Sandusky guilty on 45 counts

[Zfan]

This is one instance where keeping a prisoner alive would be great. He should get raped everyday of the rest of his life.

X2

[bcoop]

I am sure someone will at least attempt to get some sort of monetary gain...after all that is the American way.

This is one instance where I'd say more power to them. The school knew about it, and covered it up. If it was my kid, I'd take them for everything they are worth.

[1carcrazyguy]

Being he likes guys....it will be like a buffet.

[Strychnine]

He'll wind up spending 23 hours a day by himself until he dies alone in his cell. Gen pop wouldn't get lucky enough to have him.

http://deadspin.com/5920864/fellow-inmates-reportedly-sang-hey-teacher-leave-those-kids-alone-to-jerry-sandusky

Fellow Inmates Reportedly Sang “Hey, Teacher, Leave Those Kids Alone” To Jerry Sandusky

Following guilty verdicts on 45 of 48 counts, Jerry Sandusky was shipped off to Centre County Correctional Facility, the same facility he was initially held in December. According to a fellow inmate at the time, known only as Josh, Sandusky was on the receiving end of some a cappella ridiculing.

Jerry Sandusky is back in a place he definitely doesn’t want to be.

The former Penn State assistant football coach is in jail, on suicide watch, after a jury convicted him late Friday of sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years.

Sandusky, 68, had been free on bail before his trial began two weeks ago but was handcuffed immediately after his 12 peers pronounced him guilty of all but three of the 48 charges against him.

Today, he is at the Centre County Correctional Facility — the same lockup where he spent a night in December. That night, the other prisoners harassed him. Now, they’re more than likely to do it again.

His last time behind bars, Sandusky was held alone in a cell in a special unit reserved for sexual offenders or people with mental illnesses, according to another inmate there last winter. The 22-year-old offender identified himself as Josh and asked that his surname not be used because he is embarrassed about his crime.

Other prisoners were barred from communicating directly with Sandusky, but they could see him. And when the lights went out, inmates serenaded the disgraced coach with a famous line from Pink Floyd’s “The Wall.”

“At night, we were singing ‘Hey, teacher, leave those kids alone,’ ” Josh said, adding that everyone knew who Sandusky was because inmates had access to television and newspapers. The jail can hold 349 inmates

Jail is pretty fucking humiliating and crazy, huh Jerry?

[SS Junk]

http://deadspin.com/5920864/fellow-i...jerry-sandusky

Beautiful.

[Fern]

lol this guy is fucking dead.

[Tyrone Biggums]

Very nice. Suicide watch or not, I think they'll find him hanging.

[Frank]

I don't know what to think of his wife. Either obliviously stupid or complete denial. Whole lotta one or the other or both.

[mardyn]

Who says inmates don't have a sense of humor... "teacher..leave those kids alone"

mardyn

[UserX]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/paterno-statue-penn-state-123528628.html

Penn State takes down Paterno statue as school braces for NCAA sanctions

The statue of Joe Paterno, Penn State's late, disgraced former football coach, has been taken down, after university officials announced early Sunday their decision to remove it.

"I now believe that, contrary to its original intention, coach Paterno's statue has become a source of division and an obstacle to healing in our university and beyond," Penn State president Rodney Erickson said in a statement. "I believe that, were it to remain, the statue will be a recurring wound to the multitude of individuals across the nation and beyond who have been the victims of child abuse."

The decision comes on the heels of a damning 267-page report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh--which concluded Paterno concealed information about former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of underage boys--and a day before the NCAA announces sanctions against the school and its football program.

Jackhammers rattled behind a metal fence covered by a blue tarp. The statue was tied to a forklift. The fence shielded the statue, covered in clear plastic and protective packaging materials. The statue was removed at 8:24 a.m. The forklift carried it into the stadium as about a dozen workers followed. A moment later, a man in the crowd started a "We are Penn State" chant. After it finished, another man yelled, "We love you, Joe."

The 900-pound statue will be placed in storage in a "secure location," the university said.

"Tearing down the statue of Joe Paterno does not serve the victims of Jerry Sandusky's horrible crimes or help heal the Penn State community," the Paterno family said in a statement. "We believe the only way to help the victims is to uncover the full truth."

"It's like a whole part of me is coming down," Angelo Di Maria, the sculptor of the Paterno statue, told the Associated Press. "It's just an incredibly emotional process."

"I hope they don't remove it permanently or destroy it," Di Maria said. "His legacy should not be completely obliterated and thrown out. He was a good man. It wasn't that he was an evil person. He made a mistake."

Paterno's name will remain on the campus library, Erickson said, because it "symbolizes the substantial and lasting contributions to the academic life and educational excellence that the Paterno family has made to Penn State University."

