Report: Sandusky's Second Mile charity to close

The charity founded by former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky is planning to shut down in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal that has rocked the charity and the university, the New York Times reported late Friday.

Second Mile, which works with at-risk youth in Pennsylvania, "is preparing to fold as it tries to reconstruct what it knew, and did, about any suspicions or allegations against Sandusky over the years," the Times reported.

Sandusky has been charged with 40 counts of sexually abusing young boys, and a grand jury report alleges that he met eight of his victims through the charity. More alleged victims have come forward since the grand jury findings were released and several victims are planning civil lawsuits against Second Mile and Penn State.

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Second Mile is planning to transfer many of its programs to other non-profit organizations, CEO David Woodle told the Times.

Sandusky and his attorney have denied the abuse allegations. In an interview with NBC News, Sandusky admitted showering and "horsing around" with the young boys but said they did not have inappropriate contact.

The scandal led to the firing of Penn State's revered head coach, Joe Paterno, last week after accusations that he didn't do enough to tell authorities of a 2002 complaint. Thousands of students rioted in response to his firing, then hurried to show solidarity for victims of child abuse. President Barack Obama called the case "heartbreaking" and a time for soul-searching for all in the U.S.

Second Mile was also confronted with sexual abuse allegations against Sandusky in 2002 and again in 2008.

"Several board members have expressed dismay that the allegations against Sandusky were minimized whenever they were brought up, according to people on the board. They are also concerned that after they were told that Sandusky would not be at Second Mile events, he nonetheless appeared at the annual golf fund-raiser in June," the Times reported.

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[samXXkiley]

coucou,
why want to close now?
what scares you David Woodle?
"au revoir"

[Jolie_A]

On the website for The Second Mile, part of the introduction states in print, one item at a time:

Ongoing Commitment
Responsibility
Volunteer Driven
Opportunity
Character
Potential
Positive Self-Image
Positive Contact
Postive Interaction

and then a design with small squares that resembles the tile from a shower wall replaces the wording and photos pop up on the tile square

Creepy, in light of the allegations of the shower rapes and molestations, isn't it?

http://www.thesecondmile.org/

[Jolie_A]

Despite knowing about allegations of inappropriate behavior with a boy in 1998 and getting a report from Penn State about the alleged rape incident in 2002, The Second Mile continued to allow Sandusky acess to the boys in their programs. In fact, beginning in 2001, they started PAYING him a consulting fee of $57,000. In eight years, he made a half million dollars for the privilege of allegedly raping and molesting young boys.

A federal investigation is needed of Penn State and The Second Mile and all those officials and high-ranking donors, etc., involved with both organizations to see who was involved with this depravity and who knowingly covered it up and allowed it to continue.

[rockychance]

How could so many people at Penn State ignore this horrible attack on children? All of the parties at Penn had the power to stop this and they did nothing except protect their turf!

[kbbpll]

I was hoping to read that a judge had frozen all their assets and ordered their records confiscated, but I guess not. The lights go on and all the cockroaches disappear.