PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

“Inquirer Editorial: Penn State probe’s leadership encouraging” opines:

“In tapping former FBI Director Louis J. Freeh to head the in-house probe of the Jerry Sandusky child-sex-assault scandal, Pennsylvania State University officials have turned to a veteran investigator with impressive credentials and a national profile.

“There’s little doubt that Freeh, 61, has the experience and expertise to peel back the layers of the Penn State bureaucracy where – according to a grand jury indictment – a child predator was sheltered from scrutiny for years.

“Freeh’s charge to “leave no stone unturned” in an internal investigation that will cover a nearly 35-year period is a strong statement that the Penn State trustee committee headed by Merck & Co. boss Ken Frazier intends to expose the scandal’s roots.”

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WATCHDOG: Again, how can Freeh “ ‘leave no stone unturned’ in an internal investigation” if he is only to “peel back the layers of the Penn State bureaucracy”. What is needed is a holistic investigation of fifteen years of interactions among Penn State, Center County law enforcement, and  the state attorneys general.

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Updated: November 22, 2011 — 1:05 pm