It was about what I expected—guilty on 40 counts, with a handful of acquittal

Of course he was guilty.

I elaborated elsewhere...
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/06/22/jerry-sandusky-trial-verdict/
...and defended JoePa.

I also opined aloud why The Guv appeared to have been inert for six long years...while the abuse continued.

I felt Sandusky was guilty but am very surprised at the verdict, there is a lot of money and powerful people also involved, I figured it would have been derailed early on.

I agree with everything Michael C. said. I knew he was guilty but shocked that money talks he didn't get away with it. Now maybe the victims can rest easier knowing he is behind bars.

He is State Penn

Is it the right call? A better question would be: Why only one defendant?"

Corbett had info. about this years go & there was no evidence to proceed.
I wonder if lie detector tests were given to everybody - Sandusky as well as McQuery and the victims, some of whom don't appear to exist...
It's so sad.

It is horrible what this crime did to all the boys and men of the families involved also lets not forget the effects it had on the Paterno Family and his early death brought on by decisions of the Board members of Penn State who should have also been judged because of there actions or lack of.
Coach Paterno verbally could have communicated more but he did not. These crimes by Sandusky where known before the coach new. There were other people that new what was going on, but the board had too take the pressure off themselves by degrading Coach Paterno, who had brought more to Penn State with his Football programs and caring for the education of his players and financially by bringing more students to Penn State because of his reputation.
Yes Sandusky was found guilty of a horrific crimes ,but his betrayal to Coach Paterno and to the students and faculty of Penn State should also have been judged.

I really thought sandusky would "get off"

Bubba is warming up a bedspace for Jerry right now! He is going to get what he has coming to him!!

Pa jurors got it right ... As opposed to Fl jurors who got it wrong.....

They better keep him in solitary for the rest of his life, or he is going to reap what he has sown....

If Sandusky caused Joe Pa's "early death", then he should have died 20 years ago because Joe Pa knew about it back then. They all put the school's reputation and the football program before the victims. This isn't the end of the controversy. We are State Penn.

No, I am still Penn State!

Sounds like most of you were on the jury or worked for the da with all your "inside information"

It seems plain and simple to me. The man abused those boys and he got what he deserves, period. Do you think they all conspired against him? I think not, he was seen porking the kid in the shower. The janitor saw him molesting a kid. His wife is in denial. A lot of people knew what he was doing and no one had the balls to stop it. They all got what they deserved. If they release Sandusky into the general population of the prison, I'm sure he'll meet Bubba " Big Banana " Smith in the shower sometime. He who craps on the path, meets flies on the way back. Amen.

Now that Sandusky is getting his punishment.
When do the parents of all those kids go to trial for negligence.
They should have never let their children be in the situation where they could have been molested in the first place.
Out of sight, out of mind is many parents way of thinking these days.
They deserve some kind of punishment as well...

Justice has been done! Sandusky is going to ROT in Jail where he belongs!!! This is a victory from God, for every survivor of child sexual abuse, and let's them know there IS hope, healing, and JUSTICE for them. Just know that if you have been victimized sexually as a child, that you can experience this joy too. Above all, the Lord knows your wounds, and He's ready and waiting to heal.

just wondering....Sandusky is 68...how long can he last in jail?

Who cares about this guy.? This stupid story is taking over the news. I was watching a good show on TV last night and they broke in to give all the details about the trail. Throw the dirtbag in jail. He doesn't deserve the publicity nor any of our time.

I believe the jury acted correctly. Essentially they offered no defense. Further, I also feel that future civil action will expose many others who have failed " to stand up". We have an obligation to protect and defend those who can not do so for themselves. People that knew, and chose to not go to police, will be burdend to carry that cancer in their hearts forever. Some, it will kill quickly, as it already has. Others will twist more slowly on the rope of moral bankruptcy.

Something to note is that Sandusky may still be able to collect his public pension while in jail. Unless it has changed, sex crimes against children has not been added to the list of items that void collection of a public pension. Brendan Boyle introduced a bill concerning this but it hasn't passed as far as I know.

I don't understand how anyone familiar with the details of the case can not believe justice was served by the guilty verdict. Jerry Sandusky is a serial pedophile and deserves to be in jail, at the very least. His actions have traumatized his victims, and they were very courageous to testify against this creep. Listening to his attorneys speak last night absolutely sickened me, they are already planning an appeal. Why bother planning an appeal when they couldn't provide a defense during the trial? Give up and let the guy rot in jail. He's hidden behind Penn State and his charity long enough. Let his victims heal and get on with their lives.

Another example of "the good old boy system". Everyone who covered up should be held accountable and prosecuted. What else went on that is covered up is the question now. All for the sake of greed and Paterno was part of it. Did they really think taking his keys away to the locker area was going to prevent him from abusing more boys!

Agree with it or not the jury has rendered their verdict. The question is will there be an investigation of university and law enforcement including the Attorney General to determine what these people knew, when did they know it and was there any action that should have been taken sooner? There are still too many questions unanswered. Will the politicians seek the truth or keep hiding it?

Rush to judgement,we are not the judge. The jury made their verdict. I do not agree with all of the counts,and feel that some were piling on. Did any of these victims, have a Doctor examine them? I will guess that even the most recent one has not, they would be able to come up with some physical evidence. Sad, so many lives ruined, there are many,many more Jerry Sandusky's out there.ont't forget that Fast Eddie Rendell was the governor when this happened, please stop blaming Tom Corbett, it is not fair. will also add, that cell phones & cameras have been w/these phones for more than 10 years now, where are some evidence taken with a camera?

