1 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:11,680 Speaker 1: Welcome back to playing dirty sports scandals. I'm Jay Harris, 2 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: a veteran ESPN sportscaster, and your brave barista, ready to 3 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: extract every drop of truth from sports darkest stories. Today 4 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: we're pressing deep into the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State. 5 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: This was a saga that undeniably squeezed the spirit of 6 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: college football and left a dark stain on an otherwise 7 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: esteems university. I'm talking beetroot juice on a white linen 8 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: tablecloth level stain. So have a napkin close at hand, 9 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: brace yourself, and get ready to taste the complex mix 10 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: of betrayal and oversight that shook a world renowned campus 11 00:00:49,440 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: to its core. Okay, now that we're good and hydrated, 12 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: let's dive into some history. Penn State University was founded 13 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: in eighteen fifty five as the Farmers High School of Pennsylvania. 14 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: It's come a long way since then, and nowadays. Penn 15 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: State University is not your standard campus. It's an exceptional 16 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: institution that is consistently ranked in the top six percent 17 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: of the world universities, with an annual research expenditure of 18 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: one point two three nine billion dollars billion, with a 19 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: b with top ten percent employment outcomes for its graduates 20 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: and with distinguished alumni including former Nike CEO Mark Parker, 21 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: Modern Family actor Tyverrell, and National Science Board member Stephen L. Mayo. 22 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: It's campus in University Park, Pennsylvania, boast one of the 23 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: largest student bodies in the United States, and it has 24 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: an impressive athletic legacy to match. Known for its Nitney Lions, 25 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: Penn State is a powerhouse in college athletics, and its 26 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: crown jewel is football. Football is more than just a 27 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 1: game at Penn State. It's a cultural phenomenon, and at 28 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 1: the very heart of this cultural phenomenon was Nitney Lyons 29 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: coach Joe Paterno, affectionately known as Jopah. Born on December 30 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: twenty first, nineteen twenty six in Brooklyn, New York. Joseph 31 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: Vincent Paterno was the son of Florence Caffieriro and Angelo Paterno, 32 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: a law clerk. Not Surprisingly, Angelo's legal background and principled 33 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: beliefs led him to instill a strong sense of morality, justice, inclusion, 34 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: and commitment to education in his children, Joe and George. Notably, 35 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: Angelo was also a tolerant man who appreciated the challenge 36 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: of holding your head high even in the face of 37 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: blatant discrimination. In fact, Angelo's grandson Jay could regale the 38 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 1: public with the values Angelo established for their family decades later, saying, 39 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: my grandfather Angelo Paterno worked all his life to increase 40 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: dialogue between people of different faiths and different races, and 41 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: his oldest son, my father, Joe Paterno, made those values 42 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: his core values. Joe Paterno's mother, Florence, was equally assured, 43 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: teaching her son that when kids at school would call 44 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: him a guinea or a wop for being Italian, that 45 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: every knock is a boost. Joe's mother gave him self 46 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: esteem and inner confidence that formed a philosophy of personal excellence. 47 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: With such strong, positive parents, Joe Paterno had a rich 48 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: start to life. Indeed, even though his Flatbush Brooklyn upbringing 49 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: was hardly adorned with materialistic excesses. Instead, Joe's parents encouraged 50 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: him to be active and in particular, to enrich his 51 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: body and mind through sports. Their guy and support undoubtedly 52 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: shaped his illustrious future. Joe excelled at Brooklyn Prep, a 53 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: highly selective Jesuit preparatory school. Both academically and athletically. He 54 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: played quarterback on the football team and was known for 55 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: his tenacity. Jay Riley, who was a junior at Brooklyn 56 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: Prep when Joe Paterno was a wiry freshman, recalled Joe's 57 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: confidence during a scrimmage. I was playing center and came 58 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,359 Speaker 1: out of the huddle to take the ball, and Joe 59 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: spat on it and looked up at me and said, 60 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: what are you going to do about it? He was 61 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: a tough little kid. It was no small feat to 62 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: be a tough, multi disciplined standout at Brooklyn Prep, which 63 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,679 Speaker 1: New York Times reporter Joseph Berger described as a hulking 64 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: stone and brick building that took in Irish and Italian 65 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: boys from working class in more upscale neighborhoods in Brooklyn 66 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: and on Long Island. Alumni remember Brooklyn Prep as the 67 00:04:53,520 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 1: place that made boys strong, both mentally and physically. Robert S. Bennett, 68 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:02,280 Speaker 1: class of nineteen fifty s and President Bill Clinton's personal 69 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: lawyer during the Monica Lewinsky scandal, said that Brooklyn Prep 70 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: had changed his life more than Georgetown and Harvard. Richard J. 71 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 1: Carter class of nineteen sixty four and attacks and a 72 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 1: state lawyer in Manhattan, described Brooklyn Prep as the hardest 73 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: school he ever went to. I tell people that once 74 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: I got out of Brooklyn Prep, I felt I could 75 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: do anything, Richard Carter said, So you can imagine that 76 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: