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J. J. in Phila

04-16-2012, 01:00 PM

The Pulitzer's will be announced this afternoon. I wonder if we'll see any familiar names.

J. J. in Phila

04-16-2012, 03:17 PM

Sara Ganim wins Pulitzer for Local Reporting. :)

http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2012-Local-Reporting

J. J. in Phila

04-16-2012, 03:34 PM

Link to a blog on it: http://www.centredaily.com/2012/04/16/3164705/ganim-wins-pulitzer.html#storylink=rss#wgt=rss

ThoughtFox

04-16-2012, 04:04 PM

That is awesome! Congratulations to Sara Ganim!!! :woohoo:

Tipstaff

04-16-2012, 04:33 PM

Penn State president Rodney Erickson subpoenaed by grand jury
By Bill Schackner / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Penn State University President Rodney Erickson has been subpoenaed to testify before a state grand jury investigating child sex allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has learned.

Mr. Erickson was served sometime late last week, Penn State spokeswoman Lisa Powers confirmed today.

Ms. Powers said she had not seen the subpoena itself and did not know the manner in which it was served. The date of testimony is being worked out along with details of what information or records Mr. Erickson might be asked to provide.

A lawyer for Mr. Erickson "is discussing with the attorney general's office various aspects of the subpoena including the actual date of testimony," she said.

Mr. Erickson, formerly Penn State's provost, became the school's permanent president in January, weeks after the arrest of Mr. Sandusky on multiple charges of child sex assault exploded into a scandal that led to the firing of famed football coach Joe Paterno and the resignation of Mr. Erickson's predecessor, Graham Spanier.

Both men and the university faced withering criticism over Penn State's failure to report to law enforcement one alleged assault by Mr. Sandusky of a boy in a campus shower in 2002.

University officials say they are cooperating with the invesrtigation and have sought to distance the current Penn State administration from the scandal, noting that Mr. Erickson worked as provost was not involved with athletics.

"I don't think it complicates those efforts because, as we've previously said, he was on the academic side of the house and had little to do with and knew little a bout the athletics side," Ms. Powers said.

She said it's no surprise Mr. Erickson was subpoenaed given the ongoing invesigation by the attorney general. Penn State says Mr. Erickson will cooperate with the grand jury process.

Nils Frederiksen, a spokesman for state Attorney General Linda Kelly, said his office does not comment on matters pertaining to an ongoing grand jury investigation and thus can neither confirm nor deny that Mr. Erickson has been served.

www.postgazette.com

waltzingmatilda

04-16-2012, 06:06 PM

Way to go Sara!!! Congrats and keep up the great work! :)

wm

wfgodot

04-16-2012, 08:56 PM

Hooray for Sara Ganim, a richly deserved Pulitzer at 24, speaking the truth to power!

BigCat

04-16-2012, 10:23 PM

Sara Ganim wins Pulitzer for Local Reporting. :)

http://www.pulitzer.org/citation/2012-Local-Reporting

The Pulitzer would have lost all credibility with me if she hadn't won. Her work has been outstanding.

J. J. in Phila

04-17-2012, 03:11 AM

An interesting article on two of the AG candidates speaking on the scandal: http://www.law.com/jsp/pa/PubArticlePA.jsp?id=1202549178192

I am not impressed with Kane. Apparently, she didn't realize that Corbett wasn't the AG in 1998.

J. J. in Phila

04-18-2012, 10:38 PM

Tipstaff

04-19-2012, 08:52 AM

Paterno family upset over book on Sandusky scandal
April 18, 2012 10:30 pm

By Taryn Luna / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Paterno family isn't happy about assertions made in a new book on the Sandusky child sex scandal.

The family's lawyer issued a statement today calling "Game Over: Jerry Sandusky, Penn State and the Culture of Silence," by Bob Dvorchak and Bill Moushey, an "unprofessional and irresponsible rehash from clip files and anonymous interviews."

Wick Sollers, lawyer for the family of the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, said the book contradicts Paterno's sworn testimony and "indisputable evidence" showing that the longtime coach was not informed about a 1998 allegation against Mr. Sandusky, a former assistant football coach.

Assertions that Paterno pushed for Mr. Sandusky's retirement in 1999 because of knowledge of his conduct are also unsupported by evidence, Mr. Sollers said.

"The price of their obsession with speed over accuracy is a book that distorts the truth and offers conclusions and theories for which the authors have no evidence," he said.

Reached Wednesday evening, Mr. Dvorchak said: "We stand by our story. We encourage people to read the book and make up their own minds."

The authors are both former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette sports writers.

Danielle Bartlett, the book's publicist at William Morrow/HarperCollins, declined to comment.

The book was written over the course of 10 weeks and has been described by the authors as "the most demanding writing assignment we've ever tackled."

A grand jury investigation of Mr. Sandusky, 68, led to his Nov. 5 arrest. He faces a June 5 trial on charges he sexually assaulted 10 boys over a 15-year period, a number of them on Penn State's main campus.

pinktoes

04-19-2012, 12:03 PM

BigCat

04-19-2012, 05:51 PM

Absolute uproar over the Game Over on the situation: http://www.centredaily.com/2012/04/18/3167181/statement-by-paterno-family-attorney.html

Looking at it on-line, there was some inaccurate information on the Gricar disappearance. It was peripheral to the Sandusky case.

