APPenn State’s Board of Trustees were informed by then-president Graham Spanier about the grand jury investigation of former PSU defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky months before he was arrested on charges of child-sex abuse, interim president Rodney Erickson told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
In a wide-ranging interview, which can be read HERE, Erickson said Spanier told the trustees of the investigation during a meeting in May or July. Erickson, who was provost at the time, said he was unaware of the meeting and was not informed of it until after Sandusky was arrested in November.
“I have no idea, because I wasn’t there,” Mr. Erickson said when asked how serious the allegations were characterized in the briefing. “Nor did I know it was taking place.”
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Mr. Erickson said he had read about the grand jury investigation — first reported by the Harrisburg Patriot-News — in the Centre Daily Times. He did not inquire further, noting the only new allegations seemed to have no connection to Penn State and were against a retired employee he did not know still had access to campus.
Erickson’s denial of any knowledge of the Sandusky situation has already been challenged, but his interview with the Post-Gazette does raise more questions about who knew what and when.
The school’s Board of Trustees fired Spanier and coach Joe Paterno in the aftermath of the Sandusky scandal.
The whole damn PSU good ol perv club still spinning lies and trying to cover up.
Sandusky’s enabler/accomplice, GrandpaPervert , and all the other staff said NOTHING while innocent kids were being victimized. The administration was notified, but they covered their ears, closed their eyes, and shouted ” NANANANA we can’t hear you”!!!!!!!
JoePa the Perv also knew what his buddy was doing, but his greedy and selfish self was only worried about himself. “Everybody hide this stuff, this can not get out, let Jerry do his thing with those boys all he wants but I want to get the record for coaching victories, that’s all that matters !!!! “It doesnt matter if I can barely walk, take naps during practice, and don’t even actually coach anymore”!!!!!!! This is about me, I WANT THAT RECORD, hell with them kids!!!”
But when the news breaks and those outside Happy PERValley find out about this sicko program the roaches run for darkness. The whole PSU perv network then starts the process over “covering their a$$es” (no pun intended)
But don’t worry, that highly intelligent and extremely moral student body and alumni will hold vigils for the old Pervert, and riot in his defense. They will praise his 40+ years of mediocrity and greed. They will cry for their Perv leader and defend the Pervs at all costs, while innocent victims are scarred for life.
So come out of the darkness Perv defenders and defend your leader. (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE)
The BoT is trying to do some serious CYA of it’s own. Could someone please give us the list of trustees that Graham Spanier did notify?
I’m willing to bet, even though it’s unprovable, that at least a few people on the BoT knew about the Sandusky incidents long before the indictments came down last November.
This is only the beginning of people wrestling to drag somebody down the rabbit hole in this horrid scandal. The black eyes are going to continue for a very long time!
psu coverup = catholic priests coverup = vile, disgusting, criminals
I think the real pervert in this blog is “thatobnoxiousguy” for he protesteth too much…Law enforcement knew about the Sandusky deal years ago…the Centre County DA’s office knew about Sandusky years ago and didn’t prosecute….Even the state Attorney General’s office knew about Sandusky and didn’t prosecute…They are the real culprit’s here…But typical of people like “thatobnoxiousguy”, who is probably a serial perv himself, he and the lynch mob are always intent on hanging the wrong people because one their own, Sandusky, draws the flame to close to them….obnox and his ilk are like the guy who breaks wind in a crowded room and then points at someone else to take the attention off of themselves…
They all knew about the investigation. I doubt any would deny it. What they claim to not know, is the perjury indictments for PSU employees. I’m skeptical that they weren’t alerted to this by the Gov., but that’s another story.
PSU needs to fire EVERYONE and start over, from the top down. That includes every member of the Board of Trustees.
The funny thing is listening to the idiots still supporting Joe Paterno even though he knew this was going on and did nothing to protect these children. Guilty, Guilty, Guilty..
JoPerv, PervStateU, ShowerPower, etc etc..
Get used to those labels and many more for years, because PSU will carry these lables for years to come..