Joe paternal must have been an absolute star among a 77 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: top tier crowd of young men to earn a coveted 78 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:36,839 Speaker 1: scholarship out of Brooklyn Prep to attend Brown University, financed 79 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: by the publisher Busy Arnold. Sadly, however, brightly Joe's light 80 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: shone as he graduated high school, there was no denying 81 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: that he was living in dark times. World War II 82 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: was in its final year, and he was sent into 83 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 1: the Army before starting his Ivy League education at Brown 84 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: in nineteen forty six. Once the war ended, Joe Paterno 85 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: tore into his university education without missing a beat. He 86 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: also continued to rise to the top athletically distinguishing himself 87 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: in both baseball and football. He played quarterback on offense 88 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: and cornerback on defense. This was called playing both ways, 89 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: and while it was more common back in those days, 90 00:06:18,440 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: Joe set records that stood for decades. Joe's sixty nine 91 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: yard punt return for a touchdown beat Holy Cross in 92 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 1: Brown's eight for nine and forty nine season, and his 93 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: sixty four yard pass to Chuck Nelson was key to 94 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: Brown beating Harvard that same year. These achievements made him 95 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 1: a favorite of Brown Bears coach rip Ingele and demonstrated 96 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: Joe's neck for strategic play. After graduating from Brown University 97 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: in nineteen fifty with a degree in English literature, Joe 98 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 1: considered law school and was even accepted at Boston University 99 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 1: Law School, which is routinely ranked in the top fifteen 100 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:02,559 Speaker 1: percent of US law schools. He had a tactical mind 101 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: and the world was his oyster, but ultimately Joe's passion 102 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: for football was too great to ignore. When his college coach, 103 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: rip Engele took the head coaching job at Penn State 104 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: and invited Joe to join him as an assistant, Joe 105 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: agreed to defer law school and take the role just 106 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: for a couple of years. A couple of years turned 107 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:28,239 Speaker 1: into sixteen years, and when coach Engle retired in nineteen 108 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: sixty six, Joe became head coach of the Nitney Lions 109 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: at Penn State. Under Joe Paterno's leadership, Penn State transformed 110 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: into a football powerhouse, celebrated not just for the team's 111 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 1: many victories, but also for the Nitney Lions commitment to 112 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: player education and community values. Coach Paterno pioneered the idea 113 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: that his players were a cohesive team as opposed to individuals. 114 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: This is why the Nitney Lions football team are unique 115 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: in not having players names on the back of their jersey. 116 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 1: It's the name on the front of the jersey that 117 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: matters most, not the one on the back. Joe famously 118 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: equipped he was far more than just a coach to 119 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: his players. Joe Paterno was a pillar of Penn State's 120 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: success with honor mantra, which emphasized the importance of academics 121 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: and moral integrity alongside athletic achievement. Under Joe's guidance, there 122 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: can be no doubt that Penn State recruited excellent football players, 123 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: but more importantly, Penn State gained young men committed to 124 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: their own growth and educational achievement. Success and excellence are 125 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 1: not the same, Joe would tell his Nitney Lions. Excellent 126 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:44,559 Speaker 1: grows within a person, is largely within that person's control, 127 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: and its meaning lasts. Success is measured externally by a 128 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: comparison to others, is often outside our control and is perishable. Perishable, 129 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: though success might be by investing his time and effort 130 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: to develop well rounded, excellent players. Joe paternal led the 131 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: Nitney Lions to unprecedented achievement on the gridiron. The team 132 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: achieved four hundred and nine victories during his tenure, ranking 133 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: Joe Paterno the very top college coach measured by wins 134 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: of all time. Joe's Nitney Lions had undefeated regular seasons 135 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: in nineteen sixty eight, nineteen sixty nine, and again in 136 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:32,679 Speaker 1: nineteen seventy three. Plus they won two national championships in 137 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:36,839 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty two and nineteen eighty six, establishing Penn State 138 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: as one of the leading campuses in the nation for football. 139 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 1: And incredibly, even though college football is extremely grueling to 140 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 1: juggle alongside a heavy academic load, Joe Paterno's Grand experiment 141 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: program to turn his players into strong students worked. The 142 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 1: effectiveness of his philosophy was reflected in his player's high 143 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:01,599 Speaker 1: graduation rates, which often serve passed the national average for 144 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 1: football programs. Andre Collins, a linebacker for the Nitney Lions 145 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: in the nineteen eighties, was one of many players who 146 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: benefited from coach Joe Paterno's guidance. He was just electrifying. 147 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:17,920 Speaker 1: Andre told journalist Frank Bernani of Town and Gown, there 148 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: was just something about Joe, something he ignited in you 149 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,680 Speaker 1: that made you want to succeed. I think it was 150 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: the work ethic Joe instilled in us. You could come 151 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: in acclaimed as a player and start at the bottom 152 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: and really have to scratch and claw and climb that mountain. 