The paterno family released a report sunday morning in response to louis freehs findings on matters related to the jerry sandusky child sex abuse case. Special investigative counsel report regarding actions of. Freeh report calls for overhaul of the penn state way the. Freeh report on abuse scandal tarnishes joe paternos legacy. Reaction to freeh groups findings on penn state cbs news. This has opened up the opportunity to have the dialogue with ncaa president. The ncaa improperly relied on the freeh report in compelling penn state to enter into a consent decree and accept draconian penalties. Former psu players, harris, say freeh report flawed nbc. Last weeks report by former fbi director louis freeh confirmed what many said all along, that the penn state.
Jake danna stevensthe timestribune, via associated press. Coach joe paterno and the leaders at penn state repeatedly concealed critical facts relating to jerry sanduskys child abuse to avoid bad. Victim one withdrew from central mountain high school due to bullying and the boys mother has stated that the high school did not do enough to prevent the fallout. A report compiled by longstanding critics of louis freehs 2012 investigation of the sexabuse scandal at pennsylvania state university asserts. The freeh special investigations task force released on thursday covered 267 pages and is a summary of the investigation into the circumstances of penn state s in the child abuse committed by. Freeh penn state report on sandusky pdf freeh penn state report on sandusky text. Jul 12, 2012 ap reactions to freeh report released thursday that found joe paterno and other top penn state officials hushed up child sex abuse allegation against jerry sandusky more than a decade ago for. Freeh report into penn state university internet archive. Jul 12, 2012 after eight months, an internal investigation into how penn state employees responded to jerry sanduskys child abuse has produced a 267page report by former fbi director louis freeh. Former penn state trustee al lord, who helped research and write the alumni trustees report, said tuesday he has heard other trustees quietly criticize the freeh report.
As fiduciaries of penn state, we have both a legal as well as a moral obligation to ask questions about such an inherently incomplete work product. The freeh report is absolutely devastating to penn state, said andrew shubin and justine andronici, part of a legal team that represents several victims in the case, including three who. Freeh s team interviewed more than four hundred and thirty people and looked at three and a half million pieces of electronic. Penn state trustee lubrano calls for refund on freeh report. Paterno family releases report, calls freeh report. Penn state entered into an athletics integrity agreement with the ncaa and big ten, appoint a universitywide athletic compliance officer and compliance council, and accepted an ncaaappointed athletic integrity monitor for the duration of its. Officially titled report of the special investigative counsel regarding the actions of the pennsylvania state university related to the child sexual abuse committed by gerald a. Penn state abuse scandal costs approach a quarterbillion nbc. Statement from university leadership and the board of trustees. Jul 12, 2012 full text of freeh report into penn state univ. Penn state trustees group challenges 2012 sandusky report. Report finds paterno, psu leaders concealed sandusky abuse. Part of the trustees report included how the strategic release of the freeh report couldve helped manipulate journalists coverage and the publics awareness.
In the wake of the sandusky child sex abuse case, former fbi director louis freeh was commissioned to investigate university officials involvement in the case. Penn state trustees group challenges 2012 sandusky report the. Louis freeh and his report greatly damaged the reputation of penn state, board member al lord said in a statement obtained by the ap. The highly anticipated louis freeh report has been released freeh is a former fbi director who was hired by the penn state board of trustees in november of last year when former assistant coach.
Why not allow access to documents so that justice can be served. Jul, 2012 the report calls the penn state athletics culture one of reverence, and that people all but worshipped the football team was certainly no secret. Why several penn state trustees request 3 actions to. Jul 12, 2012 freeh report on penn state university. Frazier, a member of the penn state board of trustees, on thursday after the release of a report by louis j. If you dont want to download the full report, the freeh site also includes a sevenpage set of remarks providing an overview of the findings. Freehs report was not kind to joe paterno, tim curley, gary schultz.
More storms looming for penn state in wake of freeh report. Penn state alumni trustees attack freeh investigation of sandusky. The ncaa used the freeh report s findings when levying sanctions against penn state. In it, the former fbi director finds fault in the leadership of the school. Today with the report released by judge louis freeh, the penn state board of trustees delivered on the commitment we made last november when we engaged judge freeh to conduct an independent investigation into the universitys actions regarding former penn state employee, jerry sandusky, and the handling of allegations of the child. In freeh report on sandusky, failures throughout penn. Louis freeh, former fbi director, led the investigation, whose report concluded that paterno, former penn state president graham spanier. Freeh report released to public penn state university. The freeh report is the result of an internal investigation launched shortly after sanduskys nov. Report freeh report source criticizes ncaa penalties of. The freeh report on penn state university national sexual.
