Penn State suing 2nd Mile and Jack Raykovitz

[dwiz]

How many years too late? But still a good step.

Penn State files paperwork to sue The Second Mile
BY LORI FALCE

SEPTEMBER 05, 2017 12:05 AM

For more than five years, as Penn State’s name is repeatedly linked to law suits involving Jerry Sandusky, some people have asked one question.

What about The Second Mile?

That question may have started to be answered.

On Friday, attorneys for Penn State filed paperwork to take the first steps in a suit against the defunct charity and former executive director Jack Raykovitz. The specifics of what the university is suing for and why are not yet detailed.The Second Mile was Sandusky’s charity for at-risk youth. Sandusky was convicted of 45 of 48 counts of child sexual abuse against young boys from the charity. He is serving 30 to 60 years in state prison, but is in the midst of a Post-conviction Collateral Relief Act petition seeking a new trial or dismissal of charges.



Meanwhile, Penn State has picked up a lot of bills because of the criminal case, as well as the many other civil issues and other consequences that have spidered out from it.

The university paid $93 million in settlements to 32 claimants. There was the $60 million penalty under the NCAA sanctions, which were settled, making the final figure $48 million to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and another $12 million that stayed in-house at Penn State but dedicated to research and programming to address child maltreatment. Then there was the $8 million for the Freeh report, $2.4 million in Clery Act penalties and yet another $12.3 million that was awarded to former assistant coach Mike McQueary for his whistleblower suit.

And there are legal fees — lots and lots of legal fees.

Former FBI director Louis Freeh, in a blistering statement released after former Penn State president Graham Spanier’s conviction in March, put the total cost of the Sandusky incident at over a quart of a billion dollars

The praecipe for a writ of summons against the charity was not unexpected. Alexander Bilius, the Saul Ewing attorney who signed the paperwork, previously submitted responses to the court suggesting that such a suit would be forthcoming.

“The university hereby states that in addition to filing claims for indemnification against The Second Mile and/or its insurers, the university also may file other claims against those entities and/or against officers or members of the board of directors. ... The university reserves all rights with respect to all of the claims it may file against these entities and individuals,” Bilus told the court in 2016.

Why did he make that statement? Penn State was submitting a response to a petition of dissolution for the charity. The court acted on that in March 2016, putting all assets in the hands of the Office of the Attorney General, which said the funds came in at about $750,000.

The university followed up the statement with a proof of claims filed in July 2016.


http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/education/penn-state/jerry-sandusky/article171259657.html

 

[lionlurker]

Does this mean the insurance company isn't paying up?

 

[denniskembala]

Does this mean the insurance company isn't paying up?

See Franco Interview thread below.

http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/education/penn-state/jerry-sandusky/article171259657.html

Under TSM by-laws, their directors and officers bear personal responsibility for allowing or knowing of "acts of wrong doing", they are not financially indemnified. This would be the only way Penn State could recoup substantial monies.

However, I'm sure Jack and Bruce have already sheltered their assets, along with others. TSM insurer may or may not be on the hook.

Why Penn State pissed around and waited so long is a mystery, unless it was to allow more cross members from the turdish BoT, their friends and families, to also shelter their assets.

 

[interrobang]

What a waste of time. This is some effort for PSU to save face, which will be a massive failure.

 

[Sproul]

What a waste of time. This is some effort for PSU to save face, which will be a massive failure.

Worst case scenario, Penn State gets zero dollars back but Raykovitz, Bruce and Kathy get smeared in all the papers and online. At least people will know how bad they failed and they will stop walking around SC like they aren't the scum of the earth.

 

[Cletus11]

The final act in this whole PSU charade. Now it cannot be said TSM was not gone after. So the lawsuit will be filed, it will languish in perpetuity for years and years, and then there will a sealed 'settlement' such that no information is ever put out into the public but all the people pulling the strings of this thing can say it was looked at and nothing found....

 

[LaJolla Lion]

Hell they could have waited 4 more years and just went after them a full decade later. That would have really shown them.

 

[BobPSU92]

Does this mean that the football program does not have a culture problem? Is it possible that this narrative is not correct?

