Penn State fires football Coach Joe Paterno amid child sex-abuse scandal By Chris Dufresne Nov. 9, 2011 12 AM PT New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien was hired as the 15th head football coach at Penn State, taking over the scandal-ridden Nittany Lions football program in January 2012. How do you think the university should handle Paterno’s legacy? [303], Penn State reported that the school had spent $3.2 million on investigations, public relations, and legal advice in response to the scandal through the middle of February 2012. 12. But no, I'm not sexually attracted to young boys. McGill, Andrew; Assad, Matt; Sheehan, Daniel Patrick (November 10, 2011). Would you guys look into it?’ ‘Cause I didn’t know, you know… I had never had to deal with something like that. The letter also demanded answers to four specific questions about how Penn State had complied with NCAA policies during that time. COSTAS: "Yes. Everyone knows the story of Jerry Sandusky, the serial pedophile, the Monster. Sandusky is serving 30 to 60 years for sexually abusing children. And then I called my superiors and I said ‘Hey we got a problem, I think. Former Penn State president Graham Spanier has reported to jail early to begin serving his sentence for child endangerment in a case stemming from the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/09/us/penn-state-paterno-sandusky-police-report/index.html, Sandusky Case Bombshell: Did 6 Penn State Coaches Witness Abuse? On September 24, 2013, the NCAA announced that Penn State's scholarships would be gradually restored until the number of scholarships reached the normal 85 for the 2016–17 year, the first year after Penn State's postseason ban. She was called an idiot, a “clueless treacherous traitor,” and worse. [259] The Patriot-News said of the suit: "[It] comes after a year of withering criticism of Corbett by some quarters of the Penn State community, which has seen the governor and his fellow PSU trustees as too quick to brand former head coach Joe Paterno and others as fall guys for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. In the NCAA's view, Spanier, Curley, Schultz and Paterno's cover-up of Sandusky's crimes constituted "a failure of institutional and individual integrity," and thus violated basic principles of intercollegiate athletics that were over and above specific NCAA policies. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State has hired New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien as its head coach, the first change in leadership for the storied football program in nearly a half-century. [296] In addition to the expected damage to future recruiting from those sanctions, the NCAA had enacted a temporary exception to transfer rules which allowed current scholarship players to leave the tainted program. (Centre County Correctional Facility via AP). [267] However, the lawsuit was dismissed on November 6. Finding #8: Reporting discrepancies in crime statistics published in the annual security report and those reported to the department's campus crime statistics database (proposed fine: $27,500). [125] However, in the days following the interview, several potential victims contacted State College lawyer Andy Shubin alleging abuse by Sandusky, with one accuser reporting an abusive encounter with Sandusky in the 1970s. [87], Preliminary hearings for Curley and Schultz were held on December 16, 2011. Paterno died from lung cancer at the age of 85 in January 2012, before Sandusky’s trial began. [145], On December 3, 2014, KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh reported that Sandusky received a letter from Penn State asking to renew his season ticket plan for the football team and attend a "recruiting" trip to a Penn State basketball game. BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- Former Penn State president Graham Spanier has reported to jail early to begin serving his sentence for child endangerment in a case stemming from the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. [150] That same day, The New York Times reported that Penn State was planning Paterno's exit at the close of the 2011 college football season. [104][105] On November 7, Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan said that though some may have fulfilled their legal obligation to report suspected abuse, "somebody has to question about what I would consider the moral requirements for a human being that knows of sexual things that are taking place with a child." The NCAA handed Penn State down numerous sanctions to its football program, including a four-year bowl ban, loss of scholarships and vacation of wins, erasing Paterno’s all-time wins record. It hears all of the available evidence but does not have authority to indict the accused. According to Erickson, had Penn State not accepted the penalties, the NCAA would have gone in "another direction"—one that would have included the NCAA canceling at least the 2012 season. "The Penn State Football program is one of college football's iconic programs because it was led by an icon in the coaching profession in Joe Paterno," O'Brien said in a statement. Finding #5: Failure to properly classify reported incidents and disclose crime statistics from 2008–2011 (proposed fine: $2,167,500). Found insideRead this book, then share it.” —Mark Huddleston, president, University of New Hampshire “Karen Gross offers practical ideas based on her research and, more importantly, on her substantial leadership in assisting our nation’s ... Seriously", "Jerry Sandusky scandal IS Penn State Scandal", "Not a PSU scandal? 