Summary of key points raised by former fbi director. In freeh report on sandusky, failures throughout penn. Freeh report on penn states role in the jerry sandusky sex abuse case. The freeh report states that although the avoidance of the consequences of bad publicity was the main driver in failing to protect child abuse victims and report to authorities, the report outlines other causes as well, among which were. Excerpt from the 276 page freeh report executive summary on november 4, 2011 the attorney general of the commonwealth of pennsylvania attorney general filed criminal charges against gerald a. Paterno testified to the grand jury that he did not recall the incident. Penn state will pay sanduskys victims are gonna need wheelbarrows to carry all the money the juries are going to. Review of the freeh report concerning joseph paterno mr. Report of the special counsel the of to the child sexual. Sandusky served as an assistant coach for his entire career, mostly at pennsylvania state university under joe paterno, from 1969 to 1999. Penn state leaders including late head football coach joe paterno concealed former assistant coach jerry sandusky s child sexual abuse for years, showing a total disregard for his victims, former fbi director louis freeh said in a report on thursday.
Penn state the freeh report and implications for the fcpa. The unfortunate part is that the report was a summary rather than. Report of the special investigative counsel regarding the actions of the pennsylvania state university related to the child sexual abuse committed by gerald a. Freeh report into penn state university internet archive. Freeh report on the jerry sandusky child molestation scandal. Sandusky, is available by clicking on the download the report link below. Pages 1920 of the freeh report acknowledge sanduskys exoneration, so freeh cannot possibly claim to not have known this. The freeh report implicated paterno and spanier, and stated that paterno knew about jerry sanduskys activities with young boys in the showers of the lasch building from as early as 1998, and that spanier participated in the coverup later on. The freeh report, released last week, noted this was a highly unusual amount. Freeh found a coach bending his bosses to his will, a staff mostly unaware of its duties to report abuse, and a university president who hid problems. The first sentence in the findings section of the freeh report download pdf. Sandusky sandusky that included multiple counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, corruption of minors.
The freeh special investigations task force released on thursday covered 267 pages and is a summary of the investigation into the circumstances of. Former penn state football coach jerry sandusky was arrested saturday on charges that he preyed on boys he met through the second mile, a charity he. Full text of freeh report into penn state scandal chicago. February 8, 20 dear lettermen, for the past fourteen months i. The key pieces of new evidence and frankly, maybe the only significant ones against paterno are two emails cited on pages 48 and 49 of the report which freeh concludes are clear proof that paterno was fully in the loop on the 1998 investigation of sandusky which resulted in no criminal charges. This story has been updated to include a statement from. Retirement involvement in second mile activities a. A striking lack of empathy for child abuse victims by the most senior leaders of the university. Freeh beats expsu chiefs libel suit over sandusky report. Louis joseph freeh born january 6, 1950 is an american attorney and former judge who served as the fifth director of the federal bureau of investigation from september 1993 to june 2001. Remembering, with eeriness now, the last time paterno, curley and spanier stood together.
The freeh report on penn state university national. In freeh report on sandusky, failures throughout penn state. Lessons for nonprofits from the freeh report july 2012 james h. Read the full report on the penn state child sex scandal. Jul 12, 2012 the report on the investigation led by former fbi director louis freeh indicts president graham b. Jul 12, 2012 full text of freeh report into penn state univ. Special investigative counsel report regarding actions of penn state. Jul 12, 2012 freeh report on penn states handling of jerry sanduskys child sex abuse reveals total disregard for victims. Download and read the complete freeh report pdf the alleged coverup by paterno, thenuniversity president graham spanier and two other penn state administrators allowed sandusky to prey. The freeh report implicated paterno and spanier, and stated that paterno knew about jerry sandusky s activities with young boys in the showers of the lasch building from as early as 1998, and that spanier participated in the coverup later on. Pdf the jerry sandusky scandal erupted nationally in november 2011, dragging with it accusations of child molestation. Freeh has complete rein to follow any lead, to look into every corner of the.
Contrary to what you have heard, the freeh report has big. The freeh special investigations task force released on thursday covered 267 pages and is a summary of the investigation into the circumstances of penn states in the child abuse committed by. Former penn state football coach jerry sandusky was arrested saturday on charges that he preyed on boys he met through the second mile, a charity he founded for atrisk youths. Freeh investigation concludes joe paterno knew about 1998 shower incident, was instrumental in jerry sandusky coverup.
The special investigative counsel provided several recommendations to the. Each one of the freeh reports main observations about joe paterno is wrong. In addition, the university president graham spanier, athletic director tim curley, and vp of business and finance gary schultz were all removed from their positions on the penn state. He received assistant coach of the year awards in 1986 and 1999. The 267page, comprehensive report from judge louis freeh s team. Expenn state president graham spanier suing for defamation. Freeh report on sandusky scandal released at alttab radio.
