Monday, November 14, 2011

Stop Snitching takes on a new level in Penn State Scandal

After hearing about the Penn State University Scandal/Cover up, I  immediately felt like something was missing from the story.

After reading a timeline of events published in an article from The New York Times, I didn't realize how much wasn't being reported. This cover-up has roots that are a decade old, and includes remorseful coaches; and a missing district attorney.

The plot is so thick here, and rife with enough twists and turns that it would nigh be impossible to keep up with them all.

This just doesn't stop with Joe Paterno. No - the only reason he's making headlines is because he's the most visible - most well known participant in this alleged coverup. But there are so many others - janitors who walked in on Jerry Sandusky allegedly committing lewd acts on young boys.

To top it all off, this just didn't start a few months ago - or even a few years ago. This alleged abuse has been going on since 1998 according to The New York Times article mentioned above.

What's even more telling, is that  in 1998, then Centre County district attorney Ray Gricar ultimately says no charges will be filed against Sandusky.  In 2005 disappears after a trip to Lewisburg, Pa. His car is later found parked in a lot and his computer and hard drive are found in the Susquehanna River. The twice-divorced Gricar, 59, is never seen or heard from again. In 2005 Lara Gricar, his adopted daughter, successfully files petition to have her father declared deceased.

Unbelievable. I have a feeling, that before this is over, this tale will become even more salacious.  



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