tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post2222846572414499206..comments2023-10-22T09:32:13.417-04:00Comments on Big Trial | Philadelphia Trial Blog: Federal Agent: No Sex Scandal At PSU; Just A 'Political Hit Job'Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04116104602505815614noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-60488959239069719332023-09-01T19:45:12.318-04:002023-09-01T19:45:12.318-04:00"Trust me, I know." Thus spake Anonymous..."Trust me, I know." Thus spake Anonymous.<br /><br />Several assistant coaches were on the record saying they had no no reason to believe the accusations, often to clear up allusions that they had said otherwise. Tom Bradley, Greg Schiano, and player Franco Harris spoke in his defense in their respective vantage points.<br />Paterno clearly said that Sandusky was not an heir to the program in 1998 because he felt he was more committed to his charity. No mystery there. Not a case for pediphilia.J. Stainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306628348487651920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-71539731656398225712023-09-01T19:13:03.407-04:002023-09-01T19:13:03.407-04:00This comment is typical from pedestrians who demon...This comment is typical from pedestrians who demonstrate little curiosity beyond football scores.<br />Most contributors to this website have no ties to football or PSU. Pendergrast grew up in Atlanta and lives in New England as a science writer. Fred Crews is retired professor and publisher from the West Coast. Snedden was a federal investigator of many years who did not ask for the assignment to this case. His 100+ page report is professional, interviewing the key figures that Louis Freeh pretended to but clearly ignored. John Zeigler attended Georgetown; he attended one PSU game as a fan of their opponent. Go home and read a book.J. Stainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306628348487651920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-71721073750157864812017-06-12T02:48:44.682-04:002017-06-12T02:48:44.682-04:00If Paterno, Curley and Shultz didn't believe t...If Paterno, Curley and Shultz didn't believe there was child abuse going on, why was outside council hired on a Sunday to investigate reporting child abuse, the weekend of the shower incident reported by McQueary to Paterno? (P.69 Freeh Report) Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083452659672647290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-50150028602835023962017-05-12T10:59:20.526-04:002017-05-12T10:59:20.526-04:00So, let's get this straight:
-- Snedden's...So, let's get this straight:<br /><br />-- Snedden's status as a PSU alumnus is divulged in the fifth graph of this story.<br /><br />-- He may not be a lawyer but he's a former U.S. Special Agent.<br /><br />-- A link to his report was provided in the previous article. Here it is again:<br /><br />https://www.scribd.com/document/341764461/Spanier-High-Level-Clearance-FBI-Report-Redacted#<br /><br />What else you got?<br />bigtrial.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188557653424544411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-79891582973784194352017-05-12T09:24:54.364-04:002017-05-12T09:24:54.364-04:00So, let me get this straight. Sneeden is a PSU al...So, let me get this straight. Sneeden is a PSU alumni (which isn't mentioned *anywhere* in this article). He also isn't an attorney, nor has he gone to law school (especially a trial attorney), yet the author of this article takes Sneeden's legal conclusions as gospel. Also, Sneeden has supposedly written this 110 page report IN ALL CAPS we're told, but gosh darn it, no one can see it, you'll just have to trust me what it says.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-78971717248472797222017-05-06T21:57:17.712-04:002017-05-06T21:57:17.712-04:00I do find a lot of good legal argument in this art...I do find a lot of good legal argument in this article and I agree that Louis Freeh report was a total fraud. There were still some huge irregularities at PSU. The 1998 victim was credible and Sandusky more or less admitted the crime at the time. Also it is inconceivable that someone in Spaniers position did not report the McQueary report to the police. He knew Sandusky's reputation after all. Was he afraid of Sandusky's political friends like bush and Ridge. Finally, where is Ray Gricar. Corbett knows everything. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-45764468433618412192017-04-25T12:54:08.134-04:002017-04-25T12:54:08.134-04:00The reason Myers gave the wrong year is because th...The reason Myers gave the wrong year is because that was the year the AG was saying it was at the time. If Myers saw showering with Jerry as a non-issue, it would make sense that he would get the year wrong. What does not make sense is that someone whose "world was rocked" would get the year wrong, if you believe what the AG says about McQueary.<br /><br />Jerry Sandusky also claims he never new the witness was McQueary until after the Grand Jury Leak. You may not believe anything Sanudsky says but what is his incentive to lie here.<br /><br />If Myers is not victim 2, it shouldnt be very hard to find out who the real victim 2 is. There couldn't have been too many boys that Sandusky was regularly working out with in 2001. The reason the AOG has not found the real victim 2 is being it was certainly Myers.