1977 – Sandusky founds The Second Mile in State College, PA. 1994-95 – Victim 6 meets Sandusky at a Second Mile picnic. Later in a footnote, Bangs states, "The terrifically significant disparity between the finding in the Freeh report and the actual truth is disturbing. He also said that Penn State could have faced a host of other severe penalties, including a fine several times greater than the $60 million ultimately imposed. He did many good things. 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[210] Erickson said the statue had become "a source of division and an obstacle to healing" but made a distinction between it and the Paterno Library, also on campus. [35] McQueary, distraught, left the building and called his father John, who told Mike to come over to his house right away and talk to him. [69] Although federal authorities would have jurisdiction in the case since Sandusky was accused of taking the boys across state lines, three former prosecutors interviewed by The Patriot-News believed that this investigation did not appear to be focusing on Sandusky, but instead on a possible coverup by school officials. Explain and discuss their significance. The Freeh report was released on July 12, 2012. 54 animated videos - 1 to 2 minutes each - define key ethics terms and concepts. Sue Paterno, widow of … [260], In sharply criticizing the governor's move in an editorial, The New York Times noted that Corbett "barely mentioned the young victims" in his statement. Finding #10: Failure to notify prospective students and employees of the availability of the annual security report and annual fire safety report (proposed fine: $27,500). Paterno was the most victorious coach in the history of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football. This book is written for those of us who love Penn State Football and who never doubted JoePa, or have gotten over the false accusations about Joe Paterno. [152] In a statement announcing his retirement, Paterno said, "It is one of the great sorrows of my life. "[276], Penn Live reported that a court order connected to the PMA case stated that Paterno was allegedly told in 1976 about an accusation of sexual abuse by Sandusky. ... And he was very conniving. Sandusky admitted to showering with other boys and refused to discontinue the practice. [250] On November 30, the first lawsuit by a victim of sexual abuse was filed against Penn State and Sandusky alleging over 100 incidents of sexual abuse; the victim was identified in the suit only as "John Doe A. How are their opinions subject to groupthink? [68], On February 24, 2012, the Harrisburg Patriot-News reported that U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith was conducting a federal criminal investigation into Penn State – separate from the Clery Act investigation – in which he subpoenaed the school for information about Spanier, Sandusky, Curley, Schultz and The Second Mile. The planning for the vigil began the Monday before Paterno's firing and gained steam quickly across campus. The NCAA fined Penn State $60 million and banned it from the postseason for four years. [205] After some days of mixed messages,[206][207][208] the school removed the statue on July 22, in front of a crowd of student onlookers. Spanier was sentenced to four to twelve months with two months in jail and four months house arrest, followed by two years of probation and a $7,500 fine. [8] On July 22, 2012, the NCAA announced that it would impose "corrective and punitive" sanctions against both the Penn State football program and the institution as a whole the next morning. [159][160][161][162], During the week after Paterno's firing, the Big Ten Conference removed his name from the championship trophy for its conference championship game, renaming it the Stagg Championship Trophy. [47], One child's mother reported a 1998 incident to Penn State police when her son came home with his hair wet. [236] In addition, a group of former Penn State football players, including former starting quarterback Michael Robinson, filed their own appeal. Based on the information in the case study, how were the actions (and inaction) of Paterno subject to bounded ethicality? [15][10], On March 25, 2017, Curley, Schultz, and Spanier pleaded or were found guilty of misdemeanor charges of child endangerment. [36] While Mike was on the way to his father's, John called Dr. Jonathan Dranov, his boss and family friend, seeking his advice. It is one of the great sorrows of my life. This page was last edited on 18 September 2021, at 21:57. On March 24, 2017, Spanier was found guilty of one charge of child endangerment and not guilty of the second charge of child endangerment or conspiracy. [5]: 58–61 In response, Penn State's trustees announced that they accepted the report's conclusions and would implement corrective measures. An unstinting look at the present and future of college football explores how four leading Big Ten contenders responded differently to the influences of money and power as well as related NCAA sanctions, scandals, rivalries and the visions ... PMA documents alleged that a boy told Paterno he had been molested by Sandusky, who was then an assistant coach. While debates about Paterno’s legacy continue at Penn State, many victims and their supporters believe these debates do little to heal wounds. The Board of Trustees terminated the contracts of Paterno and Curley. Not to be average, or even good, but "the leaders and best." Anything less would not do. This book explains how the coach and his team fell short--and what happened when they did. [226] Penn State pledged full cooperation, but asked to defer its response until after the release of the Freeh report. When Erickson learned this, he immediately started talks with the NCAA, and was able to get the death penalty taken off the table. This case study demonstrates the effects of a number of behavioral biases and pressures. [162] On October 16, 2012, Penn State announced it would not renew Curley's contract when it expired in June 2013. In an op-ed in the student newspaper that reflected the opinion of several editors at the paper, student Lauren Davis wrote that the university “needed a reality check” after its announcement of the 2016 commemoration. After 46 seasons, Joe Paterno is fired as Penn State football coach after a sexual abuse scandal involving former assistant Jerry Sandusky. Penn State responded in various ways. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/23/sports/ncaafootball/jerry-sandusky-convicted-of-sexually-abusing-boys.html, Joe Paterno’s legacy was permanently tarnished in the span of just a few days The alleged Sandusky quotes obviously refer to the disgraced Penn State football coach who was convicted of sexually assaulting many young boys at the school's athletic facility.. It had nothing to do with what Coach Paterno had done, or hadn't done." 1969 – Sandusky gets hired as a football coach at Penn State. In April 2012, crime reporter Sara Ganim and members of the Patriot-News staff were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for their coverage of the scandal. According to the grand jury testimony, the assaults took place: At least twenty of the incidents were said to have taken place while Sandusky was still employed by Penn State. Penn State's Aa1 revenue-bond rating was "placed on review for possible downgrade" by Moody's Investors Service because of the scandal's possible effects on the university's finances. Sandusky was an assistant coach of football at Pennsylvania State University. [22] In 1998, he was investigated for child sexual abuse but no charges were filed. [282] McQueary alleged former Penn State assistant coaches Greg Schiano and Tom Bradley knew about earlier transgressions by Sandusky. This scandal questions their respect to the team of officials behind their favorite sports’ success…. [156] Several Penn State sources told StateCollege.com and the Patriot-News that Spanier and vice chairman John Surma mutually agreed that the best way forward for all involved would be for Spanier to resign "voluntarily and with grace. Spanier was charged over his response to a 2001 report that Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach, had been spotted showering alone with a boy in a team locker room. "None of these allegations ... has been substantiated in a court of law or in any other process to test their veracity," Barron wrote. [263] Ross Feller Casey LLP went on to represent him in the civil lawsuit, and Matthew reached a settlement with Penn State. Caperton Humphrey, a Jayhawk fullback from 2017 … The NCAA has settled a lawsuit with Penn State over sanctions it imposed on the school related to a child abuse scandal involving one of the school's assistant football coaches. Erickson stated that Penn State's ultimate goal was to settle any civil cases in a way that would not force the victims to go through the legal process once again. He would not only have to report his address to police every three months for the rest of his life, but would also have to participate in a court-approved counseling program. On Sunday morning, Paterno called then-athletic director Tim Curley regarding the incident. [304], On August 15, 2012, Penn State's regional accreditation was put on "warning" status due to the Sandusky scandal. The violations include failing to alert the public about Sandusky's conduct and other campus dangers. Found insideThe scandal involving former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky and the sexual abuse of young boys over a 15year period exposes yet another ... Vacating of all wins from 1998 to 2011–112 wins in all. The report stated that the men knew about the 1998 incident but "empowered Sandusky to attract potential victims to the campus and football events by allowing him to have continued, unrestricted and unsupervised access to the University's facilities and affiliation with the University's prominent football program" while the investigation was underway. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/sports/ncaafootball/joe-paterno-jerry-sandusky-sex-abuse-penn-state-1976-court-documents.html, Penn State Stirs Outcry With Plans to Honor Joe Paterno Not content to rely solely on the history books, Van Natta takes the reader on a round of golf he recently played with Bill Clinton and draws on extensive interviews with the golfing ex-presidents about what the game means to them. 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The scandal began to emerge publicly in March 2011 and broke in early November 2011 when Sandusky was indicted on 52 counts of child molestation, stemming from incidents that occurred between 1994 and 2009. [1][126], The media began to run various accounts of Penn State culture,[126][127][128][129] as well as the prominence and power of football and of Paterno within it. 7. Only one high profile player left State College,[297] and the football program did not experience a losing season between Paterno's firing and the first post-sanction bowl game. The Penn State child sex abuse scandal concerned allegations and subsequent convictions of child sexual abuse committed by Jerry Sandusky, an assistant coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team, over a period of at least fifteen years. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more. Sandusky sentenced in Penn State sex scandal. [174] As the Sandusky trial proceeded toward conviction in June 2012, it was reported that "[t]he university says that [Freeh's] report should be out this summer and will be released to the trustees and the public simultaneously without being reviewed by the school's general counsel's office".