The Paterno Library "highlights the positive impacts Coach Paterno had on the University. Thus I feel strongly that the library's name should remain unchanged," he said.

The NCAA said in a statement on Sunday that it will announce "corrective and punitive measures" for Penn State at 9 a.m. on Monday. While multiple reports indicate that the school will not receive the so-called "death penalty" that would have would suspended the football program, the sanctions are expected to be harsh.

The Freeh report reignited a debate over Paterno's legacy, the football program and the once-revered coach's statue, which had become a contentious symbol of the cover-up.

On Tuesday, a plane circled over the Penn State campus, dragging a banner that read: "Take the statue down or we will." Others suggested the school let it stand as a reminder of the abuse in honor of Sandusky's victims. Comedian Albert Brooks said the school should leave the Paterno statue up but "have him look the other way."

Earlier this month, an artist removed a halo that had been painted above a mural of Paterno in State College, Pa., after his death in January. The artist, Michael Pilato, replaced it with a blue ribbon on Paterno's lapel in honor of Sandusky's victims. Sandusky was removed from the downtown mural last year after the abuse allegations surfaced.

Paterno was fired four days after Sandusky's Nov. 5 arrest. The legendary coach, who had been battling lung cancer, died on Jan. 22 at 85.

[roliath]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/...123528628.html

Penn State takes down Paterno statue as school braces for NCAA sanctions

The statue of Joe Paterno, Penn State's late, disgraced former football coach, has been taken down, after university officials announced early Sunday their decision to remove it.

"I now believe that, contrary to its original intention, coach Paterno's statue has become a source of division and an obstacle to healing in our university and beyond," Penn State president Rodney Erickson said in a statement. "I believe that, were it to remain, the statue will be a recurring wound to the multitude of individuals across the nation and beyond who have been the victims of child abuse."

The decision comes on the heels of a damning 267-page report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh--which concluded Paterno concealed information about former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of underage boys--and a day before the NCAA announces sanctions against the school and its football program.

Jackhammers rattled behind a metal fence covered by a blue tarp. The statue was tied to a forklift. The fence shielded the statue, covered in clear plastic and protective packaging materials. The statue was removed at 8:24 a.m. The forklift carried it into the stadium as about a dozen workers followed. A moment later, a man in the crowd started a "We are Penn State" chant. After it finished, another man yelled, "We love you, Joe."

The 900-pound statue will be placed in storage in a "secure location," the university said.

"Tearing down the statue of Joe Paterno does not serve the victims of Jerry Sandusky's horrible crimes or help heal the Penn State community," the Paterno family said in a statement. "We believe the only way to help the victims is to uncover the full truth."

"It's like a whole part of me is coming down," Angelo Di Maria, the sculptor of the Paterno statue, told the Associated Press. "It's just an incredibly emotional process."

"I hope they don't remove it permanently or destroy it," Di Maria said. "His legacy should not be completely obliterated and thrown out. He was a good man. It wasn't that he was an evil person. He made a mistake."

Paterno's name will remain on the campus library, Erickson said, because it "symbolizes the substantial and lasting contributions to the academic life and educational excellence that the Paterno family has made to Penn State University."

The Paterno Library "highlights the positive impacts Coach Paterno had on the University. Thus I feel strongly that the library's name should remain unchanged," he said.

The NCAA said in a statement on Sunday that it will announce "corrective and punitive measures" for Penn State at 9 a.m. on Monday. While multiple reports indicate that the school will not receive the so-called "death penalty" that would have would suspended the football program, the sanctions are expected to be harsh.

The Freeh report reignited a debate over Paterno's legacy, the football program and the once-revered coach's statue, which had become a contentious symbol of the cover-up.

On Tuesday, a plane circled over the Penn State campus, dragging a banner that read: "Take the statue down or we will." Others suggested the school let it stand as a reminder of the abuse in honor of Sandusky's victims. Comedian Albert Brooks said the school should leave the Paterno statue up but "have him look the other way."

Earlier this month, an artist removed a halo that had been painted above a mural of Paterno in State College, Pa., after his death in January. The artist, Michael Pilato, replaced it with a blue ribbon on Paterno's lapel in honor of Sandusky's victims. Sandusky was removed from the downtown mural last year after the abuse allegations surfaced.

Paterno was fired four days after Sandusky's Nov. 5 arrest. The legendary coach, who had been battling lung cancer, died on Jan. 22 at 85.

If the rumors are true, Penn State is going to wish they got the death penalty. We will know tomorrow once they announce it.

[CJ-95GT]

This is one instance where I'd say more power to them. The school knew about it, and covered it up. If it was my kid, I'd take them for everything they are worth.

Agreed, and fuck that school.

[roliath]

Haha, they got fucked.

