Earlier today Pennsylvania attorney general Kathleen Kane released a 167-page report on how the Jerry Sandusky scandal was handled by state officials. Not much new information was learned about the scandal that was not already known, and the report failed to prove what Kane was believed to be seeking. Former state attorney general, Tom Corbett (now the governor of Pennsylvania) did not let any political incentives get in the way of conducting an investigation into Sandusky’s crimes, according to the report.
According to the report’s findings, the investigation was held up more by a failure to take the proper steps in the investigation that would have required more resources. Corbett, serving on the board of trustees at Penn State, has come under criticism for the lack of action taken promptly on Sandusky when information was first reported about his activity, but there was no evidence revealed suggesting his role on the board with Penn State had anything to do with the response.
As far as the football program is concerned, former head coach Joe Paterno is used sparingly in the report. The report specifies most of the difficulties stemmed from Sandusky’s foundation, The Second Mile. The report did suggest Sandusky continued to prey on boys while the investigation was ongoing, which is disturbing.
As stated earlier, this report was always going to be more about the political impact of the investigation and response to Sandusky. Much of the damage as far as the football program itself is concerned appears to be behind Penn State. Penn State has not offered a comment on this latest report.
Sandusky is currently serving a sentence of 30-60 years for his crimes.