Penn State Removes Famed Joe Paterno Statue Outside the PSU Beaver Stadium in Wake of Sandusky Sex Abuse Convictions

The dominoes continue to fall in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse convictions …

The statue of the iconic football coach, the late Joe Paterno, was taken down Sunday morning outside of Penn State Universities football stadium. The removal of Paterno’s statue was in response to the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse convictions where he was found guilty on 45 counts.  The Joe Paterno statue, weighing more than 900 pounds, was built in 2001 in honor of JoePa’s record setting 324th Division 1 coaching victory and his “contributions to the university.” All gone, a lifetime’s work to help students, Penn St. and the community thanks to a sexual predator and efforts not done to handle the Sandusky matter appropriately.

GONE … JOEPA STATUE REMOVED

The famed statue of Joe Paterno was taken down from outside the Penn State football stadium Sunday, eliminating a key piece of the iconography surrounding the once-sainted football coach accused of burying child sex abuse allegations against a retired assistant.

Workers lifted the 7-foot-tall statue off its base and used a forklift to move it into Beaver Stadium as the 100 to 150 students watching chanted, “We are Penn State.”

The removal of the Paterno statue comes as an aftershock of the Freeh Report following the school’s investigation into the child sex abuse scandal against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Joe Paterno statue removed; however, the library name to remain. Ok, let me see if I understand this, Joe Paterno’s sports contributions are bad, and his academic one’s are good. Hmm, I am not sure if I really agree with this. According to the university president it is all about “symbolism”. Sorry, but its hard to differentiate the two. Do I think it is heinous and incredible wrong for Paterno not to have done more against child predator Sandusky, YES! However, what if Joe Paterno’s name was on Beaver Stadium? Does that mean it get’s removed from the football field, but not the library? Sorry, that makes no sense. You can’t have it both ways. If as some say, Paterno is no hero, well then how is he one for academics?

He said Paterno’s name will remain on the campus library because it “symbolizes the substantial and lasting contributions to the academic life and educational excellence that the Paterno family has made to Penn State University.”

Penn State University president Rodney Erickson announced the decision Sunday morning in the following statement:

“Contrary to its original intention, Coach Paterno’s statue has become a source of division and an obstacle to healing in our university and beyond,” said Erickson in a statement. “For that reason, I have decided that it is in the best interest of our university and public safety to remove the statue and store it in a secure location. I believe that, were it to remain, the statue will be a recurring wound to the multitude of individuals across the nation and beyond who have been the victims of child abuse.”

Joe Paterno Banished to the desert

Trust me, no one is more disappointed in Joe Paterno and I am not a PSU alumni. However, I grew up in the Northeast and in many respects Penn St was our only large college football team, and had friend that attended PSU. I also understand why the statue was removed. That being said, if Paterno has gone from Saint to Satan then it seems like the university is sending a mixed message and splitting the issue. If PSU administrators really believed that Paterno was a distraction and divisive, they would have declared an edict like Ramesses in ‘The Ten Commandments’ to stricken Moses name from all the scrolls, tablets and buildings and banished him to the desert.

It just is mind blowing to me that Sandusky was allowed to have access to PSU facilities and have an office on campus after Paterno was made aware of what Sandusky had done. I just don’t get how Paterno could have been so clueless and jeopardize all the good that he did for Penn State U.

More Trouble for Penn State in Sandusky Child Sex Scandal … Disturbing Emails Show that PSU President Graham Spanier & Others Knew About Shower Incident and Decided to use “Humane” Approach Rather than Call Authorities … Referred to Child Victims as “Guests” (VIDEO)

PSU: Oh what tangled webs we weave, when we practice to deceive … this case is about to blow up on ‘Happy Valley’.

The Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse trial might be over as the convicted sex offender was found guilty on 45 of 48 counts facing 442 years in prison; however, the tip of this scandalous PSU cover-up iceberg has not even yet to be touched. Alleged emails have arisen that show that Penn State University was involved in a deep cover up on the sexual abuse conducted by Sandusky. This brings back the questions as to when did PSU officials know of Sandusky’s sexual abuse and what did they know? More to the fact, what did they do about it once they knew? The Penn State/Sandusky sex abuse just went from individual sex crimes act to a conspiracy to cover up the crime.

Unlike, the over-egregious prosecutor in the George Zimmerman bond hearing who looked to make a federal case out of Zimmerman and his wife misleading the court as regards to their funds, as if no one has ever perjured themselves on the witness stand … in the case of the PSU sex scandal and the cover up of Sandusky’s heinous and reprehensible acts, these facts go directly to the heart of the case and the crimes committed against the sexually abused children. The Zimmerman prosecutor talked about the code that Zimmerman and his wife used to discuss the Paypal funds. Take a look at the cryptic code that PSU officials were using to reference sexual abuse occurring on their college campus.  Good grief, ousted Penn St President Graham Spanier allegedly acknowledges Penn State could be “vulnerable” for not reporting the incident, “The only downside for us is if the message (to Sandusky) isn’t ‘heard’ and acted upon, and we then become vulnerable for not having reported it.” Oh dear God, they actually referred to the child sex victims as “GUESTS”.

