Randy Hollis: Difficult to obtain justice in Penn State scandal

To briefly recap the events of the last two weeks, Sandusky — who was once expected to succeed Paterno but retired in 1999 after being told he wouldn't get the job — was charged with sexually abusing eight boys over a period of 15 years. He admits showering with them but has denied the sexual abuse charges.

When the scandal initially broke, a shaken Paterno hastily announced he would retire effective at the end of the season and admitted the incident was "one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more," according to published reports.

He and the school president were fired the next day. Two school officials were charged with lying to a grand jury and failing to report the 2002 incident to police — one stepped down and the other is on administrative leave. McQueary also was placed on administrative leave.

The university is now conducting its own investigation into the case, and the NCAA announced Friday its own inquiry over the school's lack of institutional control.

It certainly makes those Ohio State players' free tattoos and Reggie Bush and his family's financial shenanigans at USC pale in comparison, doesn't it?

Joe Paterno certainly deserved better. But, most importantly, so did those young boys whose lives were changed forever in a terrible, twisted way.

And while Jerry Sandusky might get what he deserves, if he's found guilty, those boys will never really receive justice for what happened to them.

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