Patriot-News Special Report: Inside the Jerry Sandusky investigation - why did it take so long?

[Spazito]

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The Grand Jury Presentment alleges that Sandusky victimized eight boys as young as 7 years old, from as far back as 1994.

There were earlier chances to bring him to the attention of law enforcement. Clues seem to have been ignored in 1995 and 1999; an alleged victim came forward in 1998; and adults allegedly witnessed sexual assaults by Sandusky in 2000 and 2002.

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Plans were in the works to arrest Sandusky Nov. 7 and have Attorney General Kelly hold a major press conference. Instead, the charges were posted prematurely on the Pennsylvania state court website while Sandusky was on a family vacation in Ohio.

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It is unclear who made the mistake. The attorney general’s office says they did not do it, and neither did the state police. Finn said they believe the error can be traced back to the district judge’s office.

more, much more

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/11/special_report_why_the_jerry_s.html#incart_hbx


I can't help but wonder if the district judge mentioned here is the same one who was a volunteer at The Second Mile, Sandusky's 'charity' and decided to release Sandusky on an unsecured bond? Releasing the information of the charges prematurely certainly would give Sandusky additional time to try and cover up he would not have had if he had been arrested prior to the release of the charges to the public.

There is a lot of information in this article, it is a worthwhile read, imo.

[HopeHoops]

1. I went looking for the picture on like page A-7 of the turkey under the sign...

...that reads "No hunting within 100 yards of this sign". That's classic! I couldn't find it online. It was a New York Reporter (or something) photo from 2004 but it just doesn't want to be found online.

[hexola]

2. Wow - Corbett really has to answer for some of this...

Certainly sounds like he dropped the ball...too busy politicking?

[Spazito]

3. Yes, it certainly seems to me there was, at best, a great deal of ...

reluctance to investigate Sandusky on the part of many including Corbett. I can't help but wonder how many more boys were abused/raped because of this reluctance that would not have been had serious attention been paid at the beginning.