Family pushed Paterno to read Sandusky report

[madinmaryland]

Joe Paterno had to be prodded by his family to read the grand jury report regarding Jerry Sandusky and did not understand some of its graphic terminology, according to a new book.

The book, "Paterno" by Joe Posnanski, was purchased Friday by The Associated Press in advance of its release next week.

In the book, Posnanski describes a scene at Paterno's home, two days after Sandusky had been charged with child sex abuse last November. Paterno's family and a close adviser were trying to explain to the Penn State coach that there was a growing sentiment Paterno must have known for years about the accusations against Sandusky.

The book quotes Paterno as shouting "I'm not omniscient!"

The book also indicates Paterno didn't comprehend all the terms in the report, asking his son what sodomy meant.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/ncaa/08/17/paterno-book-penn-state.ap/index.html#ixzz23r8phEmq

If he had read the bible, he would have understood the meaning of the word "sodomy"

[joeybee12]

1. Even at the end JoePa was full of shit...

I for one don't care to purchase the book, the less I hear of the Paterno Crime Family, the better.

[El Supremo]

2. Look, I blame Penn St.

Joe should have retired 10 or 15 years before. He was so rich and that university was so blind that it speaks a whole hell of a lot about what is wrong with schools, sports and this country.

[madinmaryland]

3. I agree with you on the El. It was symptomatic of the entire Penn State University. The hyperbole

of joeybee and the whole paterno family evil empire is nonsense. Other than JoePa, the family has nothing to do with this, other than being related to JoePa.

Of course, joey is a fan of the powerhouse MAC Conference team, Notre Dame.

[SoapBox]

4. Paterno and the others...

were all enablers for this pervert. They COULD have stopped it and they did not.

Bottom line.

"...did not understand some of its graphic terminology..."

Some of those boys could have explained it to him clearly.

[madinmaryland]

5. Where was law enforcement and justice in 1999?

They let him go after one of the early "incidents"? Why Sandusky was let back on the Campus of PSU is beyond me, but the real question is why was he not prosecuted back in 1999? If he had been banned from the Campus of PSU after 1999, he still would have found a way as a "free man" to continue his molesting.

Shit. Even Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett who was the State AG didn't try and prosecute him.

Where the fuck was law enforcement and justice???

[joeybee12]

6. Yeah, tell me that Jay Paterno is NOT suing the NCAA over

the sanctions...yeah, only JoePa, the family is blameless...bullshit.

[joeybee12]

7. True, they were cowards, but JoePa was the one who argued and convinced

them not to report it to the police...no one held a gun against his head...he is immensely at fault..