By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com There’s a lesson to be learned from the Jerry Sandusky-Penn State child sexual abuse scandal for institutions, including federal law enforcement agencies. The main lesson is that institutions aren’t more important than people. We’ve seen this play out so many times before. Institutions protecting their image, avoiding disgrace. We’ve seen…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Some legal experts criticize former FBI director Louis Freeh for not delving deeper into the past of accused molester Jerry Sandusky while investigating the Penn State University sex-abuse scandal, The New York Daily News reports. Freeh’s report, which was released Thursday, didn’t explore Sandusky’s relationship with children prior to 1998, when…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Did Penn State University officials conceal that former defensive coordinator was Jerry Sandusky a child molester? How did the school and coach Joe Paterno respond to previous molestation accusations against Sandusky more than a decade ago? A report by former FBI chief Louis J. Freeh is expected to answer those questions and…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Joe Paterno’s family is urging the FBI to release all records related to the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal, saying select emails are being leaked to smear the reputation of the deceased coach, the Associated Press reports. Those emails suggested Paterno and his coaching staff knew Jerry Sandusky took a shower with…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Former FBI chief Louis Freeh and his investigators have been doing a pretty thorough job looking at the child-sex scandal at Penn State involving assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. The Associated Press reports that the group has conducted 200 interviews, trying to get insight into the relationship between the football program and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com This won’t make this scandal vanish, but it may help avoid one in the future. The Associated Press reported that Penn State University has begun implementing new guidelines about identifying and reporting sexual abuse recommended by former FBI director Louis Freeh. The recommendations come in wake of the scandal involving former…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com With trial slated for May for ex-Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, expect things to heat up. The latest: The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Harrisburg, Pa., has subpoenaed records from the University about Sandusky, former Penn State President Graham Spanier, athletic director Tim Curley and former senior vice president Gary Schultz,…
Michael Mason, a former assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Washington field office, retired as the executive assistant director at FBI headquarters in 2007. His column is in response to a column ex-fed prosecutor Ross Parker wrote in the form of a letter to his son about the Penn State Scandal in which he quoted…
