If the allegations are true, it won't be a complete surprise as it's doubtful someone woke up one day in the late 1990's and started sexually abusing children. Much like the child rape scandal with the Catholic church, once the story gets out there, more and more people will emerge and report their own case of abuse. How many more alleged victims will emerge?
Authorities have not disclosed how many additional people have come forward with stories of abuse. The number of victims listed in the grand jury report is eight. Reports of larger numbers have to this point been unconfirmed or denied.All of this now leads to at least one outlet asking, what is the value now of a Penn State education? It would be a hard decision for any parent to send their child to a school that accepted and hid such information. The school has nobody to blame but themselves for this very serious problem.
But if true, this report of potential abuse as far back as the '70s would lend credence to the prosecutors' view that Sandusky's charity was used to find and groom children for molestation.
And, if indeed there were victims back in the 1970's, that would cover the greater part of Sandusky's coaching career at Penn State, which began in 1969. Sandusky is credited with helping Penn State and head coach Joe Paterno become known for great defenses.