153 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: You didn't take anything for granted. Where you stand yesterday 154 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: doesn't mean that's where you will stand today. You have 155 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: to get up and earn it and live in this 156 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:45,600 Speaker 1: moment and be willing to work for me. I just 157 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: couldn't wait to get down to the locker room every day, 158 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: to be in a meeting room for one hundred and 159 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: forty players to hear what Joe's message of the day 160 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:57,599 Speaker 1: was going to be. It was the little things Joe talked, literature, 161 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 1: to history, to so many different things. The way he 162 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: challenged you with his words. You just believe that if 163 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: you are willing to try and put in the work 164 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: to be prepared, you would have success. I clung to 165 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: that those are powerful words coming from Andre Collins, a 166 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:15,959 Speaker 1: remarkable athlete who went on to play in the NFL. 167 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 1: As for his actual coaching style, there can be no 168 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: denying that Joe Paterno never left behind the toughness that 169 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: he exhibited as a boy back at Brooklyn Prep. His 170 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: trademark thick rimmed glasses and rolled up khakis belied his 171 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 1: intensely competitive nature. You have to perform at a consistently 172 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: higher level than others, Joe would say, that's the mark 173 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: of a true professional. By his own definition, Joe Paterno 174 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 1: was the ultimate professional when it came to coaching football. 175 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: His accolades racked up, including winning a record twenty four 176 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 1: Bowl games, more than any other coach in history, and 177 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: meaning the first coach to reach the milestones of three hundred, 178 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: four hundred, and then five hundred games coached at one institution. 179 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 1: Off the gridiron, Joe was equally vital to Penn State. 180 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 1: He and his wife Sue donated millions of dollars to 181 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: the university, including funds for the construction of a new 182 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: library and scholarships for students. They even established the Paternal 183 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 1: Family Foundation, a testament to their dedication to the community 184 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:28,680 Speaker 1: they loved. Notably, the Paternal Family Foundation has supported cancer 185 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: research and raised millions of dollars for families afflicted by cancer. 186 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: Joe and his family positively impacted the entire region, earning 187 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 1: widespread admiration for the Paternal name. When Joe Paterno retired 188 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 1: from Penn State in twenty eleven, he had coached there 189 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 1: consecutively for sixty two years. He was sewn into the 190 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 1: fabric of the school's history, and his passion for the 191 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: university had fueled the futures of countless men. Yet, despite 192 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:03,439 Speaker 1: all his countless positive contributions, Joe's exit from Penn State 193 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: was sullied. How and why did such a man end 194 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: an epic career under a cloud? Sometimes it only takes 195 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: one crack to fell a dam. Despite coach Paterno's unmatched leadership, 196 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: a scandal was brewing smack in the heart of Happy Valley, 197 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 1: as the area surrounding Penn State has been dubbed since 198 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 1: the Great Depression era of the nineteen thirties. In Happy Valley, 199 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:36,560 Speaker 1: serenity has been an historic cornerstone, a close knit, spirited community, 200 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 1: idealic campus life, and plenty of support for Penn State 201 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 1: athletics make for unsurpassed living conditions in this neck of 202 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: the woods. Still, even in this incredible environment, darkness took hold, 203 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 1: and that darkness would forever change the image of Happy Valley, 204 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: shake the very foundations of Penn State and up in 205 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:03,840 Speaker 1: the legacy of nationally reed coach Joe Paterno. In nineteen 206 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: sixty nine, just three years after Joe Paterno took over 207 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:09,439 Speaker 1: from Rip Engele as head coach of the Niitney Lyons, 208 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: Penn State hired Jerry Sandusky as an assistant coach. From 209 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 1: the outset, Jerry seemed like a promising addition to the 210 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 1: coaching staff. His background, much like Joe Paterno's, was extremely impressive. 211 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: Born on January twenty sixth, nineteen forty four, in a 212 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 1: metropolitan area outside Pittsburgh called Washington, PA, Jerry Sandusky grew 213 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: up immersed in sports. His parents, Evelyn and Arthur, ran 214 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 1: a recreation center for children called Brownson House, which enabled 215 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: Jerry to routinely access sports equipment and facilities. Jerry's father, Arthur, 216 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: also founded the Pennsylvania junior wrestling program, managed the nineteen 217 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: fifty five Washington Pennsylvania baseball team, that won the Pony 218 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 1: League World Series Championship and was inducted into the Pennsylvania 219 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: Sports Hall of Fame. In other words, Jerry Sandusky grew 220 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: up with supportive parents and under the guidance of a 221 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: naturally athletic father. No one was surprised when he flew 222 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 1: through Washington High School with flying colors and landed a 223 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: spot at prestigious Penn State. Jerry Sandusky's athleticism shone brightly 224 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: at Penn State, where he played as a defensive end 225 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: under the leadership of coach Rip Engele and his up 226 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: and coming assistant Joe Paterno, there was nothing not to 227 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: like about Jerry Sandusky at this point. His accomplishments on 228 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 1: the gridiron were undeniable, and his academic diligence was impressive. 