It seems as though there was far more concern protecting the Revenue Producing Football Team Coach. From the report, there is no doubt that severe action should have been taken but was not. As the saying goes:" You can pay me now or you can pay me later". We will be paying a high price via Law Suits which could and should have have been prevented and corrected many years ago. It is very shameful and costly.

Sounds like they'd make good priests.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CENTRE COUNTY....THE HOME OF PENN STATE UNIVERSITY. DOES THE SANDUSKY SCANDEL AND REPORT CHANGE MY OPPINION OF PENN STATE? NO, HOWEVER I FEEL THEY ARE TRYING TO BLAME THE WHO UNIVERSITY FOR THE ACTIONS OF ONE MAN. THIS IN'T ABOUT PENN STATE, IT IS ABOUT ONE SICK MAN (SANDUSKY) WHO UNFOURTANTLY WORKED FOR PENN STATE. "JOEPA" ADMITED HE WISHED HE HAD UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON AND DONE THINGS DIFFERENTLY. I WISH PEOPLE WOULD STOP MAKING IT ABOUT THE FOOTBALL TEAM AND UNIVERSITY. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF I AM LIVING HERE IN NORRISTOWN OR ELSEWHERE I WILL ALWAYS BE PROUD 2 SAY "WE ARE....PENN STATE" AND PAUSE TO REMEMBER THE VICTIMS OF ONE MAN WHO WORKED THERE.

I am an alumni and life long Penn Stater. My Father, Brother, and Sister all attended. I grew up idolizing Joe Paterno and loving Penn State. I have to admit that yes, this changes my view of Joe Paterno. He along with the other 3 officials did not take the appropriate action to protect children. I believe that it is the responsibility of adults to protect children as much as possible.

This is a horrific case that involved powerful people that took (no action) on behalf of children.

Those of us who professionally work with abused children have known since this story broke that it was much larger than Sandusky. That being said, this case is about certain individuals and a male dominated culture/organization that enabled Sandusky's pedophilia. Their lack of action, their lack of follow up, their lack of reporting to the board of trustees, and their lack of going directly to the police makes those (individuals) all accomplices to Sandusky's rape and torture of innocent children.

The culture inside the football program and the power that it has had over the entire University in that the president and vice president are willing to permit reports of the rape of children to go unreported raises questions about the leadership of Penn State and money vs their true mission, which is supposed to be to education.

This is very similar to the behavior of the Catholic Church, another male dominated culture/organization that looked the other way in an effort to protect their own reputation and in effect protect their coffers.

This is what happens when the concentration of money and power are in the hands of a few people. They will do whatever it takes to protect their power and the money that affords them that status.

This is a very dark shadow of shame over Penn State, but it is not reflective the educational services or unknowing staff and students.

Anyone who had knowledge of what was going on and who decided it was best for them and for the university (and the team) to essentially ignore what was going on is guilty. Not as guilty as Sandusky was for doing what he did, but still guilty of neglect. Anyone named in the report as being aware of the abuse but negligent in acting to correct it deserves the tarnish on their name. The University as a whole is not at fault, but the reputations of everyone involved -- including the "saintly" JoePa -- are going to be tarnished and deservedly so.

This is all about, big surprise, the $70,000,000+ that Penn State football brought in every year, nothing more. Money won out over the abused young boys. It's a disgrace.

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing". That's EXACTLY what happened here. They ARE Penn State and thus the entire university is guilty.

I'm sickened but not surprised that Paterno and Curley protected Sandusky to preserve the football program. But, the fact that the president and vice president of PSU have ruined their careers and reputations over it is dumbfounding. We're indebted to Judge Louis Freeh for his work on this investigation

Everyone who ignored Sandusky and let this terrible man continue to do what he did should be charged just as guilty. The Paterno statue should be taken down as it now stands merely as a monument of shame.

This kind of makes what I wrote about the scandal 8 months ago seem like I was looking into the future:

http://marclombardi.com/not-so-happy-valley/

Phoenix, you are so right. Corbett knew in 1998 but said there wasn't enough evidence. It would have been easy to find more.

Unfortunately, castration will not be one of the options for punishment.

