There may be no topic harder to cover as a sports writer than child abuse. That’s why seeing this most recent interview from the New York Times with former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky makes my blood boil.
Instead of apologizing profusely and admitting to guilt, Sandusky vehemently denies that he did anything wrong. He goes as far as saying that he was like a father to these kids.
I didn’t know what to expect from this interview when I first went to watch it, but it was a perfect example of a layer-run interview with Sandusky trying to cover his tracks with statements about just being playful with the boys in the showers.
While there still has to be a trial, it’s obvious that Sandusky is already guilty in the minds of the people in America.
Throughout the video, Sandusky claims his innocence but comes off as odd at many points during the interview.
One part absolutely blows my mind, though. At about 7:21 into the tape, the interviewer asks Sandusky about the interview with Bob Costas where he asks the former coach about his affinity with little boys.
During the NBC interview, Sandusky answered the question about being sexually attracted to boys in the worst possible way; with delay and uncertainty. Two damning qualities during an interrogation.
When the New York Times interviewer Jo Becker asks Sandusky what he meant, the former Penn State big-wheel again answers in a terrible fashion.
Instead of saying “no, I just love helping children,” Sandusky launches into a rant about being attracted to young boys and girls before his lawyer steps in and tells him to watch his wording.
After reading all of the Grand Jury reports and watching the interviews since his arrest, Sandusky comes off as clueless to the magnitude of what he has done.
While he may feel like he has helped people, the majority of the world that knows who he is thinks he is the lowest form of life on earth.
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