Dear Board Members,
I am sure you are aware that many people, including students, alumni, and
non-alumni, have reviewed the Freeh Report and have found it to be a very biased
account of who was responsible for not protecting our children from the harm
caused by Jerry Sandusky.
I am one of those persons.
I am also a PSU Honors Graduate (MBA 2008), Life Member of the Alumni
Association, and donor to PSU, who has spent 27 years as a member of the U.S.
Intelligence Community analyzing and evaluating information to determine its
validity and its impact.
I have spent countless hours reading and analyzing the information not only
in the Freeh Report, but the November 2011 Grand Jury Presentment, the
University Park Police Report from 1998, Alycia Chambers Psychological Report
from 1998, "Touched" by Jerry Sandusky, contemporary research on
pedophilia, and research about the signs of child sexual abuse.
From all of this study and analysis, I have concluded that the Pennsylvania
Department of Public Welfare's investigation of Jerry Sandusky in 1998 was
mishandled and that the investigator assigned, Mr. Jerry Lauro, did not make a
good faith effort to investigate the suspected abuse of not just two children,
but up to six others who were frequently seen in public with Jerry Sandusky.
Some of those children are now known as Victims 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and
10.
Based on the evidence mentioned above, Mr. Jerry Lauro spent less than one
day actively investigating the 1998 case.
He did not personally interview either of the children who were subjected
to showering with Jerry Sandusky, nor is there anything on the record indicating
he attempted to seek out the other potential victims who were identified by the
mother of Victim 6, the local Centre County Children and Youth Services
caseworker, Mr. John Miller, and University Park Police Detective Ronald
Schreffler.
Ten days into the case, Mr. Lauro's agency, the DPW notified PSU that they
intended to resolve the matter quickly (Exhibit 2B, Freeh Report). At that
point, they had yet to interview Jerry Sandusky.
On June 1, 1998, Mr. Lauro and Detective Schreffler interviewed Jerry
Sandusky. The case was closed that day.
While Penn State has received the brunt of the criticism for the actions of
its officials in 2001 (the legality of which will be determined by a court of
law), the PA DPW has received little or no criticism, nor has anyone raised the
very legitimate concern that this agency, that failed so miserably in 1998, is
still operating in the same manner and putting the welfare of the children of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at considerable risk.
I strongly suggest that the PSU BOT table any vote on accepting NCAA
sanctions and turn its attention to evaluating the Freeh Report and the other
evidence associated with it and come to a decision about Penn State's
culpability for protecting children from Jerry Sandusky from 1998 to 2011.
Sincerely,
Raymond M. Blehar
Honors Graduate, Smeal MBA
Life Member, Penn State Alumni Association
Sparks Circle Member, PSU President's Club
Honorary Coach Member, Nittany Lion Club
Charter Member, Mount Nittany Club
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