The New Yorker: The Sandusky Case - Four Questions, for Starters.
“Abusers persuade their victims that they are isolated, that, even if they tell, no one will believe them or care, that they are, in the fullest sense, on their own.” Any organized group dealing with young boys or young men seems to attract these sickos.
I remember one individual we all warned each other about, who was ‘helping’ with our local Boy Scout troop. The troop leaders had been told, multiple times - but a child’s word was not as ‘good’ as an adult’s. The circle of authority closes around the fault, and ends up enabling it. Back then, in the absence of real authority, we kids had the gumption to commit eye-for-an-eye revenge - I somehow doubt today’s kids are quite as devious. [I recall hearing something about a well-concealed rat trap being used.]
Anyone know why 10-year-old kids were interacting with college football coaches? I can’t seem to find any context. My concern is that there’s a homoerotic flavor to the horseplay and social strata around college football players that would create a very ‘lucrative’ atmosphere for a clever exploiter, when young boys are added to the mix. They idealize sports heroes, and will go far for approval.
The whole thing makes me retch. If I’d seen it, I wouldn’t have gone to tell authority. The guy would have been pulp when I got through with him. Then I’d’ve threatened authority with the best son-of-a-bitch lawyer I could find.