 

[BobPSU92]

The final act in this whole PSU charade. Now it cannot be said TSM was not gone after. So the lawsuit will be filed, it will languish in perpetuity for years and years, and then there will a sealed 'settlement' such that no information is ever put out into the public but all the people pulling the strings of this thing can say it was looked at and nothing found....

barren then can shrug his shoulders (with his hands in the air) and say, "Well gee whiz, we tried."

 

[lionlurker]

You have to give these guys credit. They brought their A game, and it all played out exactly as they wanted it to.

 

[demlion]

Officers and Directors! Bruce Heim, call your office!

 

[phillybillyreprise]

Is waiting this long to file this suit part of the "let's put this behind us " strategy?

 

[lionville]

Well things have died down since the GS trial so the powers that be need to bring things back to life.

Lawyers will be the only winners.

 

[NittPicker]

Raykovitz testified under oath during the Spanier trial that he was told about what McQueary saw (or didn't see). Since he admitted he knew the same information as C/S/S, it's long past time for him to keep skating while C/S/S are made to be the scapegoats for something Sandusky did. It's a shame people chose to ignore the fact Sandusky wasn't a university employee in 2001 but was still engaged in TSM activities. Still, Raykovitz is allowed to shrug his shoulders and say, "Hey, I didn't know anything."

 

[Bob78]

2 of my replies within the 'Franco Interview' thread - I am curious if there is a timing relationship between this action and.....

Could this notice of filing in some way be related to the Freeh materials review conducted by the A9+?
Maybe (in a place far, far away....) this is why the A9 capitulated with the OGBOT and gave in on some things..... in exchange for the discovered materials to be exposed in this manner?

Just spitballin'.

And:

By (Raykovitz doing) nothing, I mean that as a trained and mandated reporter, he knows that he cannot so easily dismiss such reports as a simple misunderstanding.
Confronting Sandusky and giving him the swim trunks advice wasn't doing enough on his part wrt the issue brought to him by Curley, given his training and supposed insight, imo.
And while all this ended further showering complaints and issues on PSU's campus, Raykovitz knew that a predator can find other avenues to groom and abuse.
The doubts about Sandusky by all who knew him were understandable, imo. The common person (including athletic coaches and admins) did not and still may not know much about Pillar of the Community abusers and the signs that beg to be ignored but cannot be. Dr. Jack knew, though.

I'm not debating Sandusky's guilt here, just the fact that the PSU 3 and JVP and PSU in general have been accused and convicted of endangering a child, while the trained child psychologist, who got the same report plus more, is still free and practicing. Who really put that kid in further danger? Not the folks who reported it and asked for help in handling it.

 

[NittPicker]

Is waiting this long to file this suit part of the "let's put this behind us " strategy?

Sure. In 2012 Peetzie said it would all be a distant memory within two years.

 

[Fayette_LION]

How many years too late? But still a good step.

Penn State files paperwork to sue The Second Mile
BY LORI FALCE

SEPTEMBER 05, 2017 12:05 AM

For more than five years, as Penn State’s name is repeatedly linked to law suits involving Jerry Sandusky, some people have asked one question.

What about The Second Mile?

That question may have started to be answered.

On Friday, attorneys for Penn State filed paperwork to take the first steps in a suit against the defunct charity and former executive director Jack Raykovitz. The specifics of what the university is suing for and why are not yet detailed.The Second Mile was Sandusky’s charity for at-risk youth. Sandusky was convicted of 45 of 48 counts of child sexual abuse against young boys from the charity. He is serving 30 to 60 years in state prison, but is in the midst of a Post-conviction Collateral Relief Act petition seeking a new trial or dismissal of charges.



Meanwhile, Penn State has picked up a lot of bills because of the criminal case, as well as the many other civil issues and other consequences that have spidered out from it.

The university paid $93 million in settlements to 32 claimants. There was the $60 million penalty under the NCAA sanctions, which were settled, making the final figure $48 million to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and another $12 million that stayed in-house at Penn State but dedicated to research and programming to address child maltreatment. Then there was the $8 million for the Freeh report, $2.4 million in Clery Act penalties and yet another $12.3 million that was awarded to former assistant coach Mike McQueary for his whistleblower suit.

And there are legal fees — lots and lots of legal fees.

