Dottie Sandusky thinks Jerry is innocent too - not the man I knew. Facts/evidence be damnedEveryone who disagrees with this is labeled a "hater"... How absolutely childish of him.... He "refuses to believe "... Because it's not " the Joe he knew"..... Jesus Christmas....,well there it is... Out there in print.
Cook....retire....thank you
Mr. Paterno: Yes, a man by the name of Jerry Sandusky who had been one of our coaches, was not at the time.
Q: You’re saying that at the time this incident was reported to you, Sandusky was no longer a coach?
Mr. Paterno: No, he had retired voluntarily. I’m not sure exactly the year, but I think it was either ‘98 or ‘99.
Q: I think you used the term fondling. Is that the term that you used?
Mr. Paterno: Well, I don’t know what you would call it. Obviously, he was doing something with the youngster.
It was a sexual nature. I’m not sure exactly what it was.
I didn’t push Mike to describe exactly what it was because he was very upset. Obviously, I was in a little bit of a dilemma since Mr. Sandusky was not working for me anymore.
So I told — I didn’t go any further than that except I knew Mike was upset and I knew some kind of inappropriate action was being taken by Jerry Sandusky with a youngster.
Q: Did Mike McQueary tell you where he had seen this inappropriate conduct take place?
Mr. Paterno: In the shower.
Q: Where was the shower?
Mr. Paterno: In the Lasch Building.
Q: Is that on the campus of Penn State University?
Mr. Paterno: It’s right on the campus.
Q: Did you tell Mike McQueary at that time what you were going to do with that information that he had provided to you?
Mr. Paterno: I don’t know whether I was specific or not. I did tell Mike, Mike, you did what was right; you told me.
Even though Jerry does not work for the football staff any longer, I would refer his concerns to the right people
Q: When did you — did you do something with that information?
Mr. Paterno: Well, I can’t be precise.
I ordinarily would have called people right away, but it was a Saturday morning and I didn’t want to interfere with their weekends.
So I don’t know whether I did it Saturday or did it early the next week.
Q: Other than the incident that Mike McQueary reported to you, do you know in any way, through rumor, direct knowledge or any other fashion, of any other inappropriate sexual conduct by Jerry Sandusky with young boys?
Mr. Paterno: I do not know of anything else that Jerry would be involved in of that nature, no. I do not know of it.
"After giving it more thought and talking it over with Joe yesterday, I am uncomfortable with what we agreed were the next steps. I am having trouble with going to everyone but the person involved. I would be more comfortable meeting with the person and tell them about the information we received and tell them we are aware of the first situation," Curley's email said, according to CNN.
"PMA claims ... in 1976, a child allegedly reported to PSU's Head Football Coach Joseph Paterno, that he (the child) was sexually molested by Sandusky," the judge writes in the order.
Well, that I can understand. Who wants to believe that their spouse and parent of their child could be evil? Even Eva Braun thought Hitler was a sweetheart. But Ron Cook's obsession is something totally unfathomable. JoePa did nothing for Cook that warrants this kind of whack job loyalty.Dottie Sandusky thinks Jerry is innocent too - not the man I knew. Facts/evidence be damned
Well, that I can understand. Who wants to believe that their spouse and parent of their child could be evil? Even Eva Braun thought Hitler was a sweetheart. But Ron Cook's obsession is something totally unfathomable. JoePa did nothing for Cook that warrants this kind of whack job loyalty.
Mr. Paterno: Yes, a man by the name of Jerry Sandusky who had been one of our coaches, was not at the time.
Q: You’re saying that at the time this incident was reported to you, Sandusky was no longer a coach?
Mr. Paterno: No, he had retired voluntarily. I’m not sure exactly the year, but I think it was either ‘98 or ‘99.
Q: I think you used the term fondling. Is that the term that you used?
Mr. Paterno: Well, I don’t know what you would call it. Obviously, he was doing something with the youngster.
It was a sexual nature. I’m not sure exactly what it was.
I didn’t push Mike to describe exactly what it was because he was very upset. Obviously, I was in a little bit of a dilemma since Mr. Sandusky was not working for me anymore.
So I told — I didn’t go any further than that except I knew Mike was upset and I knew some kind of inappropriate action was being taken by Jerry Sandusky with a youngster.
Q: Did Mike McQueary tell you where he had seen this inappropriate conduct take place?
Mr. Paterno: In the shower.
Q: Where was the shower?
Mr. Paterno: In the Lasch Building.
Q: Is that on the campus of Penn State University?
Mr. Paterno: It’s right on the campus.
Q: Did you tell Mike McQueary at that time what you were going to do with that information that he had provided to you?
Mr. Paterno: I don’t know whether I was specific or not. I did tell Mike, Mike, you did what was right; you told me.
Even though Jerry does not work for the football staff any longer, I would refer his concerns to the right people
Q: When did you — did you do something with that information?
Mr. Paterno: Well, I can’t be precise.
I ordinarily would have called people right away, but it was a Saturday morning and I didn’t want to interfere with their weekends.
So I don’t know whether I did it Saturday or did it early the next week.
Q: Other than the incident that Mike McQueary reported to you, do you know in any way, through rumor, direct knowledge or any other fashion, of any other inappropriate sexual conduct by Jerry Sandusky with young boys?
Mr. Paterno: I do not know of anything else that Jerry would be involved in of that nature, no. I do not know of it.
"After giving it more thought and talking it over with Joe yesterday, I am uncomfortable with what we agreed were the next steps. I am having trouble with going to everyone but the person involved. I would be more comfortable meeting with the person and tell them about the information we received and tell them we are aware of the first situation," Curley's email said, according to CNN.
"PMA claims ... in 1976, a child allegedly reported to PSU's Head Football Coach Joseph Paterno, that he (the child) was sexually molested by Sandusky," the judge writes in the order.
If Ron cook had a friend, which he probably doesn't, he should have told him to move on after his first column.Ron Cook decides he is going to completely ignore all of the evidence that piled up that horrible things were going on in the Penn State football program so he can preserve the Joe Paterno legacy. It's pretty clear Ron looked up to Joe and decided to copy Joe's actions with this article.
I feel bad for Ron, this article is laughably bad, even for him. I know when Myron was slipping at the end of his career, he had a friend tell him it was time to move on. I hope Ron Cook has a similar friend.
Cook was honest (in the article) that he thought Paterno had no superiors at PSU and that he was morally obligated to do more than he did.
He said he didn't believe the newest round of "allegations" and cites the exchange that was cited in released court documents about telling the kid he had a football season to prepare for. That's where the "Joe I knew" statement came from.
His basic premise is the same tired argument as always; Paterno's 409 wins is a separate matter from the morally repugnant lapse in judgment and can be easily looked at differently by otherwise intelligent human beings. In other words, we is all just a bunch of stupid hater yinzers, n'at.
Well stepson Matt Sandusky knows he is guilty. What a school that defends this . It's a Cesspool.Dottie Sandusky thinks Jerry is innocent too - not the man I knew. Facts/evidence be damned