From WJACTV.COM:
Since day one of the Jerry Sandusky investigation Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has been at the center of it.
He was the Attorney General when the allegations first surfaced. Then as governor, Mr. Corbett sat in on Penn State Trustee meeting when they decided the fate of Joe Paterno and former University President Graham Spanier…
“When it was first brought to my attention it was just total shock”, said Corbett. “I said my goodness. Well we got to follow it up. I have a reputation of somebody who’s gone after child predators for a long period of time.”…
He strongly denied that the length of the investigation of the filing of charges was delayed so he could focus on his run for governor…
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EDITOR: In apparent response to the well circulated essay in government circles by NewsLanc’s Bill Keisling, Corbett tries to explain away his being the ring leader for the unwarranted and self serving discharge of Coach Joe Paterno:
“The only thing I said was you have to remember the children. That was it. I listened. This was their discussion. The only thing I said is you have to remember the children. People may have different memories, but I know exactly what I said.”
According to the Harrisburg Patriot-News, others recall Corbett saying just before the vote: “Remember the boy in the shower.” Some bystander!
Corbett said, and I quote from above, “I have a reputation of somebody who’s gone after child predators for a long period of time.”…
If so, why did he ignore two letters sent to him to alert him to the Hershey sex abuse case, one letter was 2 years before Koons was finally arrested?