I won't say that Paterno was totally blameless, but I found it shameful how they focused almost exclusively on him. Penn State leadership put a spotlight squarely on Paterno, so that higher ranking officials would be conveniently cast in the shadows of the spectacle surrounding Paterno.

And what about the eye witness? If you are the one who actually SEES this horrific act occurring with your own two eyes and all you do is walk away and tell someone - and not do all you can to make sure this predator is removed from society - how are you less to blame than Paterno? This is what burns me up the most. No, I don't think Paterno did enough, but he did not witness this crime himself, probably found it hard to believe, but he did report it to Penn State authorities. Then when this mess came to light he expressed he should have done more, which put a bullseye squarely on him.

Penn State's leadership pounced on Paterno's words. They used him as the scapegoat and as a perfect distraction from their own complicity. How cowardly. Perhaps it should be the Cowardly Lion instead of the Nittany Lion, at least for the Penn State leadership.

Again, Paterno did have a role in this, but he got railroaded because it was his name only on everyone's lips. And this is where the money talks, people. Sandusky and Paterno could not escape their fates, but when will all the others involved be held accountable? I guess money is a great insulator after all. How pathetic.

Joe Pa would have "done more" if it was his child. He knew about it and swept it under the rug. Just like the rest of them did. This is going to get worse before it gets better. People will continue to make excuses for Joe Pa, but his hands were dirty too.

Joe P said he should have done more,he admitted that,but why is nobody saying how the Board of Directors rushed to make him the scapegoat so they could cover their asses ? Now more investigations are forthcoming and the board will be facing a lot civil actions which will cost Penn State a lot of $$$$. Now it's the boards turn to sweat because there is no one else they can put the blame on...

Next~ McQuearys' turn to go to jail

Just gotta love all the chest thumper's here. All of the "I'd have kicked his a-- all over the locker room" comments come from people who thankfully have never been in a situation such as this and hopefully never will. I would hazard to guess that many of these individuals would have frozen in disbelief as well.

MANY people bear responsibility for the length of time this matter took to resolve beginning with the State College Police Dept, the Centre County District Attorney's Office, the board and employees of the Second Mile, Guidance Counselors at the schools where these youngsters went to school and many, many more.

Before we focus solely on the Penn State Campus, where there were admittedly many missteps, the entire Centre Region contains many people and organizations that failed in their mission to protect and educate young people.

Go to cnnheros and nominate the young men and
their families for the CNN hero award. These brave men bared their hearts and souls and stopped what the leadership of penn state, the pennasylvania attorney general office, the legal community of state college.....I could go on. Had they and their mother's not pushed so hard nothing would have been done. Sandusky would have gone to his grave a hero. These men are every bit the hero Our sons and daughters are coming home from war. Go to cnnheros if you agree with me thank you

Didn't deserve .

Duh.

another case of "trying to sweep under carpet"! now if we just can find out what happened to the DA. can we get sandusky to tell us. that was another big cover up of someone involved in the case. he originally dismissed the molestation against sandusy years ago i believe. can we please re-open his case - then maybe we can get sandusky's 80 years plus in prison to be reduced to 60 plus years in prison plus-'

Joe Paterno had nothing to do with this. Sandusky had not worked for Paterno for 3 years when the very vague rumor was brought to him by McQuery, which he then reported to his superiors.

Joe Pa knew plenty. Wait till the Freeh report is released later this summer. This is going to get worse.

I agree with Paul...there should be more defendants...

Where was the public decision/investigation from the PA Human Relations Commission? How about the PA State Police, since these kids that were molested/raped crossed the County Lines, thus "intra-state" jurisdiction would fall into the State PA jurisdiction? Why wasn't Coach Paterno indicted, at the very least, for his knowledge of actions by his assistant coach??? Was Penn State, a private institution receiving public dollars (limited) more concerned with Paterno breaking Eddie Robinson's all time "win" record, rather than the kids being raped/molested? He was fired, immediately after he broke the record, even though it was know before the beginning of the season; in fact, it was know for years! What every happened to the District Attorney that was "missing?

Good point about the District Attorney, Ken. I want to pursue that thought: What about the DA who heard what is now called compelling evidence of wrongdoing, and yet did nothing? Who would that ex DA be? Let me tell you, he is now the Governor of the State of Pennsylvania. And I can tell you here and now, NOTHING will be done because he will continue to wield power and force down opposition points of view just as he has done concerning Food Stamps, and assistance to the elderly, and privatization of the State Liquor system. I don't expect anything at all to be done, only more coverups.

Rendl was the gov when. Corbett was attorney general. Corbett had one investigator on the case. Corbett is also on the board of penn state. He had not been to a board
Meeting for some time but was there the night joe got the call. When Corbett became gov he put six investigators on the investigation. joe pa did not give his endorsement to Corbett when he ran for gov. I would like to see Corbett explain this

Vengeance is mine saith the Lord God. However on earth, the man should never ever be allowed free to encounter children. I doubt be will have it as difficult in prison as he deserves. If I were his family I would legally change my name. Seriously, that man cannot have the conscience to admit ANYTHING he did. Disgusting.