Before I begin, I want to bring to the attention of the public that Legally Kidnapped was the first to net the story. Why? Because the rape of foster children (as I prefer to call it instead of watering it down to be more palatable for the big money donors to the child abuse propaganda machines such as The Second Mile, the child welfare organization which served foster children) happens everyday.
Yes, the children who were raped were foster children.
Mother of foster child testifies in Sandusky case
April 12, 2011
HARRISBURG - The grand jury investigating allegations of indecent assault against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is continuing, with new testimony and subpoenas.
The mother of Jerry Sandusky's youngest adopted son testified before grand jurors Monday, telling the panel about the relationship between Sandusky and her son, Matt, when her son went to live with Sandusky as a foster child in 1995.
Debra Long said she was sworn in before a judge along with her son, Matt, and Second Mile Executive Director Jack Raykovitz.
According to sources close to the investigation, a grand jury has been meeting since 2009, when a 15-year-old Clinton County boy told Children and Youth Services that Sandusky indecently assaulted him during a four-year period, beginning when he was 10.
Also Monday, Penn State officials acknowledged they have received a subpoena. A source close to the investigation said the subpoena was for emails between key employees dating back to 1997.
"We are cooperating fully with the Office of the Attorney General in any way that we can," said spokeswoman Lisa Powers.
Penn State Football Coach Joe Paterno, Director of Athletics Tim Curley and retired university vice president and treasurer Gary Schultz are among those who have already appeared before the grand jury in January, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation. The grand jury meets at the attorney general's Strawberry Square office.
The Second Mile has consistently declined comment on the investigation, saying it won't respond to rumors. In a statement earlier this month, Raykovitz said he was told The Second Mile and its programs are not the subject of any investigation.
On Monday, when approached in Strawberry Square, Raykovitz declined comment on his appearance before the grand jury.
The Second Mile is a nonprofit that 67-year-old Sandusky founded in 1977 to help at-risk kids. It reaches 100,000 youth in the state each year, through programs and educational material.
Long said her testimony Monday centered on the nature of her son's relationship with Jerry Sandusky. She told the panel she saw her son's behavior change drastically when he met Sandusky through a Second Mile camp program.
When her son was 16, after he was charged with burning down a barn, he was placed in foster care with Sandusky. Court papers from that time show Long continuously challenged his placement in the courts.
Matt Sandusky could not be reached for comment.
Sandusky's attorney, Joe Amendola of State College, said Monday afternoon that Long "never liked Jerry because she saw Jerry as a person who was involved in removing her child from the home."
Amendola said he was not worried about Matt Sandusky's testimony Monday and is not concerned with anything Raykovitz might have said to the grand jury.
Now, there are other reasons why I refuse to direct my ire to Penn State. It has to do, again, with the State of Pennsylvania and its funding.
The state of Pennsylvania has put a freeze on the $3 million grant The Second Mile was slated to get for its new learning center, the future of which seems uncertain.
The nonprofit, founded by former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, had planned to build the 45,000-square-foot facility on a site at Bernel and Fox Hollow roads near University Park Airport. Centre County had helped The Second Mile obtain a $3 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant to help pay for the $9 million project.
The nonprofit, founded by former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, had planned to build the 45,000-square-foot facility on a site at Bernel and Fox Hollow roads near University Park Airport. Centre County had helped The Second Mile obtain a $3 million Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program grant to help pay for the $9 million project.
As one can see a snapshop of the amount of money we are dealing with, it is a bit easier to understand why, when a child under the authority of the state is raped is not reported. There is too much money involved. These child welfare institutions are too big to fail.
For example, let's look at Pennsylvania's Cash 4 Kids scandal. A child committed suicide because there was too much money involved.
Or we can look at other reasons why we, as a nation, have no shame in calling poverty abuse and neglect.
There are three reasons why no one cares what happens to children in the child welfare system.
- See no evil;
- Hear no evil;
- Speak no evil.
But, of course, there are other reasons why Pennsylvania will do nothing about children being raped, murdered and drugged in the child welfare system:
The first is money. The second is child abuse propaganda. The third is Tom Corbett.
Everyone Benefited In Pennsylvania, Except Danieal Kelly
No one cares about kids being raped, beaten and drugged in child welfare. If you believe the Penn State scandal is an anomaly, then you are probably one of the folks carrying pitch forks and torches to lynch these people who were just doing what they were taught to do. This includes the State Attorney General
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil in Pennsylvania.
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