Essay on Jerry Sandusky Case

Taking risks because of a higher amount of optimism, not taking warnings seriously, and being accustomed to not arguing against views within the college all contributed to the Penn State Cover up. When officials had doubts or differing ideals from those of others at Penn State, they simply kept them to themselves by self-censorship. In fact, head coach Joe Paterno knew as far back as 1972 about his assistant coach Jerry Sandusky being involved in molestation allegations and never brought allegations to light ("Penn State Scandal Fast Facts - CNN.com," 2016). The Clergy act requires college universities to report crimes on campus and the Department of Education fined Penn State several million dollars for not reporting misconduct on campus citing that they disregarded multiple reports of sexual abuse of a child and therefore helped a long time sexual predator. Unfortunately, the culture in the college football world puts the highest priority on the game. This lead to major collective rationalization,

Jerry Sandusky, a former assistant football coach for the Nittany Lions, was indicted on 40 counts of child molestation. As the investigation continued, it was determined that Sandusky had used his charity organization, the Second Mile, to track down and sexually abuse young boys interested in playing football. This horrendous abuse is thought to of started as early as the 1970’s, the time period Sandusky was only held responsible for acts that took place during 1994-2009. It is obvious that a very dangerous cultural element existed at Penn State. This culture of devotion, minimal blame and self-preservation. This is what seemed to drive the behavior at Penn State University, leaders, staff and the surrounding community. Good, healthy, productive behaviors cannot exist in a culture that doesn’t support them. Therefore, if you accept bad decisions, such as the ones made by the leaders at Penn State your promoting bad

The Sandusky scandal had a huge impact on Penn State, main reason Penn state officials covered it up for so long. Penn State officials didn’t want the disturbing news to damage Penn State impeccable reputation. Although they tried very hard to cover up this issue it was exposed.

Everything was looking good for Joe Paterno and Penn State football as his football managing career rose with an overall record of 298-136-3 but in 2011, all that changed. Back in 2000 a janitor of Penn State witnessed Sandusky receiving oral sex from a young boy, the janitor reported what he saw to co-workers and his supervisor but none of these men reported these actions to authorities. It wasn’t until November 5, 2011 that Sandusky was arrested on a $100,000 bail and up to 40 criminal counts. ESPN were quickly in the scene to investigate and report the allegations on Sandusky. They quickly reported saying Sandusky was charged with more than 50 counts of child sex-abuse involving 10 boys he met through The Second

The school officials that contributed to covering up the Sandusky scandal were: Penn State athletic director Tim Curley, senior vice president for finance and business including overseeing the university police Gary Schultz, Penn State football coach, Joe Paterno and university president, Graham Spanier. All four of the elite university officials became informed of Sandusky’s sexual misconduct by a graduate assistant Mike McQueary who later became assistant coach to Paterno (Chappell, 2012). After Sandusky’s sexual misconduct was officially brought to the attention of these key officials the solution was to basically punish Sandusky by telling him he is no longer allowed to shower with the boys on campus facilities. The core group

The case “officially” begins on November 4, 2011 when the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania filed charges against Gerald Sandusky (Sandusky) that included multiple counts of aggravated indecent assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors, unlawful contact with minors, and endangering the welfare of minors. Several of the charges cover offenses that occurred between 1998 and 2002 when Sandusky was either the Defensive Coordinator for the Penn State University (PSU) football team or as a professor Emeritus with unrestricted access to the football program’s facilities (Freeh,

Regarding the prison sentence of 30 to 60 years imposed on Jerry Sandusky, I agree and disagree. I strongly agree with the sentence because it is long enough to, more than likely, keep him in prison for the rest of his natural life. The high probability that this sentence will not allow Jerry Sandusky to ever be free to victimize more children, the sentence is sufficient for the awful crimes he committed. Molesting children is one of the worst if not ‘the worst’ crimes anyone can commit. Keep in mind that the case against Jerry Sandusky took close to ten years before justice could be served in his crimes against children. It took the courage of Aaron Fisher and his mother who reported the abuse to the state youth authorities in 2008 (Johnson,

The FBI had stated that after conducting an investigation that these senior officials had known about Sandusky’s actions as early as 1998 and had failed to disclose this information to authorities. On October 9, 2012, Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years and a maximum of 60 years in prison. Spanier, Curley, and Schultz have been charged with grand jury perjury, conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and child endangerment in association with the scandal. Paterno and McQueary never had any charges pressed on them because they did what they were obligated to do. McQueary had reported the incident to his superior which is Joe Paterno. Joe Paterno also reported the incident to his superior who is Curley and Schultz. This whole situation caused a huge reaction nationwide.