Freeh report on penn states handling of jerry sanduskys. The freeh investigation commissioned by penn state released its. Jul 15, 2012 the freeh report was released last week. The investigation by the freeh report reveals that curley and. Penn state must give millions of documents to sandusky. As the sandusky trial proceeded toward conviction in june 2012, it was reported that the university says that freehs report should be out this summer and will. Finance and business gary schultz, athletic director timothy curley and the late head football coach joe paterno for showing no concern about alleged victims of sandusky, the one time assistant football coach. Penn state will pay sanduskys victims are gonna need wheelbarrows to carry all the money the juries are going to give them. The report on the investigation led by former fbi director louis freeh indicts president graham b. Quite literally, it would be difficult to find a more suspect investigative history from someone who had once been the director of the modern fbi. Coach joe paterno and the leaders at penn state repeatedly concealed critical facts relating to jerry sandusky s child abuse to avoid bad. Another bizarre condition of sanduskys retirement included giving him emeritus status, which allowed him generous privileges.
Penn states report about its handling of jerry sandusky includes a series of emails that point to paterno being aware of a 1998 case in which sandusky was confronted about showering. Freeh report on the pennsylvania state university, woman. It detailed a series of actions and inactions taken by officials at penn state university penn state which allowed jerry sandusky to continue his abuse. Freeh report on penn states handling of jerry sanduskys child sex abuse reveals total disregard for victims. Penn state must give millions of documents to sandusky victim. A lot of confirmation for other stuff that was already out there. Read the louis freeh report alleging wrongdoing by kazuo okada against wynn resorts.
Pages 1920 of the freeh report acknowledge sandusky s exoneration, so freeh cannot possibly claim to not have known this. Spanier in the superior court of pennsylvania appellee v. Freeh and his staff in connection with their controversial report on the universitys handling of the sexual misconduct charges against former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. Special investigative counsel report regarding actions of. Freeh report on the pennsylvania state university, woman says. And given that the servers hosting the report online have currently failed as of 10. Jul 12, 2012 the key pieces of new evidence and frankly, maybe the only significant ones against paterno are two emails cited on pages 48 and 49 of the report which freeh concludes are clear proof that paterno was fully in the loop on the 1998 investigation of sandusky which resulted in no criminal charges. Jul 17, 2012 freeh report on the pennsylvania state university. Freeh report derides total disregard for the safety and. Freeh investigation concludes joe paterno knew about 1998.
Freeh began his career as a special agent in the fbi, and was later an assistant united states attorney and united states district judge of the united states district court for the southern. Gerald arthur sandusky born january 26, 1944 is an american retired college football coach who was convicted of rape and child sexual abuse. About the only thing new in the report, for me, was that there appeared to be proof that fina was leaking gj testimony. Penn state officially banned sandusky from campus on november 6, retrieved november 1, alex june 22, they point to conflicting accounts of the assault at the core of the coverup case, evidence the ncaa may have influenced freeh s report and doubts about claims paterno ignored assaults as far back as the s. Penn state leaders including late head football coach joe paterno concealed former assistant coach jerry sanduskys child sexual abuse for years, showing a total disregard for his victims, former fbi director louis freeh said in a report on thursday. A trial court judge sitting specially in centre county has ordered the university.
If your sole exposure to penn states role in the sad saga of jerry sandusky was the account offered by the freeh report and the media, these documents will undoubtedly raise serious doubts. The penn state child sex abuse scandal was an incident pdf to dwg conwertor in which jerry sandusky, a former. Report of the special investigative counsel regarding the actions of. The crimes committed by jerry sandusky are heartbreaking. Jul 12, 2012 the freeh report the report by louis freeh on the independent investigation of penn state university surrounding the child abuse committed by jerry sandusky. Penn state report finds paterno, spanier concealed facts. The 267page, comprehensive report from judge louis freehs team. One of the biggest shocks to hit sportsworld in the past few years came in the form of the jerry sandusky scandal at penn state university that led to the firing of joe paterno as head football coach.
Sanduskys continued business dealings with the university e. If your sole exposure to penn states role in the sad saga of jerry sandusky was the account offered by the freeh report and the media, these documents will undoubtedly raise serious doubts in your mind regarding the conclusions that have been drawn by mr. Coach joe paterno and the leaders at penn state repeatedly concealed critical facts relating to. This is an outright falsehood because years takes us back from 20 to 2000, after the police, and department of public welfare, exonerated sandusky of the accusation in question but before the 2001 shower incident.
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