Last weeks report by former fbi director louis freeh confirmed what many said all along, that the penn state child sex scandal was the biggest. Jul 12, 2012 the freeh report is the result of an internal investigation launched shortly after sanduskys nov. Statement from penn state and ncaa on freeh report. Penn states costs related to the jerry sandusky scandal are approaching a.
Franco harris and two other former penn state football players say the report about penn state s handling of the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal is highly flawed, and factually insufficient. He said he hopes the newly public document changes minds. On the penn state sex scandal resulting in the conviction of jerry sandusky, louis freeh today issued a report of the investigation into the facts and circumstances of the actions of the. A look back at the release of the freeh report onward state. Penn state leaders including late head football coach joe paterno concealed former assistant coach jerry sanduskys child sexual abuse for. In one such document, written shortly after the penn state report s july 2012 release, a freeh employee wrote. Download the press release and statement by louis freeh on the report.
The freeh report on penn state university national. Penn state completes more than 70 percent of freeh recommendations. Jul 14, 2012 with the release of the freeh report this week, more has been revealed about what highranking officials at penn state knew about jerry sandusky and how long they knew it. But the implosion there was all the more shocking because the universitys sports program has long been held up as a bastion of respectable and ethical intercollegiate athletics. As a penn state student, faculty, or staff member, a variety of software is available to you at reduced cost or at no additional cost. Freeh s report is the findings on the corruption and coverup that occurred at penn state. Commissioned by the university in 2012, the freeh report was the product of former fbi director louis freeh s investigation into penn state s handling of the sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Penn state was required to adopt all recommendations for reform delineated in the freeh report. This report reflects the trustees findings and focuses on the underlying causes of the. Penn state freeh report assailed as blundering by school. The 267page, comprehensive report from judge louis freehs team. Its about the reputations of paterno, spanier, curley and schultz. Alumnielected penn state trustees ask for freeh report.
Louis freeh s report finds that joe paterno, former penn state president graham spanier, athletic director tim curley and vice president gary schultz failed to pretect against a child sexual. The freeh report s complete condemnation of penn state s reaction to the sandusky scandalfrom the president, vice president, general counsel, the board of trustees, and all the way down to. If you dont want to download the full report, the freeh site also includes a sevenpage set of remarks providing an overview of. Then, after the freeh report issued its faulty conclusions on penn state based on nonexistent facts, nichols said, the vultures. The vultures were preying on a board of trustees that had an open checkbook, nichols said. Complete investigative findings related to child sexual abuse committed by gerald a. In freeh report on sandusky, failures throughout penn state. Report of the special counsel the of to the child sexual.
Jul 12, 2012 louis freeh, a former fbi director, has released the freeh report. Apr 12, 2020 statement from university leadership and the board of trustees. The report was commissioned by penn state s board of trustees. On november 21, 2011, frazier announced that louis freeh, former director of the. One childs mother reported a 1998 incident to penn state police when her son came. It dove into 24 of the 30 years of sanduskys time at penn state, dating back to 1975 further than the grand jury report. Jul 16, 2012 post freeh report, will ncaa sanction penn state. Harris, rudy glocker and christian marrone sent to other penn state alumni an email and letter criticizing the freeh report that they plan publish in. Today with the report released by judge louis freeh, the penn state board of trustees delivered on the commitment we made last november when we engaged judge freeh to conduct an independent investigation into the universitys actions regarding former penn state employee, jerry sandusky, and the handling of. Penn state will pay sanduskys victims are gonna need wheelbarrows to carry all the money the juries are going to give them.
