Much as I like to slam Republicans as much as the next guy........I think everyone at that time thought Sandusky was a saint. Unless you were a little boy
Not true. Sandusky was reported to several University authorities including the campus police and the head coach of the school. They ignored the reports. They knew. That is why they told Sandusky he was not allowed on campus grounds in the company of children.
Sandusky is and was a monster. Allowing him repeated access to children was enabled by those more interested in preseving the god-like image of the head coach and the university over the welfare of sexually abused children.
Basically, they did the same thing the Catholic church has done. They turned a blind eye to the repeated reports and rewarded him for being a monster. There's big money in football and that always trumps the welfare of our children. Its just fact.
How far up did it go? There's not much I'd put past most R politicians but we'll never know. They loved and supported Sandusky right up until his arrest. Now he's on his own and I hope he's put in the general population with lots of fathers who love their sons.