PENN STATE MESSED UP AND THEIR REPUTATION HAS BEEN TARNISHED.... THAT IS A FACT. BUT "JOEPA" REPORTED IT TO HIS BOSSES (CURLEY AND SPANIER).... AND SAID REPEATEDLY PRIOR TO HIS DEATH THAT HE WISHED HE HAD TRULY UNDERSTOOD BETTER AND DONE MORE ABOUT IT. BUT THE ONES WHO TRULY DID NOTHING AFTER IT BEING REPORTED NEED TO FACE JUSTICE. MCQUEARY DID NOTHING TO STOP SANDUSKY WHEN HE "HEARD SKIN ON SKIN SOUNDS AND FOUND SANDUSKY AND THE BOY IN THE SHOWER." MCQUEARY SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING RIGHT THEN AND THERE. INSTEAD HE WAITED AND WAS VERY VAGUE ABOUT WHAT HE SAW WHEN HE DID REPORT IT. SO THE BLAME STARTS WITH SANDUSKY FOR PREYING ON INNOCENT CHILDREN IN THE FIRST PLACE.... THEN MCQUEARY WHO COULD HAVE AND SHOULD HAVE DONE MORE. YOU FOLLOW YOUR CHAIN OF COMMAND AT A PLACE LIKE PENN STATE.... JUST LIKE YOU WOULD IN THE MILITARY, ECT.... BUT NOTHING IN THAT ORDER OF COMMAND STOPS YOU FROM INTERVENING WHEN YOU SEE IT HAPPENING. AT THE END OF THE DAY EVERYONE MESSED UP..... BUT THE BLAME STARTS WITH SANDUSKY AND ENDS WITH SANDUSKY. MEQUEARY SHOULD BE EQUALLY AT BLAME FOR NOT STOPPING SANDUSKY JUST AS CURLEY AND SPANIER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT DOING A BETTER INVETIGATION. BUT DON'T PUNISH THOESE WHO KNEW NOTHING OR WENT TO THE SCHOOL JUST BECAUSE A FEW MESSEED UP. EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OPPIONS.... AND MINE IS TO PRAY FOR THE VICTIMS,GRIEVE FOR THE LOSS OF INNOCENTS, BE ANGRY AT THOSE WHO DID NOTHING AT ALL, DISAPPOINTED IN THOSE THAT DID LESS THEN THEY SHOULD HAVE.

Mr. Ball:

Perhaps you should have put numerous people behind bars for Child Molesting like I have so that you can see the horrible look on the victims face. Believe me that Jail sentences and registering as a sexual predator is not a guarantee either that they do not strike again. I would love to hear your solution as I am sure would everyone else. Castration is certainly not a dumb thing to say but looking the other way to stop or prevent further molesting is the dumbest possible thing anyone could do. As a rule, Child molesters do not adapt very well to prison life. Even convicted criminals have no tolerance of them.

The Freeh report is thorough, deliberate, fact-based, and impartial. Its noting deficient institutional procedures are enlightening, and its recommendations for the future can be helpful to PSU and other institutions.

But, this criminal activity is so heinous that no one should need to consult a manual about what to do if you witness it. I appreciate an established chain of command. However, someone who witnesses such abhorrent behavior, wherever it occurs, and no matter who is involved, has a responsibility, legally, morally, or both, to ensure that appropriate authorities are notified.

Anyone can see the wrongness of Sandusky's acts. You do not need a written policy to tell you so. So, even though I appreciate the Freeh Report's suggestions about future handling of such matters, the answer is very simple--if someone witnesses a sexual assault on a child, or anyone else for that matter, they need to immediately report it to authorities.

There can be a myriad of reasons that a sexual assault victim does not report such an incident; the fact that a victim does not report it, though, does not detract from the criminality of the act, or the likelihood that the perpetrator may commit similar acts of predatory violence against other victims in the future.

A simple rule would suffice as a reporting protocol--If you witness a sexual assault you must report it to authorities. It would be a pretty short standard operating procedure, but it would be effective.

With the report that was released today about Penn State , IS ANYONE GOING TO PURSUE WHY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ( WHO WAS CORBET ) DID NOTHING ? This entire situation smells and I really hope someone does some HONEST reporting.

