Penn State Trustee emeritus, Ted Junker commented publicly Sunday evening on WICU/WSEE about the Sandusky trial and the scandal that rocked the university. After a three week long trial, a Centre County jury on Friday night convicted Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach, of 45 of 48 counts against him for sexually assaulting 10 boys over a 15 year period. Junker says he's glad that the trial is over and in his words, "the evidence was compelling."
Junker joined other trustees of Penn State at the university's main campus when the scandal erupted last November. He maintains that circumstances forced trustees to fire Coach Joe Paterno, but admits that the situation was not handled well.
With civil suits and a possible appeal on the horizon, Junker says Penn State will be feeling the ramifications of the scandal for some time. He reserved comment on what some consider a "cover up" by university officials. He will wait for a report from former FBI director and federal judge, Louis Freeh. Trustees hired Freeh to look into the matter "without fear or favor." That report is expected in the next couple of months. It will be released to the public.
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