Former FBI director Louis Freeh, in a blistering statement released after former Penn State president Graham Spanier’s conviction in March, put the total cost of the Sandusky incident at over a quart of a billion dollars

The praecipe for a writ of summons against the charity was not unexpected. Alexander Bilius, the Saul Ewing attorney who signed the paperwork, previously submitted responses to the court suggesting that such a suit would be forthcoming.

“The university hereby states that in addition to filing claims for indemnification against The Second Mile and/or its insurers, the university also may file other claims against those entities and/or against officers or members of the board of directors. ... The university reserves all rights with respect to all of the claims it may file against these entities and individuals,” Bilus told the court in 2016.

Why did he make that statement? Penn State was submitting a response to a petition of dissolution for the charity. The court acted on that in March 2016, putting all assets in the hands of the Office of the Attorney General, which said the funds came in at about $750,000.

The university followed up the statement with a proof of claims filed in July 2016.


http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/education/penn-state/jerry-sandusky/article171259657.html

Let's see, first you permitted all the shredders to come into the 2nd Mile and shred to high heaven, then the Gov says the 2nd Mile is off limits, then you have a PSU trial and all 2nd milers are not involved even though some say they were told of an incident and now you sue them! After almost all the assets are gone and when everyone's memory is compromised, you actually take an action. Something in Denmark sticks to high heaven.

 

[step.eng69]

barren then can shrug his shoulders (with his hands in the air) and say, "Well gee whiz, we tried."

I believe Barron would be thinking ‘cheese whiz'

 

[Obliviax]

Lets all show up at the hearing wearing swim trunks.

 

[bdgan]

2 of my replies within the 'Franco Interview' thread - I am curious if there is a timing relationship between this action and.....

Could this notice of filing in some way be related to the Freeh materials review conducted by the A9+?
Maybe (in a place far, far away....) this is why the A9 capitulated with the OGBOT and gave in on some things..... in exchange for the discovered materials to be exposed in this manner?

Just spitballin'.

And:

By (Raykovitz doing) nothing, I mean that as a trained and mandated reporter, he knows that he cannot so easily dismiss such reports as a simple misunderstanding.
Confronting Sandusky and giving him the swim trunks advice wasn't doing enough on his part wrt the issue brought to him by Curley, given his training and supposed insight, imo.
And while all this ended further showering complaints and issues on PSU's campus, Raykovitz knew that a predator can find other avenues to groom and abuse.
The doubts about Sandusky by all who knew him were understandable, imo. The common person (including athletic coaches and admins) did not and still may not know much about Pillar of the Community abusers and the signs that beg to be ignored but cannot be. Dr. Jack knew, though.

I'm not debating Sandusky's guilt here, just the fact that the PSU 3 and JVP and PSU in general have been accused and convicted of endangering a child, while the trained child psychologist, who got the same report plus more, is still free and practicing. Who really put that kid in further danger? Not the folks who reported it and asked for help in handling it.

The worst part of this whole mess (aside from the kids)....

• The police, AG, DPW, etc. had reports dating back to 1998, failed, and were not held accountable.
• TSM was not held accountable.
• MM, JM, & Dranov were not held accountable.
• The OGBOT was not held accountable.

Instead an honorable 85 year old football coach was tossed under the bus by the BOT, blamed by the media, and had his (and the university's) reputation destroyed.

 

[PSU_l]

The specifics of what the university is suing for and why are not yet detailed.

Huh? Er....what? Maybe it has something to do with The Second Mile signing a "Use and Blanket Indemnification Contract & Agreement" when the politically-corrupt, FOJ ("Friends of Jerry") on PSU's BOT Braintrust & all-powerful governing Executive Committee decided to grant TSM unencumbered use of PSU's Facilities and Campus as part of Sandusky's "sweetheart retirement" deal that also included "Emeritus Status & Benefits" as part of his 1999 Retirement Package only 6 months after PSU's Internal Investigation headed by Chief Detective of the UPPD, Ron Schreffler, found Sandusky likely guilty of questionable grooming behavior involving a TSM Participant in 1998 (the same FOJ braintrust that would essentially deed some 45 acres of valuable University Land in April 2002 to Sandusky/TSM so he could build his "Dream Campus HQ" for his Victim-factory fraudulent charity less than a year after PSU banned TSM from Campus due to the 2001 Affair reported to TSM/Raykovitz including PSU's sanctions as a result of the event!).