<br />The Russian Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05773007757804864157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-81567211996370424662017-04-23T11:54:47.443-04:002017-04-23T11:54:47.443-04:00So - sitting in that 5th floor Dauphin County cour...So - sitting in that 5th floor Dauphin County courtroom last month at Dr. Spanier's trial - it was painfully clear to me that the state had NO case against the former president. Simply put, the Commonwealth of PA did not prove that their alleged "cover up" and "conspiracy" thingy ever happened, regarding a crime of "anal rape in a Penn State shower" that never happened, to a Second Mile teen that our commonwealth has never bothered to identify after all these years. <br /><br />More embarrassingly prosecutor Laura Ditka had Second Mile CEO & licensed child psychologist Dr. Jack Raykovitz on her witness stand. Jack testified before the jury in that courtroom that Second Mile leadership had FULL KNOWLEDGE of Sandusky's OUT-OF-PROGRAM contact with Second Mile youth. Jack testified that Sandusky was the charity chairman and fundraiser and provided NO counseling or therapy to Second Mile clients, which makes us why the hell the sleepovers, trips, work - out sessions, gifts, and personal calls, letters and visits to their homes?<br /><br />There were multiple red flags being waved of Grooming of Second Mile youth by Sandusky, Second Mile leadership chose to ignore them, our OAG chose not to investigate Second Mile after all these years and we've gotta ask why. <br /><br />Dr. Raykovitz knew the "kid in the shower" was a Second Mile teen, knew Jerry was in out-of-program contact with a Second Mile teen, chose not to identify the Second Mile teen, chose not to contact him or his parents to find out more about an incident that would cause Penn State to be in his office bouncing not just Second Mile kids, but ALL kids from campus. <br /><br />Instead - Dr. Raykovitz recommended that Jerry "just wear swim trunks" the next time he showers with a youth after a work out. <------RED FLAG OF GROOMING HERE JACK. As a child psychologist and one who counsels Second Mile youth, most notably Matt Sandusky, Dr. Raykovitz should have realized that the goal of getting a youth in the locker room and/or shower by the offender - is to get the youth naked. Jerry could have been wearing a full-on pair of Carhartt overalls - it doesn't matter. The offender wants the child naked, who would then be confused about any touching by the adult. Any contact in that locker room/shower that is questioned by a parent could be then plausibly explained and waved off to UNTRAINED adults as "oh - it was just regular locker room stuff". <br /><br />The jury sat there and accepted this TRAINED, LICENSED CHILD WELFARE PROFESSIONAL'S advice of "swim trunks" as a Best Practice moving forward for his charity chairman and fundraiser in OUT OF PROGRAM CONTACT with Second Mile youth. <br /><br />Meanwhile, AG investigator Tony Sassano has been busy creeping the social media profiles of outspoken PSU alumni on this matter, instead of maybe....oh, I dunno....INVESTIGATING THE LEADERSHIP OF A KIDS CHARITY? <br /><br />So really, it was never about "the children" - because if it were, our OAG would have skipped right down the 2001 reporting chain, nailed Jack Raykovitz & his wife Katherine Genovese for FTR/EWOC, and wrapped in Second Mile board members for Conspiracy, and we all would have gotten relevant answers on how a now-convicted preferential child sexual offender could found his own kids charity, staff it with child welfare professionals, abuse kids ALL culled from that charity while accessing these kids under Second Mile auspices, and what the hell was the charity leadership doing with all that money this offender was raising? <br /><br />It would have been a Win Win for the AG, Second Mile victims and their families and PA taxpayers. <br /><br />Instead, we have an EPIC half billion dollar mess targeting the wrong institution for 3 crummy misdemeanors. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586018551111572685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-71691464555916142502017-04-17T09:42:01.456-04:002017-04-17T09:42:01.456-04:00To jj in Phila: Dismiss Myers out of hand on these...To jj in Phila: Dismiss Myers out of hand on these grounds? You can't be serious. <br /><br />By that rationale, we should dismiss any testimony from McQueary out of hand, since he originally got the year, date, and month wrong, by current assumptions--in which case, there is no shower episode to discuss.<br /><br />Since McQueary claimed to have had 1" or at most 2" of viewing anything, and that through a mirror, why should anyone be expected to see him? And why is McQueary so much more credible than Myers?<br /><br />Couldn't describe the configuration of the shower? By analogy, I was in Newark Airport several years ago. I can tell you why I was there and people I saw there. Inability to describe the configuration of the terminal negates nothing of my real experience there. So Myers couldn't describe the configuration of a shower from 10 years before? Sand-in-the-air cynicism.