229 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 1: Jerry graduated first in his class in nineteen sixty six, 230 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: and that's not all Jerry did. In nineteen sixty six, 231 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: he also married Dottie, a woman from his hometown. According 232 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: to The New York Times, Jerry first noticed Dotty while 233 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: she was singing a lot of Tennessee songs in the 234 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: summer of nineteen sixty five. She began dating Jerry after 235 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: his mother invited her to watch one of his softball games. 236 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: The next summer, when Jerry was at a football training camp, 237 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: he penned his first love letter to her. You are 238 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: my fate, he wrote. The couple married months later in 239 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: the fall of nineteen sixty six, but there was an 240 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: early hurdle in their marriage. Dottie and I had many 241 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: goals in our lives, and one of them was clearly 242 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: to start our own family, Jerry Sandusky wrote in his autobiography. 243 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: So when the couple learned that they could not produce 244 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: children of their own in nineteen sixty eight, they turned 245 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: to fostering and adoption. The very next year, in nineteen 246 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 1: sixty nine, Jerry and Dottie adopted the first of their 247 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 1: six children, E J. Sandusky. They would be foster parents 248 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: to many more children. Theirs was a bustling household, and 249 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: by all accounts, the Sandusky seemed an ambitious and giving duo. 250 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: While Jerry was working hard for the Nitney Lion, Dottie 251 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: was holding down the ford at home. According to her 252 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: neighbor and longtime friend, Joyce Porter, Dotty is as sweet 253 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:11,080 Speaker 1: as can be. She's a wonderful person, but with her 254 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: children she was strict, moral and tough because when the 255 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: kids were little, it was a wild house. Sadly, the 256 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 1: Sandusky house was wilder than anyone could have imagined. At 257 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,159 Speaker 1: the time, all eyes were on Jerry as sending the 258 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:29,400 Speaker 1: ranks in his high profile job, building up his reputation 259 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: as a community leader. As a defensive line coach under 260 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 1: Joe Paterno, Jerry Sandusky made his mark at his alma mater, 261 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: shaping the defensive strategies of the Nitney Lions and influencing 262 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:46,400 Speaker 1: countless young athletes. Even Joe Paterno acknowledged Jerry's contributions publicly 263 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: saying in nineteen eighty two that Jerry has great teaching ability. 264 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:53,679 Speaker 1: He has a gift for setting up the drills that 265 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 1: would teach the kids to execute all the things we 266 00:17:56,520 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: asked them to do as linebackers. Jerry was particularly credited 267 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: for masterminding the linebacker you nickname that Penn State acquired, 268 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:09,160 Speaker 1: owing to the string of successful linebackers that emerged from 269 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: the program during his tenure. The late seventies and early 270 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: eighties marked a golden era for Penn State football. With 271 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: Jerry Sandusky at the heart of its defensive prowess. It 272 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:24,120 Speaker 1: seemed that, much like Joepa, he was crafting a legacy 273 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:31,119 Speaker 1: destined for greatness. But no matter how busy Jerry was 274 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 1: with Penn State football, he always made the nonprofity founded 275 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: in nineteen seventy seven, The Second Mile a priority. This 276 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: organization purported to have a mission of helping troubled young 277 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: boys through foster care, placement, summer camps, and sports clinics. 278 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:50,240 Speaker 1: With Jerry's affiliation, the Second Mile quickly became a well 279 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: regarded institution recognized for its significant impact on the community. 280 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: The nonprofit unsurprisingly shared a close connection with Penn State, 281 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:05,640 Speaker 1: given Jerry's dual roles within both organizations. Nitney Lyons games 282 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: often served as a platform for raising awareness about the 283 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 1: Second Miles mission, drawing attention from fans and alumni who 284 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: were eager to support community causes and the Second Mile. 285 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: Children frequently attended Penn State football games, receiving tickets and 286 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,360 Speaker 1: access to special events where they could meet players and coaches. 287 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 1: These experiences were not just thrilling for the young attendees, 288 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 1: they also reinforced the charity's image as a positive influence 289 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:39,879 Speaker 1: in their lives, leveraging the appeal of college football. This 290 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 1: symbiotic relationship between the Second Mile and Penn State seemed beneficial. 