The one particular incident that the grad assistant witnessed in the shower stall in the football building - Sandusky having sex with the boy - should have been reported to police by the grad assistant (who is now an assistant coach there), his higher-ups or their higher-ups. This was already the second incident, the first having been witnessed by a janitor. The janitor told his boss, but then the report stopped cold because people were afraid of losing their jobs.
Fluff, you make a very valid point. If you didn't witness something or have a student report a crime to you that happened on school grounds, then I can understand that you should not be held liable to call 911. Having worked for a state university, I understand about having policies and procedures for handling things internally. Things like purchase orders, travel reimbursement, cheating on an exam, issues with a roommate, etc. This is not one of those things that you handle internally. Look what handling things internally got them: a pedophile who they didn't stop and he went on to harm more children, administrators charged with perjury, and a black mark upon their school. This was a crime against a minor! I know that if I saw something on campus, I would say something to the campus police officer assigned to our building.
I really think the debate is not whether or not they should fire him, but whether or not they will fire him. I really don't think he will be fired. The administration will figure out a way to make sure he exits gracefully, as a football deity should.
Fluff, you make a very valid point. If you didn't witness something or have a student report a crime to you that happened on school grounds, then I can understand that you should not be held liable to call 911. Having worked for a state university, I understand about having policies and procedures for handling things internally. Things like purchase orders, travel reimbursement, cheating on an exam, issues with a roommate, etc. This is not one of those things that you handle internally. Look what handling things internally got them: a pedophile who they didn't stop and he went on to harm more children, administrators charged with perjury, and a black mark upon their school. This was a crime against a minor! I know that if I saw something on campus, I would say something to the campus police officer assigned to our building.
I really think the debate is not whether or not they should fire him, but whether or not they will fire him. I really don't think he will be fired. The administration will figure out a way to make sure he exits gracefully, as a football deity should.
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