which leaves us with Spanier. Magic Mike never talked to Spanier and no one testified that they described sexual assault to him. So there's the hole in my theory.
That's my recollection as well, but I'm pretty sure they didn't testify that the Magic One told them he saw JerBear doing a kid. And Mikey never testified that he told them that.
They were probably called to set a time line and as lead ins to the story.
I believe Gary in his GJ testimony, said he thought a report was made to the same agency that was involved with 98. In any case my point stands, the OAG could not prove that a report was not made and expunged. Also, Harmon comically said he never asked Gary why he (Gary) queried about the 98 report.....I'm gonna go out on a limb and call him a liar......so law enforcement was well aware of the "incident."
Harmon enjoyed the guard all Commonwealth shield for playing his part.
Attorney General doesn't have to prove anything unless Schultz can come up with some more compelling information about a 2001 report, particularly since he didn't file a report for the 1998 incident.
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