<br /><br />Myers was as credible as McQueary, and more credible than the embellished OAG report or Louis Freeh's contrived conspiracy and cited-without-evidence motives.<br /><br />J. Stainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306628348487651920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-527285253793148392017-04-15T08:58:14.334-04:002017-04-15T08:58:14.334-04:00Again facts are blurred and not all out. Do you th...Again facts are blurred and not all out. Do you think his last name has anything to do with it? <br />I think so ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-88120986735484082122017-04-14T11:12:12.585-04:002017-04-14T11:12:12.585-04:00Question: are there two different types of FBI age...Question: are there two different types of FBI agents, those that act with honesty, truthfulness and are reputable and forthright, who would report the facts accurately and impartially ?<br /> <br /> Like the good old fashioned G-men in Hollywood films, the type that we could put our faith in to guide us in decision making during a trial.<br /> <br />Honorable people that deserve our respect, the pride of our country, those who represent what most Americans believe as a non-political, impartial entity of the justice department. Seekers of justice if you will. <br /><br />As well as the type of FBI agent that work for the prosecution, such as in the Traffic Court case, where is was quite evident to all that the agent on the case lied for the prosecution. As he was caught multiple times in lies by the defense, and his behavior was referenced by the defense attorneys closing arguments. It should have been national news.<br /><br /> Are there two different sets of training schools for impartial agents and those that work for the prosecution ? Should the public be made aware of the difference in agents so we do not send innocent people to jail for the rest of their lives on the testimony of an agent that lies to advance the prosecutions case. <br /><br />Holding people accountable is the new motto of our paper of record is touting, but it seems like FBI agents must get a pass as the media was present at the Traffic Court case and obviously it was able to accept the fact the agent lied to aid the prosecution. <br /><br />It should have been national news," FBI AGENT GETS CAUGHT LYING AT TRIAL". <br /><br /> Is the system so irreparably broken and so corrupt that its acceptable to our paper of record to allow these travesties to continue? Who holds reporters accountable ? <br /><br />I would love if someone could explain the difference in agents to me and to the region so we can make informed decisions if called to serve as a juror. <br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-89107632684315454872017-04-14T07:53:57.883-04:002017-04-14T07:53:57.883-04:00Thank you Ralph
I ve been waiting for years to se...Thank you Ralph <br />I ve been waiting for years to see someone in the media have the balls to do what you just did!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916946267212379221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-36160761554107034062017-04-14T07:52:32.419-04:002017-04-14T07:52:32.419-04:00I have been waiting for what seems like a life tim...I have been waiting for what seems like a life time to read something like this. Thank you Ralph. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916946267212379221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-34554867124430686422017-04-13T10:18:47.625-04:002017-04-13T10:18:47.625-04:00Interesting point. In your opinion should all stor...Interesting point. In your opinion should all story inconsistencies from alleged victims result in their "out of hand" dismissal? <br /><br />If not, which are permissible and which are not?Zenophilehttps://twitter.com/Zenophilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-7079906053106641102017-04-13T00:51:50.429-04:002017-04-13T00:51:50.429-04:00Spanier didn't use Snedden because he didn'...Spanier didn't use Snedden because he didn't want to be convicted. Ditka and company would have taken ole Sned to the woodshed. BTW, having personal experience with guys who investigate security clearances, they are the bottom of the barrel of investigators. A lot of them are outsourced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-90141940531703371562017-04-12T22:34:23.592-04:002017-04-12T22:34:23.592-04:00Snedden's comments about Mike McQueary not phy...Snedden's comments about Mike McQueary not physically intervening in what he believed was a child rape in 2001 contradict his later behavior in a crisis. Just recently, he helped a car accident victim and years ago he jumped into the middle of a knife fight between two football players. Tim Bertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534135581401662154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-83812048496365478582017-04-12T22:29:36.550-04:002017-04-12T22:29:36.550-04:00Anonymous - You have basic facts wrong. Sandusky w...Anonymous - You have basic facts wrong. Sandusky was not "summarily let go in 1999." He retired after Paterno told him he would not name him as his successor because Sandusky spent too much time on his children's charity. Paterno expected a head coach to devote all his time to coaching. <br /><br />Sandusky was offered the head coaching job at University of VA in late 2000 but couldn't come to terms. He certainly could have gotten another coaching job but he didn't appear that interested. He had a lucrative pension and got $57K per year as a consultant to his charity. <br /><br />If PSU believed Sandusky was a child abuser, they never would have given him emeritus status when he retired, which kept him around on campus. Tim Bertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534135581401662154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-56565252401384670442017-04-12T20:55:55.257-04:002017-04-12T20:55:55.257-04:00God seems to be the only one that listens to those... God seems to be the only one that listens to those that have been accused of a non-existent crime.I pray to God constantly to answer my prayers that the truth will be exposed and we can regain our lives.