I'm in the middle of reading it right now. It's worth a read just to see how all this information we've discussed here appears in a narrative. As much as I followed this case, I still learned things that I supposed I should have known.

BigCat

04-19-2012, 06:11 PM

For instance,

1. Lauro did not know about the second conversation between Sandusky and the mother of victim 6.

Why didn't Schreffler let Lauro know about the conversation? Lauro claims he would have continued his probe if he knew about Sandusky's comments in that second conversation.

2 Gricar told Schreffler he would not be pressing charges 2 days after Schreffler and Lauro interviewed Sandusky.

I didn't realize RG's decision not to prosecute was made so swiftly. Why the rush?

Here's a quote from the book I found interesting: "He (Lauro) had also not been given opportunity to review the police report, which he learned was ninety-five pages long. Had he known about Sandusky's comments during that second meeting, the state's probe would likely have taken a different course. In fact, when Lauro returned to Harrisburg after his initial meeting with Sandusky, he told his superiors that he felt the Penn State campus police wanted him out of the probe and out of town as soon as possible."

Obviously it's in Lauro's self-interest to distance himself from the '98 investigation as much as possible. However, there does seem to be a ring of truth to his allegation. No one in Centre County appeared eager to encourage Schreffler to dig further, especially with Karen Arnold out of the loop.

J. J. in Phila

04-19-2012, 06:26 PM

Anything important?

It said that the computer was found 200 yards downstream from the "Lewisburg Bridge." It was found almost right below the highway bridge and on the upstream side.

The book said that there was no scent detected. Multiple sources, including the Post Gazette, indicate his scent was detected. The dog handler told the then BPD Chief Dixon that it could indicate RFG got into another car.

Later reports indicate that the scent was detected 20 yards from where the car was, but still in the lot.

They are major points if you are talking about the physical evidence in the Gricar case, but minor points in the Sandusky case.

I have ordered the book, but I did the search on-line.

J. J. in Phila

04-19-2012, 06:56 PM

For instance,

1. Lauro did not know about the second conversation between Sandusky and the mother of victim 6.

Why didn't Schreffler let Lauro know about the conversation? Lauro claims he would have continued his probe if he knew about Sandusky's comments in that second conversation.

I think you can ask the same question about Gricar. One possible answer is that everyone thought Lauro had the information. Schreffler though Gricar gave it to Lauro; Gricar thought Schreffler gave it to Lauro.

Another question is why Lauro never talked to Chambers. She was at least one of the initial reporters.

2 Gricar told Schreffler he would not be pressing charges 2 days after Schreffler and Lauro interviewed Sandusky.

I didn't realize RG's decision not to prosecute was made so swiftly. Why the rush?

There are whole bunch of questions.

3. Why didn't the DA's Office send the reports out to Lauro at DPW? Why didn't they do followup to make sure he had seen them?

4. Why was Arnold, who specialized in child and elder abuse cases, not involved in this case after the initial stages? What were the "extensive disagreements" about?

5. Why didn't Gricar, who had the ability to call a grand jury, investigate the case further? Remember, they had another victim, B.K., in 1998.

6. What was that October 13, 1998 meeting about and why were both Ralston and Schreffler there? Sloan was very close to Gricar, professionally and personally; he was there with RFG.

7. Why would Seasock's report be considered more authoritative than Chambers'? She had greater education and experience. It almost sounds like opinion shopping there.

StellarsJay

04-20-2012, 12:33 AM

Here's a quote from the book I found interesting: ..."In fact, when Lauro returned to Harrisburg after his initial meeting with Sandusky, he told his superiors that he felt the Penn State campus police wanted him out of the probe and out of town as soon as possible."

Lauro met with Sandusky? Either I've missed it or this is the only mention of anyone meeting with Sandusky other than listening to his conversations with the kid's mother. That's one of the wierd things- he didn't ever seem to be questioned by campus police in 1998.

Added- My mistake, I found the citation for JS telling Lauro he wouldn't shower with kids again- but still no mention that the police ever spoke to Sandusky. OK- I see JJ's note- I missed that.

J. J. in Phila

04-20-2012, 12:45 AM

Lauro met with Sandusky? Either I've missed it or this is the only mention of anyone meeting with Sandusky other than listening to his conversations with the kid's mother. That's one of the wierd things- he didn't ever seem to be questioned by campus police in 1998.

Schreffler accompanied Lauro.

J. J. in Phila

04-20-2012, 11:53 AM

I just had a troubling thought.

Suppose that someone at Penn State had something on RFG, that prevented him from prosecuting, but that was dependent on RFG holding the DA's position. Once he leaves, they no longer have that hold.

That could provide a motive for murder.

RFG's refusal to prosecute was extremely quick. The claim that it was the mother's word against Sandusky's is absolutely false.

Rlaub44

04-20-2012, 12:05 PM

One of the assistant athletic directors at Penn State has been fired:

http://www.centredaily.com/2012/04/19/3168920/penn-state-assistant-athletic.html

Not clear if this has anything to do with the Sandusky situation or the University's handling of it, but it certainly piques my curiosity.

wfgodot

04-20-2012, 12:29 PM

Please continue discussion of the Sandusky case here:

Penn State Sandusky scandal: AD arrested, Paterno fired, dies; cover-up charged #9