Corbett got the Jerry Sandusky case right
http://articles.philly.com/2012-07-...usky-case-ben-andreozzi-serial-child-predator
Louis Freeh's report on Penn State and the Jerry Sandusky case is notable partly for a criticism that it doesn't make: The former FBI director found no fault with Tom Corbett's handling of the criminal probe that ultimately brought down the serial child predator. That's because Corbett got it right.
Some of the commentary that followed last week's release of the report accused the governor and former attorney general of sitting on his hands by not arresting Sandusky after the first victim came forward. In fact, a reporter brought up the issue hours after the report's release, asking Corbett if he should have acted more quickly............
In my career as an advocate, I have seen too many single-accuser cases fail after an aggressive defense lawyer plants the seeds of confusion and doubt in a jury. Some of Sandusky's victims have said they would not have come forward if other victims were not expected to testify. They needed the strength of numbers. And when they realized the extent of Sandusky's predation, they felt not only the strength to testify, but also the duty........
To take down a pillar of the community, you need a jackhammer of a case. Corbett understood that. And when the complaint reached him — unlike others who had suspicions about Sandusky's crimes over the years or even witnessed them — Corbett acted..........
"The more prestigious the guy is, the more respected the guy is, the more complex the case is going to be," Lanning told me. "What made it [the Sandusky case] a successful prosecution is that they didn't rely on one victim. They found eight."..................