<br /><br /> When the federal government says you committed a crime, then runs to the Inky to spread the "fake news" you are doomed. <br /><br />Your life is erased, your accomplishments vanish, you live in a constant state of turmoil, not one minute of one day is joyful, every day is an insult, you can't shake the humiliation and disgrace that infects your being.<br /><br /> The horror is constantly being replayed in your brain on a never ending loop, you go to sleep furious and wake up furious. <br /><br />Representative of the United State government lie, they lie to grand juries,to judges and to the press. I have lost all my love for my country, I now can believe any ill that a foreign power would say about us,as I know how they treat their own citizens.<br /> <br />So God please help those of us that have been falsely accused of a crime, give us our lives back, give us relief, give us one good day without reliving the horror of being betrayed by your own countrymen and God please help those that can help expose the lies told the prosecution to have the courage to come forward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-34528769160929847552017-04-12T13:21:34.850-04:002017-04-12T13:21:34.850-04:00I really don't understand why Spanier didn'...I really don't understand why Spanier didn't use him, unless they were absolutely convinced the only charge he's go down on was past the statute of limitations. <br /><br />Also - did or could Sandusky's team have known this at the time of his trial? Seems like he ought to be dragging this into his PCRA hearings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-49188778214023116772017-04-12T12:41:11.129-04:002017-04-12T12:41:11.129-04:00While Myers said that he thought he was Victim 2, ...While Myers said that he thought he was Victim 2, he gave the wrong year, claimed to have never seen McQueary and could not describe the configuration of the shower.<br /><br />Any decision based on Myers being Victim two mush be dismissed out of hand. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16472946911293818330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-9715604258696278342017-04-12T10:25:11.551-04:002017-04-12T10:25:11.551-04:00You're not up against Ralph or Alex Jones, you...You're not up against Ralph or Alex Jones, you couple of knuckleheads, you're arguing with a former NCIS special agent who was entrusted with protecting the security of the United States.bigtrial.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188557653424544411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-6415180191502650802017-04-12T08:51:40.662-04:002017-04-12T08:51:40.662-04:00you need to have Alex Jones investigate this. he ...you need to have Alex Jones investigate this. he also fights to get the truth out thereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-24433502651804985452017-04-12T06:46:09.115-04:002017-04-12T06:46:09.115-04:00Sandusky is stuck as once a judge denies his mo...Sandusky is stuck as once a judge denies his motions for a new trial, he will die in prison . Very unlikely he will get his request. AG is running on pride in keeping the status quo knowing full well knowing the facts don't match. What will the three administrators get as they each have misdemeanor count of child endangerment against them. Two accepted plea bargain as Spanier was found guilty of the same child endangerment misdemeanor count the two administrators pled to. Too coincidental for the jury to decide what count to convict of. If Judge sentences all to one year's probation, it would not be wise for Spanier to appeal this only to get retried be the same POS that did him before.<br />Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578737874188115992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-59609923178488810272017-04-12T00:13:45.304-04:002017-04-12T00:13:45.304-04:00Geezus.....u folks need serious help.
God help yo...Geezus.....u folks need serious help.<br /><br />God help youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-41088180450718360442017-04-11T22:38:26.975-04:002017-04-11T22:38:26.975-04:00It's funny how the anonymous person is the onl...It's funny how the anonymous person is the only one carrying the touch for the "narrative" we are lead to believe happened. We should "trust" him because he "knows", yet he doesn't provide any facts or info that refutes anything in this article. Nice try pal, but you're not even slightly convincing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753777294516060572noreply@blogger.com