Sandusky Hearing Hinges on McQueary Testimony

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Today, the preliminary hearing for Jerry Sandusky will be held in Bellefonte, PA. Sandusky is being charged with more than 50 counts of child sex abuse involving 10 boys he met through the Second Mile, a childrens charity that he founded. Every time I read, hear or type that sentence, it still seems unbelievable that a human can be that sick. It’s unclear how long the hearing will last, but apparently the judge and packed courtroom are scheduled to hear testimony from ten accusers and the lone eyewitness, Mike McQueary. I’m confident that justice will be served as far as this sick man and what he did to those children. What I’m not as confident about is the eyewitness.
Mike McQueary’s part in the grand jury report released last month, in some cases indirectly, led to the dismissals of himself, Tim Curley, Graham Spanier, Gary Shulz and Joe Paterno. Oddly enough, in the 23 page summary, there was not a single quote from McQueary. Instead, we were privy to just a summary of his story. Not his exact recollection of the event. Not exactly what was said to Paterno the next day. Not any details from the next decade. Just enough to indict Curley and Shulz. Unfortunately, that summary painted some who were not being indicted, namely Joe Paterno, in a damning light. Media and fans across the country began calling for Paterno’s head almost immediately. There were always several gray areas and holes in the story, but it’s hard to reason with the fury that child molesting brings on.
Since then, the eyewitness account has become even more vague. He apparently emailed former teammates saying “You guys know me. I wouldn’t just leave. I stopped it.” Could be. Wasn’t in the grand jury report, but that info wouldn’t have been because it wasn’t relative to the indictments. Then there was the fact that McQueary did NOT tell Paterno that he saw rape. That’s explainable, I suppose. It could certainly be awkward to explain THAT to a 75 year old man about one of his colleagues. But do you clean it up? Don’t you want to make sure everyone is aware of the severity involved? Most recently was the report I wrote about involving the family friend, Dr. Jonathan Dranov. Dranov stated that McQueary told him he did not see any sexual act, and repeated that statement three times.
These conflicting stories will undoubtedly be attacked by the defense today. They could be the reason that Curley and Shulz get their charges dropped. So much inside that courtroom will hinge on Mike McQueary and what he says.
But what about outside of the courtroom? What about Joe Paterno? Does his reputation also hinge on McQueary’s testimony, or is it too late for him? Time will tell, but it would be a shame for a legacy to be ruined indefinitely amongst so much uncertainty.

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Update: Sandusky has waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Trial begins now, with arraignment on Jan 11. Court was dismissed and no one will testify today.
Morgaine OMalley

It is with some amount of concern that I see the PSU JoPa Cult mentality continue to try to shift the blame for Jerry Sandusky’s sexual assaults of young boys onto the victims: both the young boys themselves, and the unwilling witness, Mike McQuery, who was subjected to walking in on Sandusky’s vile assault on a young boy in the football locker room showers.

You would think that PSU and PA at large would be furious at Sandusky for his defiling of the previously great reputation of PSU. But that’s not how it is turning out, as the commentary from an alarming number of PA media and posters continues to try to shift the blame for Sandusky’s assaults onto the victims and witnesses.

If Jerry Sandusky had not been assaulting the young boy in the showers, there would have been nothing for McQuery to see. The fact that McQuery was emotionally and psychologically traumatized by seeing one of his heroes humping a young boy from behind is enough to account for, after 9 years, not pristinely remembering everything that took place, in the specifics he stated at the time. It would not be unusual in that situation for McQuery to have actually blocked some of what he saw–it’s a protection mechanism we have when confronted with something too heinous to deal with–and, once some time and distance had passed, be able to recall it more clearly..

If anyone besides Jerry Sandusky is to blame, its Joe Paterno–and what a piece of work he is. When McQuery tells him about what he saw, Paterno says “I’m sorry you had to see that” !! Are you kidding me? That being the first comment “JoePa” uttered right there implies that he knew about what Sandusky was doing with the young boys in the PA facilities, and his concern was that McQuery had to see it.

Yes, Joe Paterno’s reputation is dirt and it should be. HE is the one with more power to have stopped Sandusky’s assaults on young boys, more than any of the people involved. He could have stopped it with the snap of his fingers, yet he didn’t. Instead, for over a decade, he continued to bask in the gullible worship of his PSU worshipers.

So, not only is Joe Paterno weak for not using his power to stop Sandusky’s sexual assaults, Paterno is also a hypocrite and a fraud for continuing to allow the PSU masses to think he was honorable and ethical..

If PSU continues to desperately try to shove the blame for Sandusky’s pedophilic assaults on the victims and the witnesses, I think consideration should be given to NCAA booting them from the league, and putting PSU under some type of monitorship.

There is a sickness there–not of all, but certainly of some–that is a danger to society. It needs to be addressed soon, before this mentality of blaming the victims claims even more victims.
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@Morgaine OMalley I disagree with much of what you said. Had Paterno’s superiors, who are being charged with crimes, done their part, then nobody would even be mentioning Joe Paterno.
Also, can you give me an example of when someone has blamed one of the victims? I don’t think I’ve seen that.