MINNESOTA
St. Cloud Times
Editorial
Amid the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis’ recent disclosure it will limit information provided to panels it created to look into clergy sex abuse issues, here are three simple questions.
• What’s the price of silence?
For Pennsylvania State University, it’s literally $59.7 million to 26 sexual abuse victims of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky — plus more than $50 million on related costs. (Think lawyers’ fees, public relations expenses, and making new rules related to children and sexual abuse complaints.)
But be assured, it’s costing those victims and Penn State much more than money.
Those 26 people must live their lives knowing they were abused because adults didn’t do the right thing. Suddenly a big check seems like small compensation.
Meanwhile, a once-storied football program stands decimated while clouds hang posthumously over the record and reputation of once-iconic coach Joe Paterno.
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