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Cover-Up at Penn State?

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    'Geraldo at Large' investigates scandal in Happy Valley

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Here now from former Penn State coach Jerry -- -- he alleged serial child -- and stuff.

Who started a kid's charity to have his own private supply of young victims.

Opportunity for me you know to have been touched by so many great people who have volunteered their time and energy and opportunity to see some special young people overcome some challenges in their life and and go on to lead a life of excellence -- its opportunity to throw a lot of -- just some kids and if they grab hold the other can be champions.

The one thing that stands out the most for me was.

Consistent.

Great hands.

On my left side as we drive -- show -- because he's driving and I'm I'm writing in the past to see.

Penn State was in denial about the alleged pervert sandusky hear no evil speak no evil and say nothing that could threaten the cascading snatched from the football program.

-- Craig is on the Penn State campus right now here's Greg's report.

Okay.

It is okay.

-- -- okay.

And sharp contrast to the riotous conditions Wednesday night when legendary coach Joseph Paterno was.

Fired from his coaching job students here at Penn State on the eve of their last home game.

Are having -- candlelight vigil in support of the victims of the alleged sex abuse scandal.

I am proud to be here at the Penn -- -- not -- break out that there are a lot of important people.

That we looked up to that I looked up to that I believed dead but they represented.

Negativity and the the light away from children.

Have -- -- -- because.

I wouldn't sexually abused her -- Emotions at Penn state university are still raw and the loss of beloved coach Joseph Paterno has.

Okay.

Embarrassing allegations that a code of silence allowed a child abuse into their miss.

And they -- legendary coach did little to stop.

I don't know that I could have ever heard anything -- anticipated anything.

There was shocked me more or frankly disgust me more -- -- allegations that have occurred.

The scandal led to a widespread house clean -- -- Joseph Paterno the university president.

Athletic director and finance head to lose their jobs.

Never again should anyone at Penn State.

Regardless of their position.

Feel scared to do the right thing it will take all of us sometime to come to grips.

With the full magnitude of all the damage that it's been done on game day tail gators try to forget and continue a tradition that spans generations.

I can tell you that my son is a senior here.

And other distraction and what's occurred.

This past week has.

Has really devastated the entire student body the faculty of the staff but at the same time.

They truly believe in and that the vision the mission the goals -- this university and are committed to -- making it right.

Death threats kept Mike -- the assistant coach.

Who reported the 2002.

Rape of the ten year old by then coach Jerry sandusky.

Away from the game.

And he was put on indefinite leave.

Heightened security measures were in place rich -- is a -- single mom who works security for the school.

-- in there also bomb threats that the common.

With that information that there have been bomb threats they've checked out secured the stadium.

It's actually been locked down for a considerable amount of time.

Jerry sandusky Joseph Paterno -- one -- heir apparent -- charged with molesting eight boys he preyed upon from second -- Now the foundation he established to help underprivileged children.

Faces further investigation.

Into who knew -- win.

You've spoken to numerous.

Alumni -- numerous -- -- -- -- how they react.

There -- acting in -- believes they cannot believe that this happened how what happened.

College -- seating and nobody knows what to expect about what's gonna happen from here on out.

Penn State obviously was in denial about Jerry sandusky Craig but what about his chart and what about second -- did they know.

That this guy was taking victims from those.

You know from the charity bringing import kids and then.

Using them.

Well according to authorities who are examining other parties that might have known something and did nothing.

They didn't they know that there were at least three investigations.

In the past.

Ten years now they say that when they learned.

Jerry sandusky is an investigation into Jerry sandusky allegations against him.

They immediately removed him from any kind of contact.

And that's -- that from the 2008.

Investigation but the investigators say that it goes back to 1998.

When the initial investigation.

-- -- and that's he took place they knew about all of those so they were in denial and they aren't -- on now I spoke to a member of the board of trustees who said.

When this story broke in March they called an emergency meeting.

During that emergency meeting they were told that the allegations all stemmed from the 2008.

Allegations and none of the children from the second mile were involved.

Well they learned to.

They learn differently -- although when they read that grand jury report absolutely it's ten years worth of this.

It's coming man doing this to these children Craig and -- charity turning a blind -- just like Penn State that this is so outrageous.

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