The following actions must take place as a result of this report:
1. Penn State placed on the NCAA death penalty status for their football program for at least five years or more
2. Corbett should immediately resign. He was as guilty as the others for not doing anything about this scandal. There is more and someone is protecting him.
3. Penn State should remove the statue and anything with the word Paterno on it. This situation reminds me a lot of the ten commandment movie where the word Moses is stricken off of every object- how ironic
4. Lastly, any lawsuits brought against Penn State by the abused should also be directed to the leadership for their own personal liability- including trustees.

And why should the NCAA be involved?

The Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer of Pennsylvania. This matter was referred to Attorney General Mike Fisher when DA Gricar went missing. The AG had the McQueary evidence in 2001 and did not arrest until 2011! AG Fisher, Pappert and Corbett and even Linda Kelly have a lot to explain.

There is an election for AG in November and it Tom Cobett's man Dave Freed is elected, we will never know what the AG knew, when he or she knew about it, and what they did. It is hard to believe the AG was not involved in the coverup.

The Trustees have shown they cannot be trusted. Graham Spanier's compensation was over a million dollars in 2011 and he had covered up the rape of a child.

The AG was less than zealous, to be polite.

Additionally, Dave Freed's political mentor and fiancier is his father in law, the grandfather of his children, LeRoy Zimmerman, former AG and under active investigation for financial transactions at Hershey Trust.

The AGs office has been Republican since 1969 when the office first became elective. It is time to end One Party Rule in Attorney General's office if we are to find out whether AG was in on the cover up (as many expect) and the involvement in phony Senate Bonusgate investigation.

For more see The Liberty Blog http://thelibertyblog.org and search "Dave Freed". We have a choice of a "prosecutor, not a politician", Kathleen Kane, in November.

Pennsylvanians must shout loud and clear that our Governor Corbett played a big part in this cover up, and early on. Had he not been politically motivated, many young boys would have been spared. Corbett is the Msg Lynn ... who also looked the other way for self-interest. IMPEACH CORBETT NOW !

I’ve been a Penn State Football fan for years. My daughter went to Penn State and received an awesome education. She, along with a lot of other Penn Staters I know, including myself, are devastated at the events that came to light and the children who were victims. Also, we not only mourned one our icons this year, but now we have to see in print what steps he did not take for the sake of making this issue public. It's heartbreaking. I was a practicing Catholic until the scandal with the archdiocese came to light. That abuse went on for years and it seems to me, that the older generations had a hard time speaking about abuse let alone looking the ugliness in the face and standing up for what was right and doing the right thing. Today, we live in a different world where nothing is sacred - the culture of our time, address every subject imaginable out in the open. I’ve read comments on social networks and news sites all over the internet. There are a lot of people angry about this.

They are lashing out at anyone who went to Penn State or is even a fan. Saying nasty things and commenting on sites does not do anything. There are loop holes in this regarding the Attorney General’s office, as well as other observations that I’ve made myself. No one mentions why McCleary didn’t go directly to the authorities...No one notices, when he called up JP to meet, Joe told him he didn’t have a job for him, (being that he was an intern). Maybe the reason McCleary ended up on the payroll was because of something he knew? Who knows! We should, as citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, concentrate on contacting our State Representatives and demanding an out-of-state independent investigation and ask what steps we can make to see something is done. Here’s a website trying to impeach Corbett – it’s for another reason, but join forces. Post to your social websites...DO something!. Some people need to stop going on witch hunts and start reading the 267 page report and do something constructive instead of making stupid comments.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/imptc/

https://www.facebook.com/impeach.corbett

http://www.scribd.com/doc/55863184/phoenixville2p

We can make a statement that will be heard by electing a Democrat to be Pennsylvania's next Attorney General. Kathleen Kane, a prosecutor not a politician.

1. As a parent I would not pay tuition to this school in fear those monies be used to defend the morally bankrupt. There are plenty of quality educational opportunities elsewhere.
2. Watch what the corporate sponsorship does now. Much money is about to go away.
3. The Leadership team knew and chose to turn a blind eye, huge mistake. Like the catholic church is seeing now.
4. Civil suits will be hampered by the fact that this school is a state agency and enjoys certain protections others do not have. Full justice may be difficult to achieve.
5. Remember what Villanova did to the pavilion after the DuPont tragedy? His name was off that building within a month. Penn State could begin that process to help aid in the healing. There is already a twenty four hour guard on the paterno statues.
6. Those that knew and did nothing must be made to pay.

