[NU Sports] FW: PSU column in The Nation

[Harry Kirsch]

I am not a lawyer so perhaps those on the list could help me out--Based on what I am reading it is PA law to report a child sexual assault---If my neighbor tells me he saw John Doe sexually assault an 11 year old boy, I am required to call the cops ?--or do I have to have witnessed it directly or be told of it by an alleged victim ? Can I contact an authority of where it allegedly happened ?  Thus can I cal the Principal of a school if I hear (not personally witnessed) a teacher was sexually assaulting a minor and be done with it ?

What seems to have happened--( and again I understand a lot of information is currently not available and thus could change my thoughts) is someone told Joe Pa about it and  he went and told University officials assuming they would investigate the matter--Is he required to follow up ? should he follow up ?  Is he required to still tell the cops ? My sense is if it isnt the law, and  that he tells university officials and assumes they will investigate--if he doesnt hear anything else, he might feel that they took a look at it and didnt find anything more--(the fact that there was more, in this instance shouldnt be Joe's responsibility-,-that is ,can't he properly  assume that if told the University, that they would investigate properly ?

I am sure he  has reported a whole host of allegations throughout his career and lets the University do its job of investigating (i.e it isnt his job to investigate , only to notify those that are supposed to investigate and co operate fully with any investigation)--This he appears to have done

Harry


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Subject: [NU Sports] FW: PSU column in The Nation


http://www.thenation.com/blog/164433/college-footballs-logic-why-joe-paterno-and-penn-state-would-shield-child-molester
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