![]() ![]() The report also includes e-mails or references to e-mails from February 12, 22, 26, 27, and 28 none of which included Joe Paterno as an addressee or a courtesy copy.Ĭonclusion: There are ten instances where PSU officials were deliberating about the actions to be taken regarding the 2001 incident and among those incidents there is only one reference to Paterno. The Freeh Report identifies a total of five meetings between Schultz, Curley, and Spanier concerning the incident and none of the meetings involved Joe Paterno. Within the e-mail, on 27 February 2001, Tim Curley states, “After giving it more thought, and talking it over with Joe yesterday – I am uncomfortable with what we agreed were the next steps.” The inference is that Paterno stepped in and changed the course of action on February 26th. It didn’t work out that way.”Īnalysis: Exhibit 5G is an e-mail chain between Gary Schultz, Graham Spanier, and Tim Curley, discussing the actions to be taken in response to the 2001 incident. “So I backed away and turned it over to some other people, people I thought would have a little more expertise than I did. Paterno: “I didn’t know exactly how to handle it and I was afraid to do something that might jeopardize what the university procedure was,” he said. It is based this statement from the Sally Jenkins, Washington Post interview when he was asked why he didn’t follow-up more aggressively after reporting this incident to his boss, Tim Curley. ![]() The second “lie” told by Paterno is that he was not involved in the follow-up or decisions involving the 2001 incident. Considering that investigations of sex crimes involving juvenile victims are typically conducted in a confidential manner, it is very likely that the details of this investigation stopped with Gary Schultz and were not provided to Curley, Spanier, and Paterno. The Freeh Report states the “record is not clear as to how the conclusion of the Sandusky investigation was revealed to Paterno” (page 51).Ĭonclusion: There is no direct evidence that Paterno (or Curley and Spanier, for that matter) were ever told the details of the investigation. ![]() The e-mail does not state what the investigation entailed. Freeh states he does not know who was present at this meeting.Įxhibit 2A, an e-mail exchange titled “ Re: Joe Paterno” between Curley and Schultz, reveals Curley has “touched base with the coach” and that “Public Welfare” will interview the individual.Įxhibit 2B, an e-mail series Titled " Re Jerry" between Curley and Schultz discuss DPW plans to interview the children and Jerry, however they contain no details about the allegations.Įxhibit 2C reflects Tim Curley asking Schultz for updates, with Curley stating “Coach is anxious to know where it stands.” No updates are provided to Curley in this exchange.Įxhibit 2E, from Schultz to Curley, copying Spanier, states that no crime was committed and that Jerry was concerned about how the investigation affected the child. Let’s examine the evidence: From Exhibits in the Freeh ReportĮxhibits 2H and 2I are handwritten notes of Gary Schultz that contain details of what happened in the shower. I don’t remember, and I could not honestly say I heard a rumor.”Īnalysis: Joe Paterno is asked a very specific question about inappropriate sexual conduct about Sandusky that he answers negatively. It may have been discussed in my presence, something else about somebody. You did mention – I think you said something about a rumor. Paterno: “I do not know of anything else that Jerry would be involved in of that nature, no. At the January 2011 Grand Jury, Paterno was asked: “Other than the that Mike McQueary reported to you, do you know in any way, through rumor, direct knowledge, or any other fashion, of any inappropriate sexual conduct by Jerry Sandusky with young boys.” (My emphasis added) Let’s start with Joe’s biggest “lie” that caused the vacating of his wins since 1998, that he was not aware of allegations of sexual abuse against Sandusky in 1998. True – Mostly True – Half True- Mostly False – False – Pants on Fire Well, let’s examine who said what and rate the level of truthfulness using the scale below: The Penn State Board of Trustees didn’t protest the “facts” provided by Louis Freeh, and, as a result the NCAA used the Freeh Report to levy some serious penalties against the Penn State football program. Louis Freeh swung the media lap dogs and the court of public opinion to believe that Joe Paterno is a liar. ![]()
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