The penalties include a $60 million fine, a four-year postseason ban, an annual reduction of 10 scholarships over a four-year period and five years of probation. And they took wins' away from Paterno. wow. So pretty much, the rumors were spot on.

The NCAA on Monday announced a series of unprecedented sanctions against the Penn State football program for its involvement in the sexual abuse scandal that centered on former coach Jerry Sandusky.

The penalties include a $60 million fine, a four-year postseason ban, an annual reduction of 10 scholarships over a four-year period and five years of probation.

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But perhaps the most significant individual sanction in the context of college football history is that all of Penn State’s wins from 1998 to 2011 have been vacated, which means that Joe Paterno, who oversaw the Nittany Lions’ football program for nearly 46 years, no longer is the sport’s all-time winningest coach.

As a result, Paterno’s win total decreased by 111 to 298. He now ranks No. 12 on the all-time coaching wins list. Eddie Robinson, who coached at Grambling University for 57 years, now ranks No. 1 among high-level college football coaches with 408 victories.

The NCAA also announced Monday that current and incoming Penn State football players will be allowed to transfer from the school immediately without penalty. Typically, players who transfer from one Division I school to another are forced by NCAA rule to sit out one season.

The NCAA is considering waiving scholarship limits for any football program that takes in a Penn State transfer. Teams typically are limited to 85 scholarship players.

The school has signed what NCAA president Mark Emmert described as a “consent decree” and will not appeal the sanctions.

“Penn State accepts the penalties and corrective actions announced today by the NCAA,” Penn State President Rodney Erickson said in a written statement released by the school. “With today’s announcement and the action it requires of us, the University takes a significant step forward.”

In a written statement, Penn State football Coach Bill O’Brien, Paterno’s replacement, called described the punishment as “a very harsh penalty” but said he remained committed to the program.

“I will do everything in my power to not only comply, but help guide the University forward to become a national leader in ethics, compliance and operational excellence,” said O’Brien, who met with his players Monday, according to reports. “I knew when I accepted the position that there would be tough times ahead. But I am committed for the long term to Penn State and our student athletes.”

Earlier this month, former FBI director Louis J. Freeh released a report that found Paterno, in concert with three other top Penn State officials, had covered up allegations of child sexual abuse made against Jerry Sandusky, a former assistant coach on the football team, for 14 years.

Last month, Sandusky was found guilty on 45 counts related to sexual abuse of 10 boys over a 15-year period. He has yet to be sentenced, though the charges carry a minimum 60-year sentence and 442 years at maximum.

Emmert said the Freeh report, which was commissioned by Penn State, “was vastly more involved and thorough than any investigation we’ve ever conducted.”

Typically, the NCAA goes through a process that can span more than a year when it has reason to believe violations of its rules have been committed. That process includes an NCAA investigation, the issuances of a notice of allegations, time for the accused school to respond, a Committee on Infractions hearing and time for the committee to draw its findings. None of that took place in the case of Penn State, and the school is not believed to have committed any violations of NCAA regulations.

“In the Penn State case, the results were perverse and unconscionable,” Emmert said in a news conference Monday. “No price the NCAA can levy will repair the damage inflicted by Jerry Sandusky on his victims.”

Using immoral or criminal behavior as a means to justify sanctions constitutes new territory for the NCAA.

“It’s important to separate this from a traditional enforcement case. That’s not what this was,” Emmert said. “This was an action by the [NCAA] Executive Committee, exercising their authority and working with me to correct what was seen as a horrifically egregious situation in collegiate athletics.”

Also Monday, the Big Ten announced that Penn State will be ineligible for the conference’s football championship game for the next four years, and will be ineligible to receive its share of Big Ten bowl revenues — estimated to be approximately $13 million — over that span.

Those Big Ten bowl revenues will be donated to charitable organzations devoted to the protection of chldren, the conference said.

Proceeds from the $60 million fine levied by the NCAA, to be paid over a five-year period with a minimum annual payment of $12 million, will go toward an endowment for programs devoted to preventing child sexual abuse and assisting the victims of child sexual abuse. Penn State is not allowed to reduce or eliminate any of its other athletic programs to fund the fine, the NCAA mandated.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/penn-state-football-punished-by-ncaa-over-sandusky-scandal/2012/07/23/gJQAGNeM4W_story.html

[Treasure Chest]

Haha, they got fucked.

The penalties include a $60 million fine, a four-year postseason ban, an annual reduction of 10 scholarships over a four-year period and five years of probation. And they took wins' away from Paterno. wow. So pretty much, the rumors were spot on.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports...M4W_story.html

They're also letting any player transfer and compete at other schools immediately, instead of sitting out a year.

[roliath]

They're also letting any player transfer and compete at other schools immediately, instead of sitting out a year.

yep, thread in sports forum discussing this more.