tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post8009605677832043330..comments2024-01-30T04:57:48.673-05:00Comments on Second Mile Sandusky Scandal: Needed Solutions for the Nassar ProblemBarry Bozemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484041114078117845noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-80845721393502278102018-01-31T21:23:37.599-05:002018-01-31T21:23:37.599-05:00Tim,
Victim advocates and child abuse prevention a...Tim,<br />Victim advocates and child abuse prevention advocates across PA support the establishment of an Ombudsman.<br /><br />I read up on Michigan's OCO too. It appeared to almost exclusively investigate deaths resulting from child abuse. That said, Michigan's child death rate was four or five times higher than Pennsylvania's.Ray Bleharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14557326921056183979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-10771035837316400322018-01-31T16:47:16.260-05:002018-01-31T16:47:16.260-05:00When the US Constitution is amended to remove the ...When the US Constitution is amended to remove the ban on ex post facto laws, then states would be able to retroactively extend the statute of limitations (SOL). <br /><br />I believe the ban on ex post facto laws is a wise thing. There are good reasons for SOLs. <br /><br />Some states already have no SOL for criminal prosecution of child sex crimes. Surprisingly, AL is one of them, so failed US Senate candidate Roy Moore could still be prosecuted for his alleged sexual assault of a 14 year old decades ago. He won't be because of his influence and lack of evidence. <br /><br />AL has a very short SOL for civil claims for child sex crimes. It expires when the victim turns 21. If Jerry Sandusky had worked at U. of AL, they wouldn't have had to pay out as much in victim settlements as PSU did.<br /><br />PCAR says AG Shapiro supports an unconstitutional PA law that would remove the civil SOL for child sex crimes for 2 years. Tim Bertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534135581401662154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-14004546705171964272018-01-31T16:14:51.987-05:002018-01-31T16:14:51.987-05:00The PA Auditor General's report about CYS fail...The PA Auditor General's report about CYS failures was scathing but received little attention. I'm not sure a Children's Ombudsman would do any better. <br /><br />The Michigan Office of Children's Ombudsman (OCO) puts out an annual report that has statistics on the number and type of complaints they handled. In 2016, OCO received 1276 complaints but only opened 173 investigations. The annual report did not indicate what happened in those 173 investigations. <br /><br />OCO also investigates deaths of children who where under CPS care. It makes no specific mention of child sexual abuse. <br /><br />It also makes recommendations to which the MI Dept. of Health and Human Services responds. It seems that all the OCO recommendations are shot down and go nowhere. <br /><br />The 2016 Annual Report was a whopping 4 pages. I could find nothing about any OCO recommendations that resulted in changes to laws or CPS procedures. I would think the OCO would want to highlight those accomplishments, if they had any.<br /><br />http://www.michigan.gov/documents/oco/Annual_Report_2016_609899_7.pdfTim Bertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534135581401662154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-4926668358710161922018-01-31T13:22:33.258-05:002018-01-31T13:22:33.258-05:00Truthseeker,
According to the language in the CBO ...Truthseeker,<br />According to the language in the CBO publication, The Center for Safe Sport operates as a non-profit. Many other corporations are non-profit -- in fact, Sandusky had The Second Mile incorporated and it (allegedly) operated as a non-profit. <br /><br />In my opinion, I think extending the statute of limitations for criminal prosecution of sex crimes is a good thing. Many people do not come forward out of shame, embarrassment, or for other reasons when they were abused as children. As they become adults, they realize that it wasn't their fault and it was the fault of the perpetrator. No problem at all criminally prosecuting in that instance.<br /><br />Conversely, I am opposed to extending it for civil liability because in high profile cases, like Bill Cosby and yes, Jerry Sandusky, a few charlatans and their civil attorneys will show up for a pay day.<br />Ray Bleharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14557326921056183979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-68664148035641624582018-01-31T10:48:04.168-05:002018-01-31T10:48:04.168-05:00Ray,