The alleged e-mails among Spanier, Schultz, 62, and former Athletic Director Tim Curley, 57, never mention Sandusky by name, instead referring to him as “the subject” and “the person.” Children that Sandusky brought on campus –some of whom might have been victims — are referred to as “guests.”

From CNN:

With convicted serial child sex abuser Jerry Sandusky behind bars, new questions are surfacing about what Penn State officials knew about a 2001 incident involving the former assistant football coach’s encounter with a boy in the shower — and whether they covered up the incident.

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Jerry Sandusky Perp Walk in Handcuff Out of Court Following Conviction on 45 of 48 Child Sexual Abuse Crimes (VIDEO)

THE PERP WALK …

Following the juries verdict, Jerry Sandusky guilty on 45 of 48 sexual abuse crimes against little boys, Sandusky was made to do the “PERP WALK” in handcuffs back to jail Bail was denied following the verdict and the former Penn State assistant football coach will face sentencing in the near future. Sandusky faces a maximum of 442 year.

Jury Has Reached Verdict in the Jerry Sandusky/PSU Child Sex Abuse Trial … JERRY SANDUSKY GUILTY ON 45 OF 48 COUNTS (VIDEO)

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After the jury in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse trial have deliberated for more than 21 hours, they have reached a verdict. Jerry Sandusky, his defense attorneys and the prosecutors are making their way back to the court room to hear the verdict.

JERRY SANDUSKY GUILTY ON CHILD SEX ABUSE CHARGES!!! FINALLY, THE VICTIMS OF JERRY SANDUSKY HAVE BEEN GIVEN JUSTICE.

Jerry Sandusky has been convicted on 45 of 48 counts, including25 felonies. Sandusky faced a maximum of 442 years. There was been justice served in the heinous action by former Penn State assistant football coach. It would have been hard to believe that any jury would have found Sandusky not guilty after the evidence had been presented and testimony from multiple victims.

Crowd Cheers After Jerry Sandusky Found Guilty On 45 Counts Of Child Sex Abuse

Sandusky has basically just received a life sentence as he faces a maximum of 442 years. He will likely be sentenced to life in prison. In a post trial news conference, when Sandusky’s defense attorney stated that his client was given a life sentence due to his age, the crowd cheered with approval.

KUDOS to the jury for doing their job in a methodical and deliberate manner. They went back and looked at certain evidence and went through every charge and handed out justice this evening against child sex criminal Jerry Sandusky.

ABC NEWS:

After 20 hours of sequestered deliberations, the jury of seven women and five men read dozens of “guilty” verdicts as Sandusky stood and looked at the jury with a hand in a pocket of his brown jacket.

Sandusky was found guilty on 45 of the 48 counts against him of sex abuse involving 10 boys he allegedly groomed through a charity he operated. He was led out of court by officers.

Let the civil suits begin and so they should. Get ready Sandusky’s, Penn State University and the numerous PSU officials that did nothing and looked the other way and allowed the continued abuse to occur. The fact that police were never called will make PSU square in the civil law suit bulls-eye.

NY TIMES … Sandusky Convicted of Sexually Abusing Boys

Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach, was convicted Friday of sexually abusing nine young boys, completing the downfall of a onetime local hero in a pedophilia scandal that seized national attention.

The charges against Sandusky, 68, shook Penn State to its roots last year, ending the careers of Joe Paterno, the university’s famed head coach, and its longtime president Graham B. Spanier, and prompting debate and soul-searching over the role of big-time college sports and of trusted men in children’s lives.

PENN LIVE has a listing of all the guilty counts as per each victim.

For more updates, comments and opinions and to provide your own … go to Scared Monkeys Crime Forum: Former Penn State Coach Jerry Sandusky Charged with 52 counts- Sexual Abuse of 10 Boys.

UPDATE I: Don’t miss the Sandusky Perp Walk, watch VIDEO HERE.

Louisiana Law Requires Sex Offenders & Child Predators to Make Status on Their Facebook … Perv, Rapist, Child Molester

Let see how fast one would be willing to “friend” some one who had a “PERVERTED, CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER” status on their Facebook.

State Rep. Jeff Thompson, a Republican from Bossier City, Louisiana,is putting forth a new law that would require sex offenders and child predator deviants to change their status to be reflective of their criminal record in order to protect the public. Its about time the laws keep up with the technology. Effective August 1, 2012, the new law was signed by Gov. Bobby Jindal earlier this month, builds upon existing sex offender registration laws to further have sex offenders notify immediate neighbors and a school district of his or her residency near them.

A new Louisiana law requires sex offenders and child predators to state their criminal status on their Facebook or other social networking page, with the law’s author saying the bill is the first of its kind in the nation.

State Rep. Jeff Thompson, a Republican from Bossier City, Louisiana, says his new law, effective August 1, will stand up to constitutional challenge because it expands sex offender registration requirements, common in many states, to include a disclosure on the convicted criminal’s social networking sites as well.

Thompson, an attorney and a father of a 13-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son, said he hopes other states will follow Louisiana.

Social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace have been removing sex offenders from their web pages for years, but Thompson said the law is designed to cover any possible lapses by social networking sites.