291 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:48,439 Speaker 1: It was the perfect extension of Jerry Sandusky's commitment to 292 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:52,959 Speaker 1: nurturing and developing young talent, aligning seamlessly with this coaching 293 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 1: persona at Penn State. But many experts have noted that 294 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:59,959 Speaker 1: those who prey on children often find professions or volunte 295 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: year roles that put them in close contact with a 296 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: pool of victims in a way that perversely brings them 297 00:20:07,000 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 1: public plaudits, and Jerry Sandusky was a predator. In nineteen 298 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: ninety eight, Jerry Sandusky faced his first public accusation of 299 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: child abuse, which unraveled the disturbing pattern of behavior previously 300 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:29,120 Speaker 1: veiled by his community standing and charitable endeavors. Experts now 301 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 1: call someone like him a pillar of the community offender 302 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:36,719 Speaker 1: because they used their societal clout to obtain victims and 303 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 1: then shield themselves from accusations. After all, how could someone 304 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: like Jerry Sandusky, an inspiration, a philanthropist, a nice guy 305 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: harm a child. Jerry was banking on this general, all 306 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:54,439 Speaker 1: too standard response from the authorities and public as he 307 00:20:54,600 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: used the Second Mild Organization to sexually abuse children. It 308 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: was only after years of abusing children from nineteen ninety 309 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 1: four to nineteen ninety seven that a concerned mother finally 310 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:12,479 Speaker 1: came forward. She contacted Pennsylvania State University Police after her 311 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,439 Speaker 1: eleven year old son returned from a workout session with 312 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 1: Jerry Sandusky. His hair was wet and his demeanor was altered. 313 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:24,000 Speaker 1: Upon pressing her child for information about what had happened, 314 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: he revealed that Jerry had showered with him and bear 315 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:33,399 Speaker 1: hugged him naked. According to Playing Dirty's experts, bear hugging 316 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: is a common type of opening disclosure for an abused child. 317 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: This is because when children disclose abuse, they often talked 318 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: first about something relatively innocuous to see how a trusted 319 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: adult in their life reacts. Most adults react with horror, 320 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:54,440 Speaker 1: which sends an unintended signal to the child that more 321 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: information isn't welcome. This is one reason why the full 322 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:02,880 Speaker 1: story of abuse is often suppressed by young victims. Ironically, 323 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:07,639 Speaker 1: they fear being blamed, and this perpetuates the cycle because 324 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: authorities working with limited information are more likely to miss 325 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 1: opportunities to intervene and protect other children. This nineteen ninety 326 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,679 Speaker 1: eight incident flagging Jerry Sandusky as a potential threat to 327 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:25,199 Speaker 1: children follow this tragic pattern. Penn State Police and the 328 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare investigated the incident, but they 329 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,359 Speaker 1: certainly did not pursue the matter as intently as they 330 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: should have done. The investigation consisted of two campus police 331 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:42,159 Speaker 1: detectives covertly monitoring conversations between the boy's mother and Jerry Sandusky. 332 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 1: Officers heard Jerry tell the boy's mother he showered with 333 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: the boys often, but not in a sexual way. Also 334 00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:54,439 Speaker 1: in these monitored exchanges, Jerry Sandusky expressed remorse to the 335 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:59,440 Speaker 1: boy's mother, saying I understand I was wrong. I wish 336 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: I could get from forgiveness. I know I won't get 337 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 1: it from you. I wish I was dead. Upon receipt 338 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:13,880 Speaker 1: of these recordings, a psychologist was brought in to assess 339 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: the threat posed by Jerry Sandusky's behavior. Alicia Chambers, a 340 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,919 Speaker 1: Penn State psychologist, concluded in her nineteen ninety eight report 341 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: that Jerry's actions were overwhelmingly consistent with those of a pedophile. 342 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: She wrote that the way Jerry Sandusky got the eleven 343 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 1: year old boy into the shower after a workout, telling 344 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: him all the guys do is consistent with grooming, which 345 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:42,160 Speaker 1: is a pedophiles pattern of building trust and the gradual 346 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 1: introduction of physical touch within the context of a loving 347 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 1: and special relationship. Alicia Chambers assessment was provided to Penn 348 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: State Police Detective Ronald Schreffler with a cover letter that 349 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: highlighted the gravity of the incidents. At this point, the 350 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,639 Speaker 1: appropriate course of action would have been for legal authorities 351 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: to intervene and for Penn State to sever their ties 352 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: with Jerry Sandusky. Instead, the investigation into the allegations against 353 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:16,920 Speaker 1: Jerry went totally off the rails. Inexplicably, A second psychologist, 354 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:21,120 Speaker 1: John Seaesock, was brought in to assess what had happened. Now. 355 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: John Seaesock should never have been a consulting psychologist because 356 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: he injected clear bias into the investigation, having previously worked 357 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 1: with Center County Child and Youth Services, the very same 358 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: local agency that it licensed Jerry Sandusky as a foster parent. Tragically, 359 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: but not totally unsurprisingly, John Seesock listened to the recordings 360 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,679 Speaker 1: and then interviewed the child who had showered with Jerry, 361 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: only to report finding no indications of child abuse. Absurdly, 362 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: John Seaesock also remarked in his report, but he'd never 363 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 1: heard of a fifty two year old becoming a pedophile. 364 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:04,880 Speaker 1: He concluded that Jerry Sandusky had neither assaulted the boy 365 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:08,399 Speaker 1: in the shower nor fit the profile of a pedophile. 366 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 1: John Seesock failed to protect children due to a dereliction 367 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: of duty and for reputational reasons. It was easier to 368 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:23,439 Speaker 1: support Jerry Sandusky than admit the Center County Child and 369 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:27,119 Speaker 1: Youth Services may have made a terrible error by empowering 370 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: a pedophile to become a foster parent. And once psychologist 371 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 1: John Seesock had provided a more positive assessment of Jerry Sandusky, 372 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:41,200 Speaker 1: everyone clung to his take and buried Alicia Chamber's concerns. 