I don't know, I'm just guessing, but I'm wondering if this blanket indemnification and use contract/Agreement dating all the way to 1999 doesn't have something to do with this suit. LMFAO at how lame the corrupt pukes and their servile toadies (like this writer) are!

 

[step.eng69]

The first thing the defense will ask is. "Did PSU perform ANY do diligence before it paid claims?" And after the PSU "rocket scientist" respond with "wha?" the case will be tossed. Another total fail for PSU cabal.

I believe you are correct Ned with the exception, of being a failure on the cabal. To us it is a failure; to them it’s a win and business as usual.

 

[Zenophile]

Officers and Directors! Bruce Heim, call your office!

Great. More honorary coin tosses.

 

[Obliviax]

How many years too late? But still a good step.

Penn State files paperwork to sue The Second Mile
BY LORI FALCE

SEPTEMBER 05, 2017 12:05 AM

For more than five years, as Penn State’s name is repeatedly linked to law suits involving Jerry Sandusky, some people have asked one question.

What about The Second Mile?

That question may have started to be answered.

On Friday, attorneys for Penn State filed paperwork to take the first steps in a suit against the defunct charity and former executive director Jack Raykovitz. The specifics of what the university is suing for and why are not yet detailed.The Second Mile was Sandusky’s charity for at-risk youth. Sandusky was convicted of 45 of 48 counts of child sexual abuse against young boys from the charity. He is serving 30 to 60 years in state prison, but is in the midst of a Post-conviction Collateral Relief Act petition seeking a new trial or dismissal of charges.



Meanwhile, Penn State has picked up a lot of bills because of the criminal case, as well as the many other civil issues and other consequences that have spidered out from it.

The university paid $93 million in settlements to 32 claimants. There was the $60 million penalty under the NCAA sanctions, which were settled, making the final figure $48 million to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and another $12 million that stayed in-house at Penn State but dedicated to research and programming to address child maltreatment. Then there was the $8 million for the Freeh report, $2.4 million in Clery Act penalties and yet another $12.3 million that was awarded to former assistant coach Mike McQueary for his whistleblower suit.

And there are legal fees — lots and lots of legal fees.

Former FBI director Louis Freeh, in a blistering statement released after former Penn State president Graham Spanier’s conviction in March, put the total cost of the Sandusky incident at over a quart of a billion dollars

The praecipe for a writ of summons against the charity was not unexpected. Alexander Bilius, the Saul Ewing attorney who signed the paperwork, previously submitted responses to the court suggesting that such a suit would be forthcoming.

“The university hereby states that in addition to filing claims for indemnification against The Second Mile and/or its insurers, the university also may file other claims against those entities and/or against officers or members of the board of directors. ... The university reserves all rights with respect to all of the claims it may file against these entities and individuals,” Bilus told the court in 2016.

Why did he make that statement? Penn State was submitting a response to a petition of dissolution for the charity. The court acted on that in March 2016, putting all assets in the hands of the Office of the Attorney General, which said the funds came in at about $750,000.

The university followed up the statement with a proof of claims filed in July 2016.


http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/education/penn-state/jerry-sandusky/article171259657.html

 

[Zenophile]

Neither group has done, nor will do, anything with regard to furthering justice. That issue died a long time ago.

Justice is indeed unlikely.

A smaller group, primarily the Alumni-Elected members of the Penn State Board, would elect Jack Raykovitz to be the next University President - if Dr Raykovitz promised to put the Paterno Statue back up at the Stadium.

How'd that work out for Mr. Heim?

 

[anon_1eeb2b426hv3y]

How many years too late? But still a good step.

Penn State files paperwork to sue The Second Mile
....The specifics of what the university is suing for and why are not yet detailed.

http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/education/penn-state/jerry-sandusky/article171259657.html

Once we know the claims, we can get to that pesky point about whether they're barred by the statute of limitations. Hopefully, somebody put a first year associate or paralegal on that before creating more Sandusky-related headlines. We'll see!

