How Bad Will This Get For Paterno ??

[tombogan03884]

If the Victim were 18+ I would have said, no big deal, consenting adults etc. etc.
But I went back and scanned the linked article and the only age I saw specified was 10.
In that case every one involved should go to prison, General population, see how they like getting corn holed.

[r_w]

Are college professors or coaches "mandatory reporters"?     I know that if I, as a foster parent, don't report something (not just my kids but ANY kids) that I would facing time.  Same goes for any public school teacher.

I also know that the janitor should have grabbed the biggest wrench/shovel/broomhandle at his disposal and planted in in the coach's head when he caught him in the act. 

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." --Edmund Burke

"If you do nothing, are you still good?" --me

[fightingquaker13]

Are college professors or coaches "mandatory reporters"?    

That's a good question RW. And sadly its one that needs to asked. But here is a better answer. If you need a manadtory requirment to report the rape of a 10 year old (and raise holy hell until the bastard responsible is hanged), you have lost your right to call yourself a decent human being, and for that matter be treated with anything more than naked contempt by those around you.
FQ13 who doesn't mean to sound righteous, but rape, especially the rape of a child? There are some things where a man shouldn't need to be told what to do. I hope they hang everyone of them.

[Timothy]

Are college professors or coaches "mandatory reporters"?    I know that if I, as a foster parent, don't report something (not just my kids but ANY kids) that I would facing time.  Same goes for any public school teacher.

I also know that the janitor should have grabbed the biggest wrench/shovel/broomhandle at his disposal and planted in in the coach's head when he caught him in the act.  

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." --Edmund Burke

"If you do nothing, are you still good?" --me

And yet, the Assistant coach that witnessed one rape is going to be on the field Saturday against Nebraska!

Shameful...

[Timothy]

Personally, I think they should throw Penn State out of the Big Ten, sanction them and erase the records for the last ten years!

This isn't about doping or betting on your team!  It's about one of the most heinous crimes that can be committed against a child!

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[billt]

And that is where Paterno, Spanier and the rest of the management went bad!  It took nearly 15 years for this to come to light, Paterno knew about it nearly 10 years ago!

This is what leads me to believe this guy is in for a really tough ride legally from here on in. Possibly from a criminal standpoint, for sure from a civil one. He'll spent the rest of his days marching up and down the courthouse steps, instead of the sidelines.

[r_w]

That's a good question RW. And sadly its one that needs to asked. But here is a better answer. If you need a manadtory requirment to report the rape of a 10 year old (and raise holy hell until the bastard responsible is hanged), you have lost your right to call yourself a decent human being, and for that matter be treated with anything more than naked contempt by those around you.
FQ13 who doesn't mean to sound righteous, but rape, especially the rape of a child? There are some things where a man shouldn't need to be told what to do. I hope they hang everyone of them.

No question they lost the right to be called decent and maybe even human. 

I am wondering purely from a legal perspective just how FUBAR Penn State should be.  I am thinking the entire coaching staff, administration, and even the board should be seeing jail time.

[mkm]

This is what leads me to believe this guy is in for a really tough ride legally from here on in. Possibly from a criminal standpoint, for sure from a civil one. He'll spent the rest of his days marching up and down the courthouse steps, instead of the sidelines.

Right now, the consensus seems to be that he did what he was legally bound to do; therefore, he's criminally innocent.  It's the moral duties that he failed on.  Things change, quickly, and there's likely to be a lot more to come out; so, we could still find out more of his role in this.

Civil court?  I don't know.  Apparently, you can get away with sueing anybody over just about anything these days.  With something as bad as this, it's likely he'll end up in court at some point.

[billt]

Civil court?  I don't know.  Apparently, you can get away with sueing anybody over just about anything these days.  With something as bad as this, it's likely he'll end up in court at some point.

Any of those kids that were molested AFTER Paterno knew about it, but did not go to the police after he also knew the Penn State establishment basically did what amounts to nothing, has a civil suit against him. That borders on child endangerment. I'm not a lawyer, or pretend to know the laws of Pennsylvania, but people have been sued for a hell of a lot less. Looking the other way and not getting involved doesn't necessarily constitute a crime. But in this case you have an adult that did nothing for 11 years while child after child was routinely molested by this animal. Paterno will have to answer for that.

[kmitch200]

That's a good question RW. And sadly its one that needs to asked. But here is a better answer. If you need a manadtory requirment to report the rape of a 10 year old (and raise holy hell until the bastard responsible is hanged), you have lost your right to call yourself a decent human being, and for that matter be treated with anything more than naked contempt by those around you.
FQ13 who doesn't mean to sound righteous, but rape, especially the rape of a child? There are some things where a man shouldn't need to be told what to do. I hope they hang everyone of them.

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