These are excellent suggestions for improvin...Ray,<br /><br />These are excellent suggestions for improving state government resources and policies for child protection. Thank you for this, and let's hope they are implemented. <br /><br />How does this new corporation, The United States Center for SafeSport play into all of this? Why is it a corporation with a CEO and not a non-profit association with an executive director? Does the corporate status make it too powerful, possibly eliminating due process when investigating child abuse and determining guilt?<br /><br />My concern is that this corporation may be a way to bypass due process while giving a corporate entity and its lawyers too much power in determining guilt. Especially if it is determining guilt many decades after the alleged crime.<br /><br />In reading about this Safe Sport Authorization Act, it is stated that this corporation is a foot in the door to reform existing statute of limitations on rape accusations by extending them. It is asserted by Senator Susan Collins who co-authored the bill, that "children often don't know they've had crimes committed against them until much later into adulthood", and "this authorization act will allow victims to sue sex crimes perpetrators by extending the statute of limitations".<br /><br />Hmmmm, sounds like a good thing, a noble cause to champion. But to me, it just sounds like a way for corrupt lawyers and corrupt corporations to capitalize even more on their "victim industry". It doesn't really sound like protecting children is their actual foremost goal. This all sounds like a another cloaked money-making racket cooked up by the new "Corporate States of America".<br /><br />So this is where we're at in this country: get everyone hooked on the victim identity belief system (victimology), bring in "experts" using recovered memory therapy, and anyone who's tired of working can sue their so-called abuser even if they weren't abused. It's a corrupt win/win for lawyers and "victims". This is why we should be quite skeptical of these fishy rape scenarios that our "trusted" MSM/government presents to us as factual.<br /><br />But what about the children? Is the creation of this omnipotent corporate "protector", The U.S. Center for Safe Sport, really about the truth and the children? Or is it about more deception from our government?Truthseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06434780738644463324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-5136686052020376182018-01-31T09:41:35.134-05:002018-01-31T09:41:35.134-05:00mhentz,
In 1995, Debra Long (the birth mother of M...mhentz,<br />In 1995, Debra Long (the birth mother of Matt Sandusky) complained to Centre County officials about Matt's foster care with the Sandusky family. She noted that he didn't begin acting out or having problems until he came in contact with Jerry (through The Second Mile). <br /><br />A school probation officer also raised concerns over Matt's suicide attempt in 1995 and asked the court to review the foster care situation with the Sandusky's. <br /><br />Matt wrote a letter to the court stating he wanted to remain in the Sandusky's care and apparently the court honored his wishes (without conducting any review).<br /><br />In Matt's book, Undaunted, he noted that no one from CYS was contacted about his suicide attempt to determine if there was a protection issue. Interestingly, I've spoken with another family who had a daughter that was subjected to sexual abuse and attempted suicide several times. CYS didn't do anything about her case either.Ray Bleharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14557326921056183979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-24141552536331016072018-01-31T09:31:39.753-05:002018-01-31T09:31:39.753-05:00Tim,
Agree that early childhood education is a mus...Tim,<br />Agree that early childhood education is a must and I should have included it in #1 -- as you suggested.<br /><br />Regarding #4, the Ombudsman's oversight role is needed to monitor the effectiveness of CPS. In Pennsylvania, the Auditor General's report was 4 years after Sandusky and as I revealed, the system was operating in the same dysfunctional manner than it was in 2009. Moreover, if an Ombudsman existed in Pennsylvania, the parents could provide its staff with first hand accounts of how the system is failing.Ray Bleharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14557326921056183979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-78321779949994593112018-01-30T23:25:58.726-05:002018-01-30T23:25:58.726-05:00I certainly support recommendations 1 to 3. The Bo...I certainly support recommendations 1 to 3. The Boy Scout's Youth Protection program seems to be a model program for 1 and 3. <br /><br />Regarding #1, it should include education for more than parents. It should educate children and youth workers too the way the Boy Scouts do. There already are Stranger Danger programs for children where they are taught to scream and run away if a stranger tries to abduct them but those programs don't deal with "nice guy" molesters. <br /><br />The Boy Scouts have "three R's" of Youth Protection:<br /><br />- Recognize that anyone could be a molester.<br />- Respond when someone is doing something that goes against your gut or against the safety guidelines.<br />- Report attempted or actual molestation or any activity that you think is wrong to a parent or other trusted adult.<br /> <br />Recommendation 4 on a Child Advocate/Ombudsman position seems the weakest of the four. Has a state Child Advocate ever stopped a child abuser after CPS and police failed? <br /> Tim Bertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534135581401662154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-44959444110752276362018-01-30T21:29:22.115-05:002018-01-30T21:29:22.115-05:00Excellent! Are they listening?
Excellent! Are they listening?<br />Carole Vailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413452649107579860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260510730184507282.post-54795921038028796802018-01-30T20:50:30.947-05:002018-01-30T20:50:30.947-05:001995?1995?mhentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177731477541716848noreply@blogger.com