He is eventually sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison (Johnson, 2012). On July 12, 2012 a report is released by Louis J. Freeh, a former federal judge and director of the F.B.I. The report makes accusations that Penn State University deliberately withheld information and hid facts regarding the actions of Jerry Sandusky. (Freeh Sporking & Sullivan, LLP, 2012) Days later, on July 23, 2012, the N.C.A.A would fine Penn State $60 million dollars, ban the football team from participating in post-season play for a length of four years, the school would have to reduce the scholarships given out over the next four years, and the N.C.A.A. would vacate the football teams victories, and Joe Paternos victories, from

This report came out because the author wanted to pump up her book sales. Media outlets are frenetical reporting on the investigation because college sports is a lucrative business and people will watch/listen to their stories more, thus boosting their ratings. The NCAA is fighting to preserve their control over college athletes and keep their integrity and profits in tact. And lastly, if this story is true, the reason the coaches at Louisville did this was to attract the best players in order to win games, have higher attendance at games, and get more alumni support in grants and donations. What the players/recruits were doing at Louisville is not much different from what most college kids do, but they are being labeled as deviants because of their status as elite athletes and because they are young black males. The perspective from which you view this situation is what will determine if you think the Louisville Men’s Basketball program is deviant or

In regards to the Gerald A. Sandusky case, which began in June 11th 2012 and ended on October 9th 2012. We are presented with a case where an individual was given unlimited access to young boys of all ages, some from poor and underprivileged backgrounds. Of the 52 charges Mr. Sandusky received, 4 charges were initially dropped, leaving 48. On June 22, 2012, Sandusky was convicted of 45 counts of sexual abuse. Sandusky was sentenced on October 9, 2012, to a minimum of 30 years and a maximum of 60 years in prison (Klein, Tolson,

One of the biggest negative events to ever hit the sports world in the past decade came from the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State University. This scandal lead to the firing of Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, Graham Spanier, Tim Curley, and Gary Schultz who all held high level official capacities at the college. What made this scandal so huge was the fact that the Penn State football program as well as head coach Joe Paterno were highly admired and praised. Furthermore, the most shocking aspect of the scandal is how it was kept silent. The scandal kept making itself advent which left the school in a crisis and ruined its reputation. The issue with this scandal is that it involved a wide range of criminal, moral, ethical and sexual misconduct.

The Shape of Dave Zirin’s Argument In the essay, “A Reality of Their Own: Jameis Winston, Rape and Seminole Fandom at Florida State,” Dave Zirin argues that people should view Florida State’s star quarterback Jameis Winston, who was wrongly accused of sexual assault, as a model citizen because the school’s code of conduct and the court cleared him of any wrong doing. According to zirin, although no one knows for sure if Winston is a rapist, many now know how Florida State University handled the situation. Dave Zirin’s argument can also lead to a question of issue regarding why American universities struggle to resolve sexual assaults properly.

Sandusky's claim of Innocence is ridiculous. Not only does he have multiple people within the school who actually knew about all the abuses, but even some of the young children are speaking out against him. Sandusky abused children from 1994 to 2009, the facts are there and multiple members of the school have also been charged with crimes for the cover up of Sandusky and to not gain a bad representation of the school. It's actually pretty sickening that many trusted members of this school, covered up such acts against a man who abused children for over 15 years. It is even way worse at the fact that these people turned a blind eye so that they wouldn't make the school look bad. It is my opinion that the judge should have also charged these

Child sexual abuse has been reported up to 80,000 times a year, but the number of unreported instances is far greater, because the children are afraid to tell anyone what has happened (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry). Childhood sexual abuse is a traumatic experience affecting the lives of not only the victim, but those close to the victim as well. Many think there is only one person truly traumatized, but in fact, everyone involved is affected. The victim has to deal with their experience the rest of their lives. They may be more at risk for other mental issues as well, including depression. The family involved has to deal with its pain, often causing hardship and discord within the family. This is especially true