 

[demlion]

Most of the members of Penn State Leadership would not hesitate to spend even more of the University's money to try to make everything associated with Sandusky, including the tie-ins to the Second Mile, go away.
A smaller group, primarily the Alumni-Elected members of the Penn State Board, would elect Jack Raykovitz to be the next University President - if Dr Raykovitz promised to put the Paterno Statue back up at the Stadium.
Neither group has done, nor will do, anything with regard to furthering justice. That issue died a long time ago.

Disagree, but it is all just speculation anyway.

What is truly significant about this issue is, IF PSU follows through with this lawsuit, Heim can be deposed, Paul Suhey can be deposed, Raykovitz and Genovese can be deposed. The people who actually did know about Jer can be called to account for their behavior, according to the standards THEY THEMSELVES approved to be applied in this matter.

Those who did not know before Nov. of 11 need to tell us what they did once they did know. Paul Suhey needs to tell us what he did once he realized that Jack and Mrs. Jack told Jerry to wear swim trunks.

 

[Zenophile]

FWIW: Mr Heim is doing quite well. His Real Estate business is doing quite well, thanks in large part to his connections to the University and the Student Housing Market.

My point was that Jack Raykovitz isn't going to win any popularity contests with Penn State alumni irrespective of his position on the Paterno statue.

 

[demlion]

FWIW: Mr Heim is doing quite well. His Real Estate business is doing quite well, thanks in large part to his connections to the University and the Student Housing Market.

Good! Maybe we can get some of our money back. It would be fine with me if the University owned that housing.

 

[Bob78]

Disagree, but it is all just speculation anyway.

What is truly significant about this issue is, IF PSU follows through with this lawsuit, Heim can be deposed, Paul Suhey can be deposed, Raykovitz and Genovese can be deposed. The people who actually did know about Jer can be called to account for their behavior, according to the standards THEY THEMSELVES approved to be applied in this matter.

Those who did not know before Nov. of 11 need to tell us what they did once they did know. Paul Suhey needs to tell us what he did once he realized that Jack and Mrs. Jack told Jerry to wear swim trunks.

Thanks, Dem.
Is this filing in any way related to the Freeh material review? Full BOT realizing their backs are against the wall now wrt to their actions of Nov. 2011?

Exculpatory (to JVP and PSU Admin) evidence uncovered?

Not sure if you're even allowed to answer, but I have to ask. If there is anything exculpatory, we deserve to know at some point very soon, imo.

 

[Cletus11]

Let's see, first you permitted all the shredders to come into the 2nd Mile and shred to high heaven, then the Gov says the 2nd Mile is off limits, then you have a PSU trial and all 2nd milers are not involved even though some say they were told of an incident and now you sue them! After almost all the assets are gone and when everyone's memory is compromised, you actually take an action. Something in Denmark sticks to high heaven.

As I mentioned above, this is about closing the final chapter on this cover up from the top. Only loose end out there is why the 2nd mile was never investigated nor held financially accountable for anything. Now with this lawsuit, as you note, after 95%+ of the information is gone or the deposed can just say they don't recall as an answer to most questions due to time, it won't generate any real information. Which is exactly the reason to have it. Close the chapter on the second mile with a faux lawsuit that gets a sealed settlement and then goes away forever.

 

[Zenophile]

Thanks, Dem.
Is this filing in any way related to the Freeh material review? Full BOT realizing their backs are against the wall now wrt to their actions of Nov. 2011?

Exculpatory (to JVP and PSU Admin) evidence uncovered?

Not sure if you're even allowed to answer, but I have to ask. If there is anything exculpatory, we deserve to know at some point very soon, imo.

Bob, I suspect that Dem is going to play it safe until he gets the green light to address questions such as yours.

So in order to avoid a 'crickets' response to your message, I've elected to speak for him. And yes, he has been known to adorn himself with ladies undergarments -- but only on occasion.

 

[demlion]

Thanks, Dem.
Is this filing in any way related to the Freeh material review? Full BOT realizing their backs are against the wall now wrt to their actions of Nov. 2011?

Exculpatory (to JVP and PSU Admin) evidence uncovered?

Not sure if you're even allowed to answer, but I have to ask. If there is anything exculpatory, we deserve to know at some point very soon, imo.

I have not heard anything to that effect, but as you rightly point out, it is very unlikely that I would hear of any such coordination.

 

[PennSt8er]

Disagree, but it is all just speculation anyway.

