"Penn State Scandal"

In the Article, "Penn State Scandal, the author discusses the case on Jerry Sandusky. "Jerry Sandusky, a longtime defensive coordinator under Joe Paterno at Penn State, was arrested in November 2011 on 40 counts of molesting eight young boys over a 15-year period." http://espn.go.com/ncf/topics/_/page/penn-state-scandal.
The article is an overview of the case against Jerry Sandusky, starting from Nov.6th. This was a huge story due to all of the media around it, and the popularity of the school, and the people involved. When I first heard of this story, I didn't realize it was about a well known assistant college coach. I merely thought it was a high profile sex offender case. Either way, my reaction to it was the same. Outraged at the fact that no one came forward to accuse Jerry Sandusky until almost 10 years after he commuted these crimes against these young men. As I found out more, I realized that Mr. Sandusky was protected by his fellow colleagues, and I could only assume it was because the school was so well known on the college sports circuit, that his colleagues feared what consequences a story like this could have. I wasn't as shocked at the allegations as I was the blatant disrespect for the safety of the children involved, as well as future victims. If I were a parent of a child that was being sexually abused, I would not only expect my child to come forward, even though I know that may be hard for some, but at least an adult witness. The fact that this man was protected for so long, and no one did anything to stop him really makes me upset. It just goes to show that a lot of people in a power position put morals way behind a nice paycheck. Jerry Sandusky was convicted, but still claims his innocence. Thankfully someone decided to come forward and his victims hopefully feel some sense of justice. I would hope that this is a lesson to anyone out there that may be keeping information like this from law enforcement in an attempt to brush a serious matter under the rug, to escape ridicule and a lost reputation.