Investigation Penn State child sex abuse scandal

1 investigation

1.1 victim 1
1.2 victim 2
1.3 other victims
1.4 locations of assaults

investigation

in pennsylvania, purpose of grand jury recommend charges. grand jury hears cases in full not have authority indict. in case of jerry sandusky, grand jury investigation began in 2009 under attorney general , eventual pennsylvania governor tom corbett. pennsylvania s 30th statewide investigating grand jury. subpoenaed records both penn state , second mile , heard testimony victim 1 (aaron fisher), mike mcqueary, joe paterno, tim curley, gary schultz, victim 7, graham spanier, victim 4, , ronald petrosky (psu janitor). grand jury did not recommend indictment.

attorney general linda kelly prepared presentment included credibility determinations testimonies received before first grand jury second grand jury. 33rd statewide investigating grand jury continued looking investigation. grand jury heard testimony victim 3, victim 5, , victim 6. pennsylvania attorney general linda kelly said during investigation there uncooperative atmosphere of officials.

victim 1

the investigation initiated in spring of 2008 after aaron fisher (identified in court papers victim 1 ), freshman @ central mountain high school in mill hall, pennsylvania, reported sandusky had been molesting him since 12 years old.

fisher met sandusky through second mile in 2005 or 2006 when sandusky began having relationship fisher involving inappropriate touching . @ time of alleged actions, sandusky volunteering assistant high school football coach @ central mountain high school assaults took place.

victim 2

mike mcqueary, graduate assistant , later assistant coach @ penn state, testified on december 14, 2010 pennsylvania s 30th statewide investigating grand jury. again testified on december 16, 2011 @ trial of curley , schultz in lasch football building on university park campus on friday night in march 2002. in testimony, mcqueary got month , year wrong. on may 7, 2012, ag s office corrected date of incident february 2001, estimating occurred on or february 9. mcqueary testified heard slapping sounds , saw sandusky directly behind boy hands on wall in men s shower room. mcqueary distraught, left building, , subsequently called father john mcqueary, told mike come on house right away , talk him.

while mike mcqueary on way father s, john mcqueary called dr. jonathan dranov, boss , family friend, seeking advice. president of centre medical , surgical associates, dr. dranov mandated reporter in state of pennsylvania. dr. dranov testified questioned mike 3 times mcqueary saw, , each time mcqueary kept going heard. because there no clear crime witnessed mcqueary, dr. dranov , john mcqueary recommended mcqueary talk head football coach joe paterno.

on saturday morning, mcqueary called paterno arrange meeting, , 2 met @ paterno s home later same morning. mcqueary testified gave rough report of had seen out of respect did not share more intimate details. paterno left pittsburgh attend awards ceremony shortly after meeting mcqueary , did not return state college until late saturday night or sunday morning. on sunday morning, paterno called athletic director timothy curley regarding incident. curley, along university senior vice president finance , business gary schultz, both went paterno s home same day, , paterno told them mcqueary had reported him , advised them because mcqueary had not provided details paterno, recommended speak directly mcqueary. in grand jury testimony, paterno said told sandusky fondling or doing of sexual nature victim.

on monday, curley , schultz reported incident graham spanier, president of penn state university @ time. spanier told them meet graduate assistant. not told identity of person mcqueary. 9 or ten days later (the exact date unknown), mcqueary received phone call curley regarding incident , set meeting curley , schultz in bryce jordan center either same afternoon or next day go on details of had happened in shower room. curley , schultz both denied having been told alleged anal intercourse. curley denied mcqueary reported of sexual nature whatsoever , described conduct merely horsing around . graham spanier likewise testified apprised of incident involving jerry sandusky , younger child horsing around in shower .

curley met sandusky , told sandusky not using penn state s athletic facilities young people, , curley reported incident jack raykovitz, ceo of second mile (a state-licensed charity disadvantaged youth established sandusky) mandated reporter , sandusky’s boss @ time. second mile fell under direct supervision , authority of pennsylvania’s department of public welfare , contractor of local county office of children , youth services. raykovitz highly trained professional on handling such allegations. raykovitz reported incident 2 board members of second mile, bruce heim, , bob poole, , told sandusky wear shorts in shower in future.

despite penn state banning sandusky bringing boys onto main campus in 2002, allowed operate summer camp through sandusky associates company 2002 2008 @ penn state s behrend satellite campus near erie, had daily contact boys fourth grade high school.

other victims

one child s mother reported incident penn state police when came home hair wet. after investigation detective ronald shreffler, centre county district attorney ray gricar chose not prosecute. shreffler testified before grand jury director of campus police, thomas harmon, told him drop case. university police eavesdropped on conversations during mother confronted sandusky incident. admitted showering other boys , refused discontinue practice. district attorney gricar not available testify, had disappeared in 2005.

victims commonly reported sandusky place hand on thighs or inside waistband of underpants. 2 recounted oral sex sandusky, culminating in ejaculation. penn state janitor james calhoun reportedly observed sandusky giving oral sex unidentified boy in 2000, calhoun in 2012 in nursing home suffering dementia; deemed not competent testify.

locations of assaults

according grand jury testimony, assaults took place:

in sandusky s basement,
at victim s high school,
in sandusky s car,
in lasch football building on penn state s university park campus,
toftrees golf resort , conference center,
the east area locker rooms on psu campus, and
a hotel room in texas.

at least 20 of incidents said have taken place while sandusky still employed penn state.

illustration of victims, people alleged knowledge of alleged crimes, , official responses of november 11, 2011