PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: Pennsylvania State University’s president will review the Freeh report on the Jerry Sandusky scandal that concluded former top administrators conspired to cover up child sex-abuse allegations to preserve the university’s reputation, the school announced Saturday.
The university said president Eric J. Barron’s decision was made “in response to recent calls for an examination.” Barron told trustees Friday he would conduct the review, the university said…
“The contents of the report have led to questions by some in the Penn State community. I do not want people to believe that Penn State is hiding something,” Barron said in a statement.
“I feel strong about this. For this important reason, and since I was not here during its completion, I will conduct my own review,” he said… (more)
EDITOR: Such a study was performed two years ago by Dick Thornburgh, former U. S. Prosecutor, Pennsyvania governor and United States Attorney General. He concluded:
“In my opinion, the Freeh Report is seriously flawed, both with respect to the process of the SIC’s investigation and its findings related to Mr. Paterno.”