Tony Wayne, I thoroughly agree with #5 and#6. the statue has got to go and all (including the janitors) should be punished. Joe PA was an icon to me, but his handling of this matter was reprehensible.

Moral character...You know a man is drinking away the family grocery money and there is nothing you can do to change the man's drinking habits but you can take the kids some food...Moral Character that Joe Paterno didn't have they were selfish men

We are all guilty. We are a nation that spends hundreds of dollars on football games and apparel, then donate a $5 toy to toys for tots. We spend countless hours before the TV watching games, even throwing parties to celebrate them. How much time do we spend learning about the victimized children in our own backyards? Now we're all surprised at how many people thought the cost of children was worth the schools football reputation. We are all guilty.

Looks like the PSU cash cow is dead. I don't feel we even spend 5.00 on toys for tots. Complete lack of priorities.
Mr. Ball, you are quick to condem castration as being uncivilized but do not offer the punsishment. Child molesting is uncivilized. Disabling the specific body parts does serve to protect these victims. May not be popular but either is child molesting.

Penn State as a whole will forever be tarnished. Anyone can argue this point but in fact it is true. 20 years from now, when Penn State is mentioned, it will come with a side note of Sandusky or JoePa and the shame that was brought to the university by everyone that was invlolved. For example, even to this day Bill Clinton will forever be linked with Monica Lewinsky regardless of his past, present and future accomplishments. Joe Paterno was and is still looked at as a well respected man, who had a passion for guiding and mentoring our country's biggest and brightest....is this really an accomplishment? Lets face it. The students that were led by Paterno were already well rounded individuals who would of most likely succeeded at any university if in fact they were not accepted at PSU. People keep preaching on how much of a respectable person Paterno is based on all he has done for those students. In my eyes, when it mattered the most Paterno (amongst all of the other individuals involved) turned their backs on the people who needed that mentor-ship the most-THE ABUSED CHILDREN. It disgusts me that a football team and a university's reputation mattered more than the lives of all the involved victims. It makes one question the morals of the university as a whole.

I said from the beginning that Joe Paterno knew about Sandusky abusing boys, but all that mattered was his beloved football program. You can no longer say that he cared about his players as much as he cared for his football program at the expense of little boys being abused. It's not about Penn State, it's about the people who covered the abuse up including your beloved JoePa!

It is a tragedy for all. Let us hope we all learn something.

I think the school should tear down the statue, it might stop the students from having those candlelight vigils for their beloved Joe Pa, the man who cared more about football and money than he did about what was happening behind the scenes. Apparently Paterno was negotiating a $3 million retirement deal,talk about golden parachutes.

they will move the statue to in front of the Paterno family library

The library is a PERFECT place for the Paterno statue! What a great reminder for all to KEEP QUIET!
But seriously folks, there is a 24-hour guard at the statue to protect it? Where is the money for that coming from? That statue has GOT to go. All of Joe Pa's good deeds have been forever overshadowed by his lack of integrity and action when it was needed most.

Great idea, Mar. Paterno statue reminds you to keep quiet. :-)

How many of you have even actually read the ENTIRE Freeh Report? I highly doubt that all of you have read anything other than what the news has to report. Take the time to read it so you can become informed citizens instead of listening to what everyone else has to say. Also, stop bashing Penn State as a whole. Seriously, over half of you now think more poorly of Penn State? Really? The students and alumni had absolutely NOTHING to do with covering up Sandusky's abuse. I think people fail to understand that Sandusky was the one who molested the children, not Joe Paterno. I'm not saying that Joe Pa's actions were right, but can you honestly say what you would have done if you were in the same situation? Sure, everyone would like to say that they would have gone to the authorities and made sure that the police investigated Sandusky. However, in reality, few probably would have done so. If anything, you would have handed it off to the police and then let them take care of it. Abuse happens every single day and yet the majority of it goes unreported. Why? Because people are not perfect. We all make mistakes. Yes, this means you. Joe Paterno made ONE mistake and many of you probably would have done the same. Stop thinking that you’re saints. You’re not. Joe Paterno is NOT just football. He has contributed lots to Penn State. For instance, without his contributions, the library would not be what it is today.

GOV CORBETT PROTECT SANDUSKY IN THE FIRST ABUSE CASE IN 1998. IMPEACH CORBETT NOW!