Like I’ve said since this story broke…EVERY single one of the Board of Trustees needs to resign or be let go NOW. Until this is accomplished, I will continue to bash Penn State athletics at every chance I get. I hope others do so as well. They continue to taint the program for the students and athletes by continuing to hang on to their spots on the board.
PSU alum here. It appears that the entire University just doesn’t get it. This is a symptom of the insulation of State College, PA. It is a very small community that exists as some sort of vacuum. Self-preservation is the name of the game – scandals are typically brushed under the rug as word never gets out of Centre County. For a school with a great communications program, they surely have mapped out the exact opposite way to manage a PR nightmare.
The smartest thing they have done so far is hire an outsider as the new coach, but that is where smarts ends.
I will continue to bash the program AND supporters as well
By no means do I support JoePa or the fact that he did nothing in 2002 to stop Sandusky, but if the Board of Trustees knew back in May why did they wait to fire him until Nov. Bottom line…..They all need to go at PSU. From the President to Night Shift Janitor. See ya!
He could of read the minutes of the BoT meetings when they were approved at the next meeting and found out what was going on. This is just more of a denial and continued cover up. They ALL have to go before transparency can be achieved.
Wow, so this whole thing got kicked up the food chain until it could go no higher, and then disappeared??? And the people at the top of the chain still have jobs??? After (rightfully) firing the people at the bottom??? I think PSU needs an entirely new BOT. Whoever is responsible for their paychecks should start demanding some answers/resignations.
thatobnoxiousguy says:
Jan 11, 2012 12:32 PM
So come out of the darkness Perv defenders and defend your leader. (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE)
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BTW, the only “perv” here is Sandusky, so get off of your high horse, thatidioticguy.
JoePa and others may have been guilty of gross negligence and crimes of moral turpitude, but none of them were molesting young boys. JoePa’s career is ruined already but there are many others who should also pay a severe price for turning a blind eye, including all 32 Board of Trustee members, as well as every single one of the administrators who were in the chain of command at Penn State.
thatobnoxiousguy says:
Jan 11, 2012 3:08 PM
I will continue to bash the program AND supporters as well
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Get over yourself, Ted Haggard.
P.S., this whole saga reminds me of this story (and why it is right for the bottom people to be fired, and why the top people should immediately own up/be dismissed)
This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job.
Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it.
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done
@bozosforall=yournamesaysitall
Get over yourself two-faced
Sorry, but everyone that supports the coverup is a perv, and you must be a secret member
If you say nothing to stop a wrong, then you are just as wrong
If you say nothing to prevent further wrongs, then you are an accomplice.
If you cover up a wrong, then you are just as wrong
So the whole damn administration and JoePa is just as guilty bozoAhole
@obnoxiousguy,
Seek help. If you cannot afford it, and I am sure you can’t on minimum wage, there should be free/affordable help available through your local government.
BTW, your mother is calling and she wants you to turn off the basement lights and go yup for you din-din.
@ThatObnoxiousGuy
Your posts would be better received if you didn’t accuse anyone and everyone on this board of being perverts and child molesters. That is why no one is taking you seriously. If this was a “loudness” competition, you surely would win, but you just look foolish.
You obviously have nothing better to do with your time then judge other people who support Penn State (and trust me, there are many things to support at Penn State such as THON, the yearly student fund raiser that raises over $8 MM for children with cancer each year by having 800 students stay awake on their feet for 46 hours straight – but you wouldn’t know that because you are ignorant). No one is going to defend how the university staff handled this, but you can still support the institution for the fact that people far more decent than you are alumni and students at the university.
thatobnoxiousguy says:
Jan 11, 2012 3:33 PM
@bozosforall=yournamesaysitall
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You assume that I care what you (or anyone else) thinks about my stupid screen name. It was PURPOSEFULLY made up to be so ridiculous as to be an easy target for morons such as yourself. I HAD to make it easy for Wee Todds such as yourself to take the easy shot at it..otherwise you would get totally steamrolled without ever thinking that you had scored some sort of point in any debate with me.