[175]. [301] It wouldn't be until February 2016 that Penn State would see its rating restored to Aa1, with Moody's citing a stable outlook and the university's ability to continue operating despite Pennsylvania's delay in enacting 2016 appropriations. [194] At the meetings, Erickson received harsh criticism from alumni over the firing of Joe Paterno,[195][196][197] and also received widespread criticism from the media for attempting to shift the focus away from the university. [302], State Farm Insurance pulled its sponsorship of the Nittany Lions football team in July 2012, and asked the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania to declare that there is no provision in its policy with Penn State to force the company to help pay for Sandusky's criminal defense bills or any punitive damages that he has incurred. [209] The statue was reportedly put in storage. Explain how groupthink might impact the decisions of administrators and coaches at Penn State as evidence of Sandusky’s wrongs slowly came to light. What can be done to better serve the victims of this case? According to the AP, Corbett was filing an antitrust suit against the NCAA. "[11] The Big Ten financial penalty came as Penn State gave up its four-year share of conference bowl revenue. "[248], Emmert himself told ESPN's Bob Ley that the death penalty was "unequivocally on the table" as one of the possible sanctions. Dottie testified when it was still uncertain whether Sandusky would testify. [220][221], On November 10, a group of Penn State alumni set up and announced ProudPSUforRAINN,[222] a fundraiser for the anti-sexual violence network RAINN with a goal of $500,000, which was exceeded by July 10, 2012. He was one of the 26 victims involved in the settlement amount that was reached in October 2013. She wrote, “This is our Penn State. The lawsuit claims Sandusky abused the boy from 1992, when the boy was 10, until 1996, at the coach's State College home, in a Penn State locker room and on trips, including to a bowl game. Toftrees Golf Resort and Conference Center. One person wrote to her, “I hope God can forgive you for your actions, I sure the hell can’t.”, Penn State reported that, as of January 2018, the university has paid a total of over $109 million in settlements to Sandusky’s victims. 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"Why no one made a phone call to the police...is beyond me. Raykovitz was also a highly trained professional on handling such allegations. And he wanted his way, and he didn't listen a whole lot." UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - NOVEMBER 08: Penn State University head football coach Joe Paterno leaves the team's football building on November 8, 2011 in University Park, Pennsylvania. By America's premier sportswriter, written with full cooperation of Joe Paterno and his family, this account defines the epic life of America's winningest college football coach as well as the child sex abuse scandal at Penn State that ... [8], The Big Ten followed the NCAA actions, concurring with its findings by officially censuring Penn State and levying a separate fine of $13 million. [254], On September 20, 2012, Penn State released an announcement that the institution had hired the law firm of Feinberg Rozen LLP to assist in the handling of any personal injury lawsuits that could emerge as a result of the sexual abuse allegations that had been made against Sandusky. [172], On November 21, 2011, Frazier announced that Louis Freeh, former director of the FBI, would lead an internal investigation into Penn State's actions. [115] The Patriot-News published a rare full-page, front-page editorial in its November 8, 2011, edition, calling for Spanier's immediate resignation as Penn State president; it also called for this to be Paterno's last season coaching Penn State football. Finding #4: Failure to issue timely warnings in accordance with federal regulations. Two recounted oral sex with Sandusky, sometimes culminating in his ejaculation. Spanier reported to Centre County Correctional Facility, several miles from the Penn State campus, on Monday morning, the warden, Christopher Schell, said Thursday. Erickson discussed his actions with the Board later that night, and the Board resolved that Erickson's actions were understandable under the circumstances. A biography of the legendary college football coach, written with the cooperation of the subject and his family, traces his distinguished career over sixty-two football seasons and his enduring legacy. This review discusses Penn State Football Coach Sexual Scandal. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which accredits the university, continued to accredit Penn State but demanded a report addressing these. [232] In announcing the sanctions, Emmert said that he intended the Penn State case to be "the cautionary tale of athletics overwhelming core values of the institution and losing sight of why we are really participating in these activities can occur." [11], The Paterno family retained former Attorney General Richard Thornburgh to conduct a review of the Freeh report, which concluded that the report constituted a "rush to injustice" that could not be relied upon[12][13] and that Freeh's evidence fell "far short" of showing that Joe Paterno attempted to conceal the scandal, but rather that "the contrary is true". "[106] Paterno said McQueary informed him that "he had witnessed an incident in the shower ... but he at no time related to me the very specific actions contained in the Grand Jury report. "[270], On April 9, 2015, Penn State trustees voted to approve a settlement with "one or more" victims from the Sandusky scandal. Finding #1: Clery Act violations related to the Sandusky matter (proposed fine: $27,500). [240][241] A year later, on September 8, 2014, the NCAA announced that Penn State would be eligible for the 2014 postseason and all scholarships would be restored in 2015. 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