373 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 1: From this point onward, the investigation process seems to have 374 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: proceeded with the authorities wearing rose colored glasses. Jerry Sandusky 375 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: was interviewed by Jerry Laro, an investigator for the Pennsylvania 376 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: Department of Public Welfare, but glaring child safety issues were 377 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 1: being waved away. For example, Jerry admitted to hugging the 378 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:07,440 Speaker 1: boy in the shower and showering with other boys, saying 379 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 1: that he realized he used poor judgment in doing so. 380 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 1: To fix the situation. Jerry Sandusky told investigator Laurel that 381 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:20,119 Speaker 1: he promised not to shower with any children again, and shockingly, 382 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:23,679 Speaker 1: that promise, akin to a pinky swear, seemed to be 383 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 1: sufficient for the investigating officers. Also shocking was the fact that, 384 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 1: despite the investigation by campus police producing an alarming report 385 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 1: about Jerry Sandusky spanning nearly one hundred pages, Ray Greecar, 386 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 1: the district attorney of Center County, decided not to press charges. 387 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 1: He concluded the evidence at hand didn't warrant criminal prosecution. 388 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 1: It was an extremely weird conclusion to draw for a 389 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:57,080 Speaker 1: prosecutor who was known for being especially meticulous. Why did 390 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: Ray Greecar close the case on Jerry Sandusky's so quickly? 391 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: According to Assistant Prosecutor Steve Sloane, on Ray's dictaphone for 392 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 1: October thirteenth, nineteen ninety eight, there is an hour long 393 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 1: recording which indicates Ray had a meeting at the football 394 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: building in October, months after the case was closed. To 395 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 1: this day, Steve Sloane cannot explain why Ray Gricard would 396 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: have had that meeting. Even more bizarrely, Ray Gricard himself 397 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,920 Speaker 1: went missing in two thousand and five, was his own 398 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: disappearance ultimately related to his dropping of the ball in 399 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: the Jerry Sandusky case. No one knows for sure, but 400 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 1: the number of inexplicable decisions and happenings around Prosecutor Ray 401 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: Greecard certainly make for murky speculation, and his decision to 402 00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:51,399 Speaker 1: let Jerry Sandusky off the hook to continue to prey 403 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: on children unchecked was a catastrophic decision that cost others 404 00:27:56,200 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: dearly years later, the handling of the nineteen ninety eight 405 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:04,320 Speaker 1: incident by the police and Penn State University officials would 406 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: come under significant legal and public scrutiny. Critics, including lawyers 407 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:14,160 Speaker 1: representing the victims, vehemently questioned the adequacy of the university's 408 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:18,879 Speaker 1: response and the motivations behind their decisions. Howard Janet, an 409 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:23,120 Speaker 1: attorney for victim number six, released a statement blasting Penn 410 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 1: State for failing to act. Why was a second opinion 411 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:30,639 Speaker 1: sought from someone with a connection to Jerry Sandusky? Why 412 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:35,119 Speaker 1: were reports of inappropriate contact between Sandusky and young boys 413 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 1: on the Penn State campus and Penn State activities consistently ignored. 414 00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 1: Much of the evidence coming to light points to a 415 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 1: conspiracy of silence surrounding Jerry Sandusky's behavior at the expense 416 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 1: of children, he wrote, and the revelations in hindsight would 417 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: only become more appalling. For example, Thomas Harmon, the chief 418 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,840 Speaker 1: of the university police department in the late nineteen nineties, 419 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 1: had kept key d Penn State officials informed about the 420 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 1: Jerry Sandusky investigations. Progress Documents retrieved by the Special Investigation 421 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 1: Council showed that as early as May fourth, nineteen ninety eight, 422 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 1: Penn State Vice President Gary Schultz was aware of the 423 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 1: allegations against employee Jerry Sandusky. Subsequent communications on May fifth 424 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: between Gary Schultz, Athletic director Tim Curley, and university President 425 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 1: Graham Spaniard further indicate their collective knowledge of the situation. 426 00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 1: Yet the case against the Nitley Lions defensive coordinator was 427 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:39,960 Speaker 1: conspicuously absent from the university crime lag and crucially, Penn 428 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: State's Office of Human Resources was never contacted about Jerry Sandusky, 429 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:52,440 Speaker 1: sidestepping the procedural norms for handling such incidents. Though it's 430 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: impossible to rationalize on behalf of others, all of this 431 00:29:56,200 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 1: sounds like white glove treatment for university sports legend and 432 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:04,600 Speaker 1: community bigwig. In the words of Sports Illustrated circa nineteen 433 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 1: ninety nine quote, if Jerry Sandusky did not have such 434 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 1: a human side on the gridiron sideline, there would be 435 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:16,320 Speaker 1: a temptation around Happy Valley to canonize him. Sandusky leader 436 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 1: of linebackers, molder of men unquote. Those are big words, 437 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 1: and it seems that there just wasn't anyone willing to 438 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 1: throw their own reputation on the line to try and 439 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:32,400 Speaker 1: take Jerry Sandusky out of play. While Sports Illustrated unwittingly 440 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: painted a rosy image