The Issue: Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky’s conviction on 45 charges, including child sexual abuse.
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Jerry Sandusky should have been arrested years ago, before more innocents were violated (“Guilty as Sin,” June 23).
Justice came late, but was served nonetheless.
As it says in the Bible, “It would be better for him if a millstone were put around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these children to sin.”
Child abusers must be discovered and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
These children have been scarred for life and do not deserve to be treated like this, least of all by people they trust.
Frederick Bedell Jr.
Glen Oaks Village
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Now that the Sandusky verdict is in, the nation will pat itself on the back and begin the business of seeking “closure.”
But an ugly truth remains: Joe Paterno, an American sports icon, did nothing when told of a horrifying incident involving Sandusky and a 10-year-old child.
He apparently thought that protecting the name of a sports franchise outweighed protecting the innocence of a boy.
Paterno is still idolized by fans and peers.
Was he a hero because he won some football games? No — he was a coward.
Allen Landess
Manhattan
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Sandusky’s case may help educate the public on the modus operandi of serial child molesters.
Pedophiles do not suddenly begin their abuse in mid-life — and at age 68, Sandusky may have more victims in his past.
He could not have continued these abuses over decades if not for the silence of those who saw or knew of his actions.
It’s difficult to decide which is the greater crime.
Joanne Norris
Brooklyn
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Sandusky can’t serve all 442 years of his potential prison term, but the sentence shouldn’t be wasted on him alone.
The extra years should be parceled out and served in 25-year increments by his enablers.
All the people whose silence allowed him to continue molesting children — from Penn State officials to Sandusky’s wife — have earned a place in Sandusky’s cell.
Richard Siegelman
Plainview