Jerry Sandusky , the former Penn State defensive coordinator who now is being accused of being a pedophile and has 40 different charges against him for many sexual acts with boys of ages 7-14. Last night, Sandusky went on air to have a telephone interview with Bob Costas with hopes to help his case that he is innocent. I believe it is safe to say that Sandusky made himself look no better and a lot worse than before this interview. The man claims to have showered with them and only "touching there legs" and "horsing around" in the shower. Which makes me wonder how can he believe that he did nothing wrong with these young boys if he was naked horsing around with 10 year olds in the shower!? An assistant coach claims to have witnessed him raping another child. The fact that this coach did nothing about it is a completely different story. One more note on the interview, one of the last questions Costas asked him was whether or not he was sexually attracted to young boys, Sandusky paused for a second then reiterated the question, paused again then says "no I am not sexually attracted to them. I love children." To me this man couldnt seem any more guilty but that will be resolved in court. This story has the feeling that more and more is going to keep coming out on this story only making it worse. The process is just getting started.
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Spencer, this is a great post. I get a good sense of the interview and you have an authoritative voice that appeals to both logic and your readers' emotions. You are right that the courts will decide if he is in fact guilty, but public opinion has already judged, and this interview just seems to confirm our worst fears.
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