of Jerry Sandusky in nineteen ninety nine, 441 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:40,800 Speaker 1: behind the scenes, his future wasn't quite so enshrined. In 442 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 1: May of nineteen ninety nine, Joe Paterno informed Jerry Sandusky 443 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 1: that he would never be the head coach for the 444 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 1: Nitney Lions. Now. Jerry Sandusky had turned down head coach 445 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 1: offers from Marshall Temple and the University of Maryland at 446 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,600 Speaker 1: this point in his career, believing that he'd one day 447 00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: ascend to Joepau's position at Penn State. According to one 448 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,960 Speaker 1: of his players, who was also one of his victims, 449 00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 1: Jerry was emotionally upset after having a meeting with Joe 450 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:12,600 Speaker 1: Perterno in which Joe told Jerry he would not be 451 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:16,160 Speaker 1: the next head coach at Penn State. Jerry Sandusky told 452 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 1: the player not to tell anyone about that meeting. On 453 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:24,280 Speaker 1: the heels of that alleged conversation, Jerry Sandusky announced his 454 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 1: retirement in July of nineteen ninety nine. His resignation, which 455 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 1: was publicly attributed to his desire to spend more time 456 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 1: working with his nonprofit, was met with pomp and well 457 00:31:35,400 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 1: wishes by Penn State and the Happy Valley community at large. 458 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: Vault reporter Jack McCallum described the fanfare, saying, Jerry Sandusky, 459 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 1: age fifty five, received a standing ovation from ninety six thousand, 460 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:53,400 Speaker 1: four hundred and eighty fans on November thirteenth, nineteen ninety nine, 461 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 1: when he ran on to the Beaver Stadium side for 462 00:31:56,720 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: the last time as a Nitney Lions coach. Among the 463 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:03,479 Speaker 1: players who embraced him at midfield was his son, John, 464 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 1: a reserve defensive back. Among those cheering from the sidelines 465 00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: was another son, Matt, a Penn State manager. What makes 466 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:14,360 Speaker 1: this account of Jerry's last game as a Nitney Lions 467 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 1: coach so chilling, Besides the celebration of a man who 468 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:22,880 Speaker 1: admittedly already been inappropriate with children. Is that years later, 469 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: Matt Sandusky himself would come forward with horrifying accounts of 470 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: how his adoptive father sexually abused him from eight years 471 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 1: old onward. It must have been an impossible, gut wrenching 472 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 1: situation for Matt watching his abuser receive widespread applause. Oh, now, 473 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:52,480 Speaker 1: that is a sickening situation. And unbelievably, this already revolting 474 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:56,520 Speaker 1: fiasco reached a new low when Penn State granted Jerry 475 00:32:56,560 --> 00:33:02,160 Speaker 1: Sandusky emeritus status. Emeritus is an honorary title granted to 476 00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:06,360 Speaker 1: someone who retires from a position of distinction, and in 477 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:10,239 Speaker 1: Jerry's case, it even came with continued full access to 478 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:14,480 Speaker 1: the campus and Penn State football facilities, even after he'd 479 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 1: stepped down as defensive coordinator of the Nitney Lions, and 480 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:22,480 Speaker 1: even after being accused of abusing a child on campus. 481 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:27,360 Speaker 1: It was an astounding administrative decision by Penn State, and 482 00:33:27,520 --> 00:33:32,040 Speaker 1: one which would facilitate Jerry Sandusky's predatory behaviors for years 483 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:35,240 Speaker 1: to come, as he was able to continue bringing young 484 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:39,960 Speaker 1: boys from his nonprofit The Second Mile into university facilities 485 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 1: for a while. The Jerry Sandusky circus quieted down. That 486 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 1: doesn't mean Jerry had stopped abusing boys. He was as 487 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 1: active as ever, allegedly showering with another young boy in 488 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:56,480 Speaker 1: two thousand and performing oral sex on still another youth 489 00:33:56,520 --> 00:34:00,480 Speaker 1: that same year, according to Jim Calhoun, a janitor at 490 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 1: the Lash football building on the Penn State campus who 491 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:07,280 Speaker 1: copped to witnessing the act many years later. But in 492 00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:11,960 Speaker 1: two thousand, nothing happened despite Jerry's ongoing abuses because no 493 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:16,359 Speaker 1: one reported the alleged incidents to university officials or law 494 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:20,400 Speaker 1: enforcement in real time. It's the age old George Berkeley 495 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:23,600 Speaker 1: question in action. If a tree falls in a forest 496 00:34:23,640 --> 00:34:25,920 Speaker 1: and no one is around to hear it, does it 497 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:29,799 Speaker 1: make a sound? Kids were being abused, but there was 498 00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:33,960 Speaker 1: a wall of silence around Jerry Sandusky's activities. So as 499 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:38,080 Speaker 1: far as the public was concerned, their philanthropic former Nitney 500 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:42,879 Speaker 1: Lyons defensive coordinator was still a hero. They couldn't hear 501 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:49,120 Speaker 1: his victims. Yet. On March second, two thousand and two, 502 00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:54,000 Speaker 1: the silence was finally broken by a critical incident. Mike mcquerie, 503 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:56,920 Speaker 1: a graduate assistant in the football program at Penn State, 504 00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:01,239 Speaker 1: witnessed Jerry Sandusky engaging and a sex act with a 505 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:04,360 Speaker 1: young boy in the showers of the Penn State football 506 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:08,120 Speaker 1: locker room. His description of what he saw and heard 507 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:12,040 Speaker 1: would later come under tremendous scrutiny, but he was disturbed 508 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:14,520 Speaker 1: enough by what had happened in the locker room to 509 00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:20,720 Speaker 1: come forward immediately. This was game changing. Mike McQuary reported 510 00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:23,279 Speaker 1: the incident to Nitney Lyon's head coach Joe Paterno that 511 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:27,719 