Yes, let’s paint McQuery a hero and forget that he saw a rape of a young boy in progress and basically did nothing but run to tell his daddy. Then he continued to work for the person he saw raping this young boy, never questioning what happened.

To me, McQuery will always be a coward. He has never apologized to the unknown victim even though that young man today deserves MUCH more than a simple apology.

I also agree that these “leaks” are being done intentionally so as to get the general public moving in the direction that the BoT wants it to go, namely, to place most of the blame on Paterno since he is no longer around to give his side of the story. Mind you, I’m not absolving Paterno of blame in this matter; I do feel that he did not want to believe his friend was capable of such hideous actions and that preserving his legacy was his overriding concern, up to and including getting win number 409. But he also makes a convenient scapegoat for those still alive and kicking to relieve themselves of responsibility and not become Sandusky’s roommates.

And one last thing: as I have maintained before, I believe that there is more to the Second Mile charity than just helping disadvantaged kids. I think it could be the cover for a lot of political corruption involving many or most of the principals in this case, and that the real reason they failed to report Sandusky was the fear that he would blow the lid off of it if he were to be imprisoned. My question is whether the Freeh investigators looked into the charity as closely as it deserves; if there is little mention of it in the report, then I think we can safely say the answer is “no.”

And may one of them rest in peace.

Indeed, this crime should shake the entire structure of the state to its core. But it will not happen.