Again, the ONLY “perv” in this whole mess is Sandusky. Several others here, PSU supporters or otherwise (and I am in the latter group) are also pointing this out to you. Try paying attention.
thatobnoxiousguy says:
Jan 11, 2012 3:37 PM
If you say nothing to stop a wrong, then you are just as wrong
If you say nothing to prevent further wrongs, then you are an accomplice.
If you cover up a wrong, then you are just as wrong
So the whole damn administration and JoePa is just as guilty bozoAhole
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Still doesn’t make him a “perv”, thatmoronictool.
Seems that at Penn State if it could go wrong…it did go wrong and more keeps coming out about the people in charge being negligent beyond belief. Some of the post on here are written by juveniles with all their vitriol. I feel sorry for the kids who’s life were permanently damaged and those players who came to play there. They deserved something more from those in authority and couldn’t count on the people in charge. Jo Pa is so guilty in all this.
As unimaginably disgusting and horrible all of this is I have but one question. Why in the hell was Joe Paterno allowed to coach just long enough to get the all time win record? Anyone who believes this entire Athletic department and Board of Trustees weren’t in on this is a complete fool. I hope the AG really truly examines these time lines, meeting notes, and memos.
I think this whole situation is filled with deceipt, but don’t forget certain people/entities may have been instructed by law enforcement not to act on things during the formal investigation. Acting upon it could possibly have jeopardized parts of the investigation and/or tipped off people in time to manufacture a story.
I’m definitely not saying this is the case, but it’s a plausible enough scenario to at least consider it.
To all who possess love and support for the greatness that is Penn State
According to a Wall Street Journal survey released in September 2010, Penn State was ranked number 1 among 479 corporate recruiting executives who were asked to identify “whose bachelor degree graduates were the best-trained and educated, and best able to succeed once hired.
This is just one incredible example of academic excellence (out of literally thousands) that demonstrates the prominence of Penn State under the auspices, the watchful eye, the professional integrity of a Board of Trustees that is second to none in the annals of American university history.
The esteemed members of this Board are individuals whose reputations of excellence are sacrosanct in the fields of work they represent. Under their meticulous disposition, Penn State has excelled worldwide in every academic area, in every social involvement arena; in every athletic endeavor. These are dedicated individuals whose expertise, whose foresight, whose social sensitivity is validated every day in every way by the greatness that is Penn State.
The Penn State Board of Trustees trusted (pun intended) and gave free reign to Misters Spanier, Paterno, Curley, and Schultz for the years 2002 through 2011. They trusted that every working day these individuals had the school’s best interest as the foremost goal in whatever work related action they took. They trusted four well known, experienced, glorified individuals to maintain, exemplify a moral and legal standard second to none in the NCAA world of university education. They trusted that these same four had the moral conviction and the adult character to serve and protect even of the most innocent and frail who might visit their campus.
But when that trust was compromised, when it was exposed that all four had kept from the police and the public a secret that put in jeopardy every little boy in the Happy Valley society for nine years, the Board acted swiftly and with dispatch.
The slovenly “little four” had nine years to right a wrong. Thank God and thank human decency that it took the Board only a few days to expose this abuse of power and quickly initiate a healing process that may take possibly another “nine years!“
The Penn Staters For Responsible Stewardship, like Paterno, like Curley, like Schultz, like Spanier continues to ignore that innocent little boy, continues to trivialize his existence, continues to make him invisible.
You know, no one ever expected this sad foursome to be criminology experts, to be psychologists, to be campus guards, to posses the expertise to judge correctly or evaluate accurately the incident that was Shower 2002. They were only asked to protect a child and secure a gym shower room by dialing 911! And dialing 911 is what the masses would have done, what the Board of Trustee members would have done, what you and I would have done. For this inaction alone, the small four must be condemned instantaneously.
Thank you Board of Trustees.
The LOUDER YOU ARE THE RIGHTER YOU ARE.
Thats what I used to tell my nephew, the obnoxious guy.
I see he learned his lesson well. Believe me thats not all he learned well.
YEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHAAAAAWWWWWWW
Why is Penn State still a member of the Big Ten? I guess all that stuff about building moral character is just that, stuff.