Speaker 1: very same day, who in turn notified his superiors athletics 512 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:35,200 Speaker 1: director Tim Curley and Vice president Gary Schultz. However, this 513 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:37,799 Speaker 1: chain of reporting all the way up to Penn State 514 00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:41,719 Speaker 1: Vice president Gary Schultz still did not lead to any 515 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 1: immediate action against Jerry Sandusky. This is especially shocking since 516 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:49,880 Speaker 1: Mike McQuary would later tell a grand Jerry that what 517 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:55,320 Speaker 1: he explicitly witnessed was Jerry Sandusky anally raping a young 518 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:59,200 Speaker 1: boy in the shower. Now, one major issue at this 519 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:02,719 Speaker 1: point in the scan was that coach Joe Paterno did 520 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:07,680 Speaker 1: not convey that serious allegation of rape to his superiors. Rather, 521 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:12,239 Speaker 1: Joe Paterno merely reported that Mike McQuary saw some sort 522 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:17,520 Speaker 1: of sexual activity between Jerry Sandusky and the boy. Mike 523 00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:20,719 Speaker 1: McQuary was called to the office of Joe Paterno's superiors. 524 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:24,480 Speaker 1: Almost a decade later. Mike would insist to a grand 525 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:28,759 Speaker 1: jury that he told Tim Curley and Gary Schultz exactly 526 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:32,799 Speaker 1: what he reported to Joe Paterno that Jerry Sandusky was 527 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:36,760 Speaker 1: raping the boy in the shower, but the officials, Athletics 528 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:40,440 Speaker 1: director Tim Curley and Vice president Gary Schultz later denied 529 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:45,040 Speaker 1: receiving that information. Tim Curley actually told the grand jury 530 00:36:45,120 --> 00:36:48,400 Speaker 1: that his understanding from Mike McQuary had been that Jerry 531 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:54,839 Speaker 1: Sandusky was just horsing around with the boy. What in 532 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:58,880 Speaker 1: any event. In two thousand and two, despite the overwhelming 533 00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:02,560 Speaker 1: concern that should have been raised by Mike mcquarie's account 534 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:06,799 Speaker 1: of horrific child rape, the university officials decided not to 535 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:11,759 Speaker 1: report the incident to outside authorities. Instead, they simply restricted 536 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:16,520 Speaker 1: Jerry Sandusky's access to Penn State campus facilities. It was 537 00:37:16,560 --> 00:37:20,600 Speaker 1: a watered down measure that would prove to be entirely ineffective. 538 00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:24,200 Speaker 1: Penn State utterly failed to protect the boy who had 539 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:27,719 Speaker 1: been victimized by Jerry in their locker room showers, and 540 00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:31,200 Speaker 1: their administration's decision paved a way for countless other boys 541 00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:34,720 Speaker 1: to be abused. It was a shocking dereliction of duty 542 00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:39,880 Speaker 1: by entrusted education officials. Penn State's decision would later come 543 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:46,000 Speaker 1: under harsh inspection, raising questions about institutional responsibility and the 544 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:50,000 Speaker 1: moral obligations of those in power at the university. Perhaps 545 00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:52,279 Speaker 1: because he had been built up as a leader of men, 546 00:37:52,760 --> 00:37:57,000 Speaker 1: nobody felt the public scrutiny more than Joe Paterno had 547 00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:00,480 Speaker 1: beloved Coach Paterno simply reported to Tim Curley and Gary 548 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:04,360 Speaker 1: Schultz and then forgotten about the incident. How could he 549 00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:07,520 Speaker 1: have failed to follow up on something so demanding of 550 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:11,879 Speaker 1: urgent attention. After all, this was Joe Peterno who had 551 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:15,600 Speaker 1: said success without honor is an unseasoned dish. It will 552 00:38:15,640 --> 00:38:20,120 Speaker 1: satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good. Surely nothing 553 00:38:20,120 --> 00:38:23,720 Speaker 1: could be less honorable than enabling a predator to abuse 554 00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:29,759 Speaker 1: children unchecked. Over the next decade, Jerry Sandusky continued to 555 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:34,160 Speaker 1: publicly engage in charitable work with a silence around the 556 00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:39,200 Speaker 1: previous allegations, allowing him to preserve his reputation, But behind 557 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:43,560 Speaker 1: the scenes, multiple investigations began to take shape as more 558 00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:47,799 Speaker 1: victims started coming forward, finding the courage to report how 559 00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:52,600 Speaker 1: Jerry Sandusky had abused them to law enforcement. By late 560 00:38:52,640 --> 00:38:56,080 Speaker 1: twenty eleven, the number of victims coming forward was so 561 00:38:56,280 --> 00:39:01,319 Speaker 1: overwhelming and their testimonies were so damning that Jerry Sandusky's 562 00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:05,920 Speaker 1: arrest was inevitable. And in the crosshairs was Joe Paterno, 563 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:09,680 Speaker 1: the iconic figure whose six decades of leadership would be 564 00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:12,960 Speaker 1: called into question after the extent of his knowledge and 565 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:18,239 Speaker 1: responses to the allegations against Jerry Sandusky were reviewed. The 566 00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:21,960 Speaker 1: stage was set for a dramatic unraveling of Joe Pau's 567 00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:26,200 Speaker 1: revered legacy. The Happy Valley community and nation at large 568 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:31,120 Speaker 1: waited anxiously as the case moved forward, anticipating how the 569 00:39:31,239 --> 00:39:35,720 Speaker 1: unfolding events would impact Joe Perterno, once an untouchable pillar 570 00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:48,960 Speaker 1: of integrity and leadership in collegiate sports. Dirt is flying, 571 00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:53,399 Speaker 1: and oh how the mighty fall. Drink up cling your 572 00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:56,040 Speaker 1: palette and join me Jay Harris to find out what 573 00:39:56,160 --> 00:40:00,239 Speaker 1: happened to Joe Pertno, Jerry Sandusky, and everyone else it's 574 00:40:00,239 --> 00:40:04,480 Speaker 1: involved in this sad scandal next week on Playing Dirty 575 00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:18,719 Speaker 1: Sports Scandals. Playing Dirty Sports Scandals is a production of 576 00:40:18,840 --> 00:40:23,279 Speaker 1: Dan Patrick Productions, Never Ever Productions and Workhouse Media from 577 00:40:23,320 --> 00:40:28,280 Speaker 1: executive producers Dan Patrick, Paul Anderson, Nick Panela, Maya Glickman, 578 00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:32,400 Speaker 1: and Jennifer Clary. Hosted by Jay Harris, Written and produced 579 00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:36,520 Speaker 1: by Jen Brown, Francie Haiks, Maya Glickman, and Jennifer Clary,