What is truly significant about this issue is, IF PSU follows through with this lawsuit, Heim can be deposed, Paul Suhey can be deposed, Raykovitz and Genovese can be deposed. The people who actually did know about Jer can be called to account for their behavior, according to the standards THEY THEMSELVES approved to be applied in this matter.

Those who did not know before Nov. of 11 need to tell us what they did once they did know. Paul Suhey needs to tell us what he did once he realized that Jack and Mrs. Jack told Jerry to wear swim trunks.

Wait for it... EVERYTHING WILL BE SEALED...and we will see none of the data. Just move along and it'll all be forgotten by 2012.

 

[Zenophile]

I have not heard anything to that effect, but as you rightly point out, it is very unlikely that I would hear of any such coordination.

 

[demlion]

The Penn State Trustees have had access to the Freeh File for nearly two years.
The next piece of enlightenment to emerge from that endeavor will be the first.
Tim Curley and Garry Schultz will see their prison sentences end next week.
To call the entire Freeh File issue moot, would be an understatement.

As for the ongoing legal gymnastics involving Penn State University and affiliates of the Second Mile Organization, they are - at most - a series of financial deliberations regarding reimbursement. And are most certainly more charade than substance.
For better or worse, the entire feint undertaken since 2011 had no more substance than a phantasm, and existed solely with those on the periphery. All of those actually involved in the situation have long since Moved On, sparing the occasional, and increasingly infrequent, disingenuous acts of conciliation. Even the "Statue Trustees" and their advocates have faded into the mist.

I cannot imagine you would spend this much time on it if what you say is true.

 

[step.eng69]

My point was that Jack Raykovitz isn't going to win any popularity contests with Penn State alumni irrespective of his position on the Paterno statue.

I understood the direction of your post.

 

[towny87.1]

Disagree, but it is all just speculation anyway.

What is truly significant about this issue is, IF PSU follows through with this lawsuit, Heim can be deposed, Paul Suhey can be deposed, Raykovitz and Genovese can be deposed. The people who actually did know about Jer can be called to account for their behavior, according to the standards THEY THEMSELVES approved to be applied in this matter.

Those who did not know before Nov. of 11 need to tell us what they did once they did know. Paul Suhey needs to tell us what he did once he realized that Jack and Mrs. Jack told Jerry to wear swim trunks.

Suhey has been lying about his knowledge of JS all along. How would deposing him change anything now. How does just a simple writ of summons aimed at TSM and Jack R. now all of sudden get Paul Suhey involved in this.

I am pretty sure Paul is on record as only first hearing about JS when ganim first broke the story...... but he is friends with Joe Miller who told Paul about how he walked in on Jerry and Aaron lying down together face to face on a wrestling mat late one night. He told Paul this around the time JS was indicated a CSA. So what does Paul do...... he goes to Tim and lets him know that Jerry was up to know good "again" at CMHS and to get out in front of it before it became a problem for PSU. I guess Tim didn't didn't heed that advice................................

but I am sure if that hasn't meant anything for the past 6 years it certainly won't now......................

 

[demlion]

Suhey has been lying about his knowledge of JS all along. How would deposing him change anything now. How does just a simple writ of summons aimed at TSM and Jack R. now all of sudden get Paul Suhey involved in this.

I am pretty sure Paul is on record as only first hearing about JS when ganim first broke the story...... but he is friends with Joe Miller who told Paul about how he walked in on Jerry and Aaron lying down together face to face on a wrestling mat late one night. He told Paul this around the time JS was indicated a CSA. So what does Paul do...... he goes to Tim and lets him know that Jerry was up to know good "again" at CMHS and to get out in front of it before it became a problem for PSU. I guess Tim didn't didn't heed that advice................................

but I am sure if that hasn't meant anything for the past 6 years it certainly won't now......................

He has testified under oath about his knowledge? I guess I must have missed that. Oh, wait, you are giving me the town gossip about what Paul Suhey knew and when he knew it. Gotcha. Not interested.

 

[LafayetteBear]

FWIW, here is the article posted today on the Comcast website regarding the pending lawsut agaisst TSM.

http://my.xfinity.com/articles/spor...harity-aaec?cid=featuredsports_media_Sandusky