Brief post tonight, but there's a couple of things that just need to be addressed.
The defense that these victims are in it for the money is ridiculous. There are many opportunists in this world. There are always scam artists looking for a buck. Here's the problem, when was the last time you knew someone who faked sexual abuse for fun and profit? When was the last time 10 men you knew faked sexual abuse to roll in a bed of money? It just doesn't happen.
Statistics show that 1 in 10 boys are sexually abused, but due to the stigma of reporting, that number is probably closer to 1 in 6. I won't go into the shame of abuse and the horror of reporting in this post. Suffice it to say, in my years of doing this, its been a lot harder to get boys to talk about what happened.
The second point I want to address tonight, is the breakdown of Victim 1 on the stand and his admission that he may have said different things in the grand jury testimony. If I had a nickel for every kid whose story evolved over time, I wouldn't still be working for the state.
The fact is that victims are human, horribly beaten down humans. Victim 1 was the kid whose guidance counselor didn't believe him. Memory is imperfect. Sometimes kids say things happened once or twice, and those things happened many more times. Its tragic that they have to relive it in trial, but at least Victim 1 was strong enough to be on the stand.
This trial is an ugly business, it is not going to get better. For whatever reason, Sandusky has decided to take this to the end. Here's hoping his end is in a State Penitentiary for the rest of his miserable life.
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