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Should be a minimum of 300 words and provide 2 references to support your position. Answer the following questions after you have read the case. Question 1: Briefly state your overall evaluation of the handling of the Sandusky case. Summarize the leadership failures, including the personal responsibility and accountability. Evaluate what attempts were made to address the conflicts and why they were not successful. Question 2: What actions should be taken to avoid these missteps in the future? Question 3: Why was Mike McQueary treated as a snick rather than a hero? What does this say about the coverup? What does this say about the courage it takes to be ethical? Sandusky Jerry Sandusky was arrested on November 5, 2011 and charged with seven counts of involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, as well as eight counts of corruption of minors, eight counts of endangering the welfare of a child, seven counts of indecent assault, and other offenses. This was following Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly's indictment of Sandusky on 40 counts of sex crimes against young boys, following a three-year investigation including interviewing 430 people and reviewing 3.5 million documents. Background: The investigation was initiated in the spring of 2008, after Aaron Fisher, identified in court papers as "Victim 1", then a freshman at Central Mountain High School in Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, reported that Sandusky had been molesting him since he was 12 years old. Fisher met Sandusky through The Second Mile in 2005 or 2006, when Sandusky began having a relationship with Fisher involving "inappropriate touching". At the time of the alleged actions, Sandusky was volunteering as an assistant high school football coach at Central Mountain High School, where the assaults took place. Mike McQueary, a then graduate assistant and later assistant coach at Penn State, initially testified on December 14, 2010 to Pennsylvania's 30th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury. He again testified on December 16, 2011 at the trial of Curley (then athletic director) and Schultz (then university Senior Vice President for Finance and Business) that he was in the Lasch Football Building on the University Park campus on a Friday night in March 2002. McQueary testified he heard slapping sounds and saw Sandusky directly behind a boy whose hands were up on the wall in the men's shower room. McQueary was distraught, left the building, and subsequently called his father John McQueary, who told Mike to come over to his house right away and talk to him. While Mike McQueary was on the way to his father's, John McQueary called Dr. Jonathan Dranov, his boss and family friend, seeking his advice. As President of Centre Medical and Surgical Associates, Dr. Dranov testified that he questioned Mike three times about what McQueary saw, and each time McQueary kept going back to what he heard. Because there was no clear crime witnessed by McQueary, Dr. Dranov and John McQueary recommended McQueary talk to head football coach Joe Paterno. On Saturday morning, McQueary called Paterno to arrange a meeting, and the two met at Paterno's home later that same morning. McQueary testified he gave a rough report of what he had seen, but that out of respect, he did not share more intimate details. Paterno left for Pittsburgh to attend an awards ceremony shortly after meeting with McQueary, and did not return to State College until late Saturday night or Sunday morning. On Sunday morning, Paterno called then athletic director Timothy Curley regarding the incident. Curley, along with then university Senior Vice President for Finance and Business Gary Schultz both went to Paterno's home that same day, and Paterno told them what McQueary had reported to him and advised them that because McQueary had not provided details to Paterno, he recommended that they speak directly to McQueary. In his grand jury testimony, Paterno said that he was only told about Sandusky "fondling or doing something of a sexual nature" to the victim. On Monday, Curley and Schultz reported the incident to Graham Spanier, who was President of Penn State University at the time. Spanier told them to meet with the graduate assistant. He was not told the identity of this person to be McQueary. Nine or ten days later, the date is unknown, McQueary received a phone call from Curley regarding the incident, and set up a meeting with Curley and Schultz in the Bryce Jordan Center either that same afternoon or the next day to go over the details of what had happened in the shower room. Curley and Schultz both denied having been told about alleged anal intercourse. Curley denied that McQueary reported anything of a sexual nature whatsoever, and described the conduct as merely "horsing around". Graham Spanier likewise testified that he was only apprised of an incident involving Jerry Sandusky and a younger child "horsing around in the shower". "After giving it more thought and talking it over with Joe Paterno," Tim Curley said, he instead wanted to tell Sandusky "we feel there is a problem" and would offer him "professional help." If Sandusky was cooperative, Curley said, according to the report, "we would work with him" to inform Sandusky's charity for troubled youth, the Second Mile. If Sandusky did not cooperate, Curley said, "We don't have a choice and will inform" the state Department of Public Welfare and the Second Mile. After the charges came to light, former Penn State President Graham Spanier issued a statement in which he said Curley and Schultz had his unconditional support, and saying they "operate at the highest levels of honesty." Spanier was criticized for expressing support for Curley and Schultz, and failing to express any concern for Sandusky's alleged victims. Spainer was ousted a few days after Sandusky's arrest by the Trustees and evidence came to light that he was copied on emails between Curley and Schultz concerning Sandusky's actions. Additionally, when President Spanier was informed of Curley decision to offer to 'get help' for Sandusky rather than report him, Spanier stated in an email "This approach is acceptable to me. The only downside for us is if the message isn't 'heard' and acted upon, and we then become vulnerable for not having reported it. But that can be assessed down the road. The approach you outline is humane and a reasonable way to proceed." Curley then met with Sandusky and told Sandusky he was not to be using Penn State's athletic facilities with any young people, and Curley reported the incident to Jack Raykovitz, the CEO of The Second Mile (a state-licensed charity for disadvantaged youth established by Sandusky), and also