Penn State Scandal: Bullying of Alleged Victim Prompts Paterno to Speak Out

Here is an AMAZING story about the Penn State abuse scandal. this shows how distorted our priorities have become.

Once again, it seems to be the VICTIMS fault.

Shameful, disgusting, insane.

Please follow link to original. I'm just posting a part -- go to original to read the rest.
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Penn State Scandal: Bullying of Alleged Victim Prompts Paterno to Speak Out


The boy who first came forward to accuse former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky of sexual assault has been harassed so intensely that he had to leave high school, prompting ousted coach Joe Paterno to speak out against bullying.

The mother of the alleged victim, who set off the investigation that has rocked the world of college sports and led to 40 counts of child sexual assault against Sandusky, told ABC News that students at her son's high school blame him for triggering the sex abuse scandal that led to the firing of Paterno, the beloved head coach who oversaw the university's Nittany Lions football team for 46 years.

Speaking exclusively with "Good Morning America," the attorney representing Paterno said that the former coach denounces bullying, and called for respect in the name of the school.

"Coach Paterno strongly condemns harassment or bullying of any kind, and he asks anyone who truly cares about Penn State to conduct themselves honorably and with respect for others," attorney J. Sedgwick Sollers told ABC News.

Paterno had previously called for a prayer for the victims of abuse in the wake of the scandal breaking. He hasn't spoken publically since his ouster from the school and is reportedly battling lung cancer.

Psychologist Mike Gillum has been counseling the unnamed young man, who is referred to as Victim 1 in the Sandusky case grand jury report, for the past three years while the case was being investigated. He said that scorn and bullying can be a major concern for victims of abuse.

"It's very scary," Gillum told "GMA" this morning when discussing the state of mind of someone who's come forward after being victimized for years. .......................................
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By the way, why didn't Saint Paterno speak out in 1998? He fired Sandusky, did he think that was enough? Then again, why didn't he speak out after 2002? Wasn't the description graphic enough?

So, AFTER the shit hits the fan. AFTER his reputation is in tatters. AFTER the football program he "loved" so much has been discredited. AFTER the TOTAL institutional failure, he is, once again, "Saint Joseph of Paterno".

I expect to see a "leave Brittany ALONE" type video on YouTube in defense of poor St. Joe Pa -- a man who thought his program, his "legacy" was more "important" than the lives of real live CHILDREN.

They say "pride goeth before a fall" -- Paterno and his outsized ego prove it (once again).

KILL PENN STATE FOOTBALL -- and bring college sports back to their rightful place as a SMALL part of a University. End this "tail wags the dog" relationship.