Penn State administrators including Athletic Director Tim Curley supposedly had a plan in place to report Jerry Sandusky to authorities back in 2001, according to Penn State email messages leaked to news reporters.

Then-graduate assistant Mike McQueary had just walked in on Sandusky in the Penn State showers with a 10-year-old boy, and the administrators developed a plan of action that actually made sense: Report Sandusky to law enforcement.

However, these plans were allegedly derailed after the administrators had a talk with Joe Paterno, as suggested by the leaked emails, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.

After talking to Paterno, Curley allegedly wrote to the other administrators, “If Sandusky is cooperative, we would work with him.” As a result, Sandusky was not turned over to the cops, and instead was asked to stay off campus, writes the Chronicle. He molested four more boys after the Penn State email exchanges.

It should be noted, however, that not all of the emails were released, and no emails or other communications by Paterno himself were released.

Instead, based on the leaked Penn State emails, the media appears to be assuming that the only reason Penn State administrators decided not to turn Sandusky over was because of a conversation with Paterno. This jumping to conclusions without an opportunity to review all the facts is not necessarily fair to the late JoePa’s legacy.

Related Resources:

  • Joe Paterno’s family wants emails among Penn State administrators released in full (Boston Herald)
  • Jerry Sandusky Insisting He’s Innocent, Complaining About Jail (FindLaw’s Tarnished Twenty)
  • Jerry Sandusky Could Still Get Penn State Pension for Life (FindLaw’s Tarnished Twenty)

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