USA TODAY: A top assistant to the prosecutor who reviewed the first known allegations of improper conduct by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky in 1998 said Thursday that a search of the office turned up no records explaining the decision not to bring charges against the coach at that time.
Centre County First Assistant District Attorney Mark Smith said the search was completed last week after a state grand jury report disclosed that Penn State University police conducted a “lengthy” inquiry into allegations that Sandusky showered with and hugged a young boy, one of the eight victims listed in a state investigative report outlining the 40 criminal child sexual abuse charges against the long-revered coach.
Smith said he was generally aware of the investigation at the time, but he said then-district attorney Ray Gricar alone reviewed the matter and decided not to bring criminal charges… (more)
EDITOR: It appears that the national press is getting closer to a likely giant cover up by top government officials.