July report on freeh recommendations shows quick action by penn state. The freeh report s complete condemnation of penn state s reaction to the sandusky scandalfrom the president, vice president, general counsel, the. The report by louis freeh on the independent investigation of penn state university surrounding the child abuse committed by jerry sandusky. Pennsylvania state university related to the child sexual abuse committed by. Penn state leaders including late head football coach joe paterno concealed former assistant coach jerry sanduskys child sexual abuse for years, showing a total disregard for his victims, former fbi director louis freeh said in a report on thursday. A scathing report on the response of penn state officials to child sex abuse allegations is far from the end of the schools troubles. Freeh report on penn states handling of jerry sanduskys. The 267page, comprehensive report from judge louis freeh s team. The freeh report on the jerry sandusky investigation was released earlier today.
Report of the special investigative counsel regarding the actions of the pennsylvania state university related to the child sexual abuse committed by gerald a. Only eleven days after the release of the freeh report, and without conducting any factual investigation of its own, the ncaa announced severe sanctions that deeply impacted the university and the community. Apr 24, 2017 the freeh reports complete condemnation of penn states reaction to the sandusky scandalfrom the president, vice president, general counsel, the board of trustees, and all the way down to. The freeh group has no comment on the ncaas use of the report.
Jul 12, 2012 the report was commissioned by penn states board of trustees. Penn state publicly released the freeh report in july 2012 after sandusky was convicted on more than 40 counts of child sexual abuse, but it took the alumni trusteeled lawsuit for trustees to gain access to the material included in this report. Jul 12, 2012 the freeh report lays out more than 100 bulleted recommendations, some in painstaking detail, on reforming pennsylvania state universitys operations, citing weaknesses in its culture, governance. Penn state and the freeh reports findings only a game. Jul 12, 2012 freeh report on penn states handling of jerry sanduskys child sex abuse reveals total disregard for victims. Freehs team interviewed more than four hundred and thirty people and looked at three and a half million pieces of electronic. Report of the special investigative counsel regarding the actions of. Penn state alumni trustees attack freeh investigation into. In a very real sense, many of us need the freeh report to be a cathartic experience, connecting the dots that will help penn state nation vent properly so it can get back to enjoying fall saturday.
It will take some time for everyonethe penn state administration, trustees, the news media, and all the rest of usto read and digest its contents. The freeh report said senior leaders at penn state showed a total and consistent disregard for the child victims of jerry sandusky. The report also examines freehs statements about paternos actions, the football culture at penn state, and how state investigators interviewed. The freeh report assigns nefarious reasons for the failures of penn state officials and the community to identify sandusky as a pedophile, says the 109page document, completed last year and obtained this month by the inquirer. The paterno family released a report sunday morning in response to louis freeh s findings on matters related to the jerry sandusky child sex abuse case. Special investigative counsel report regarding actions of penn state. Paterno family, penn state come to terms after rocky relations. Jul 12, 2012 statement from penn state and ncaa on freeh report with the release of judge louis freeh s report regarding the jerry sandusky scandal, penn state and the ncaa issued statements. The penn state board of trustees commissioned a report by a special investigative group headed by former fbi director louis freeh.
Issued earlier this month, freeh s firm produced a 267page report that concluded that former penn state coach joe paterno. Full text of freeh report into penn state scandal chicago. Review of the freeh report concerning joseph paterno by. Penn state freeh report assailed as blundering by schools expresident ex penn state president graham spanier says he was a victim of child abuse. Sign up for penn state today, a daily email news update for all penn staters. Browse the categories below to see all current offerings, including subjectspecific software. Penn state resolves issues with paterno family, takes great pride in. Penn state continues work toward meeting freeh recommendations. Jul 12, 2012 it will take some time for everyonethe penn state administration, trustees, the news media, and all the rest of usto read and digest its contents. Trustees report on freeh report flaws leaked onward state. The policy also requires all penn state employees working with children to go through a background check and training related to child abuse and reporting requirements. Penn state completes more than 70 percent of freeh recommendations get the news by email sign up for penn state today, a daily email news update for all penn staters. Penn state trustees criticize the methodology, findings of.
Penn state resolves issues with paterno family, takes. Assembled by a group of penn state trustees, a report published by wjac monday night refuted the findings and methodologies of the freeh report, which was released in 2012. Ap a judge has ordered penn states former president to pare down his defamation lawsuit against former fbi director louis freeh. The penn state child sex abuse scandal concerned allegations and subsequent convictions of. A confidential report obtained by wjactv news reveals that seven current or former penn state board of trustees members have criticized the methodology and findings of the freeh report. Why does penn state not disclose the information required by the court about the freeh report.
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