Sandusky's boss at the time. The Second Mile fell under the direct supervision and authority of Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare and was a contractor of the local county office of Children and Youth Services. Raykovitz was also a highly trained professional on handling such allegations. Raykovitz reported the incident to two Board Members of The Second Mile, Bruce Heim and Bob Poole, and told Sandusky to wear shorts in the shower in the future. Despite Penn State banning Sandusky from bringing boys onto the main campus in 2002, he was allowed to operate a summer camp through his Sandusky Associates company from 2002 to 2008 at Penn State's Behrend satellite campus near Erie, where he had daily contact with boys from fourth grade to high school. Victims also commonly reported that Sandusky would place his hand on their thighs or inside the waistband of their underpants. Two recounted oral sex with Sandusky, sometimes culminating in his ejaculation. Penn State janitor James Calhoun reportedly observed Sandusky giving oral sex to an unidentified boy in 2000, but Calhoun in 2012 was in a nursing home suffering from dementia; he was deemed not competent to testify. According to the final grand jury testimony, the assaults took place in Sandusky's basement, at one of the victim's high school, in Sandusky's car, in the Lasch Football Building at Penn State's University Park campus, Toftrees Golf Resort and Conference Center, the East Area Locker Rooms on Penn State University campus, and a hotel room in Texas. At least 20 of the incidents were said to have taken place while Sandusky was still employed by Penn State. Higher Level Coverup? One child's mother reported an incident to Penn State police when he came home with his hair wet. After an investigation by Detective Ronald Shreffler, Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar chose not to prosecute. Shreffler testified before the Grand Jury that director of the campus police, Thomas Harmon, told him to drop the case. University police eavesdropped on conversations during which the mother confronted Sandusky about the incident. He admitted to showering with other boys and refused to discontinue the practice. District Attorney Gricar was not available to testify, as he had disappeared in 2005.Gricar's car was found in Lewisburg, Pa April 15, 2005 and his computer was recovered from the Susquehanna River 3 months later. The first grand jury investigation began in 2009 under then Attorney General, who later became Pennsylvania Governor, Tom Corbett. This was Pennsylvania's 30th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury. They subpoenaed records from both Penn State and the Second Mile, and heard testimony from Victim 1, Aaron Fisher, Mike McQueary, Joe Paterno, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, Victim 7, Graham Spanier, Victim 4, and Ronald Petrosky (PSU Janitor). This grand jury did not recommend indictment. Grand Jury Findings: Senior vice president Gary Schultz and Athletic Director Tim Curley were found to be not credible by the grand jury. The two administrators were charged with grand jury perjury and failure to report suspected child abuse. The indictment accused Curley and Schultz of not only failing to tell the police, but falsely telling the grand jury that Mike McQueary never informed them of sexual activity. Sandusky was then released on $250,000 bail pending trial. Curley and Schultz appeared in a Harrisburg courtroom where a judge set bail at $75,000 and required them to surrender their passports. Penn State officially banned Sandusky from all campuses on November 6, 2011. Later that day, Curley was placed on administrative leave, and Schultz resigned to go back into retirement. President Spanier was relieved of his duties a few days later. The lead investigator, former FBI director Louis J. Freeh, said at a press conference "Our most saddening and sobering finding is the total disregard for the safety and welfare of Jerry Sandusky's child victims by the most senior leaders at Penn State," "The most powerful men at Penn State failed to take any steps for 14 years protect the children who Sandusky victimized." The Board of Trustees recommended an overall change in leadership and sought individuals with strong skills to deal with conflict and change the entire culture of Penn State athletics. Mike McQueary has yet to find another job. He has been blackballed in the athletic community. This bond of silence make the story even more upsetting.

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Should be a minimum of 300 words and provide 2 references to support your posiTon.
Answer the following quesTons aFer you have read the case.
QuesTon 1:
Brie±y state your overall evaluaTon of the handling of the Sandusky case. Summarize the
leadership failures, including the personal responsibility and accountability. Evaluate what
a²empts were made to address the con±icts and why they were not successful.
QuesTon 2:
What acTons should be taken to avoid these missteps in the future?
QuesTon 3:
Why was Mike McQueary treated as a snick rather than a hero? What does this say about the
coverup? What does this say about the courage it takes to be ethical?
Sandusky
Jerry Sandusky was arrested on November 5, 2011 and charged with seven counts of
involuntary deviant sexual intercourse, as well as eight counts of corrupTon of minors, eight
counts of endangering the welfare of a child, seven counts of indecent assault, and other
o³enses. ´his was following Pennsylvania A²orney General Linda Kelly’s indictment of Sandusky
on 40 counts of sex crimes against young boys, following a three-year invesTgaTon including
interviewing 430 people and reviewing 3.5 million documents.
Background:
´he invesTgaTon was iniTated in the spring of 2008, aFer Aaron µisher, idenT¶ed in court
papers as "VicTm 1", then a freshman at Central Mountain High School in Mill Hall,
Pennsylvania, reported that Sandusky had been molesTng him since he was 12 years old.
µisher met Sandusky through ´he Second Mile in 2005 or 2006, when Sandusky began having a
relaTonship with µisher involving "inappropriate touching". At the Tme of the alleged acTons,
Sandusky was volunteering as an assistant high school football coach at Central Mountain High
School, where the assaults took place.
Mike McQueary, a then graduate assistant and later assistant coach at Penn State, iniTally
tesT¶ed on December 14, 2010 to Pennsylvania's 30th Statewide InvesTgaTng Grand Jury. He
again tesT¶ed on December 16, 2011 at the trial of Curley (then athleTc director) and Schultz
(then university Senior Vice President for µinance and Business) that he was in the Lasch
µootball Building on the University Park campus on a µriday night in March 2002. McQueary