Child Sex Abuse - Pennsylvania State University

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Child Sex Abuse – Pennsylvania State University
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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
Discussion............................................................................................................................2
Overview of the case.......................................................................................................2
Perception of the society..................................................................................................3
Impact of the event on Penn State and the surrounding..................................................4
Response regarding the event from the authorities..........................................................5
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................6
References............................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
The Pennsylvania State University, also commonly known as Penn State has been among
ranked as one of the best state-related and doctoral university in the U.S. The university have
produced some of the most excellent students of the state that are placed in various achievable
sectors across the country. The state university has also created some of the most exceptional
sportsmen that has earned the good name of the university. The university motto has been set as
making life better for the student (psu.edu, 2019). However, it did change the presence of some
students when it came to light about a child sex scandal in 2011. The following report discusses a
case study of child sex abuse that was reported against an associate coach. The story consists of
an overview of the case, its impact on the society, social perception and the organisational
response.
Discussion
Overview of the case
The Pennsylvania State University Child Sex Abuse scandal was a child abuse sex
scandal that was reported against Jerry Sandusky who was appointed as an assistant coach at the
Penn State Nittany Lions football team. It was found that Sandusky has been abusing children
over the last 15 years through a charitable organisation named The Second Mile that was
founded by Sandusky himself in the year 1977. The scandal was heightened in November of
2011 claiming that Sandusky has molested more than 52 children. However, it is estimated that
the molestation began in the early 1970s. There has been a hunch that the university president
Graham Spanier, vice president Gary Schultz and athletic director Tim Curley knew about the
incidents but failed to report it. Total of 52 charges were filed against Sandusky out of which