The Nittany Nightmare Continues: More Financial Incest At PSU- Accused Perjuror Gary Schultz Head of Nittany Insurance Pays First Victim Payout AND His Lawyers
State College, PA & Burlington, VT- In the latest example of financial incest involving PSU, The Second Mile, and a bevy of double-dipping board members and executives, we arrive at the first discovery between an accused suspect in the case and his principal interest in an insurance company that recently paid out a settlement to an alleged victim of Jerry Sandusky. As the filing has likely been sealed as a condition of it’s settlement, it is unknown if Schultz or anyone else within PSU in addition to Sandusky was named in the civil action.
Gary C. Schultz, interim Sr. VP for Finance and Business returned following previous retirement from PSU this past July.
His return to the PSU payroll around the time that a grand jury was meeting about his possible complicity, FOLLOWING his own alleged perjurious testimony begs the question-As Schultz knew he was under investigation as well as Sandusky and Curley-
Did Schultz come out of retirement in anticipation of incurring significant legal fees he did not want coming out of his own pocket?
You read that correctly.
Mr. Schultz, who along with Tim Curley were bound over for trial at their preliminary hearing on perjury charges and a misdemeanor failure to report summons last month, is being provided legal representation costs through Nittany Insurance Company, where he is a paid Director. According to Acting President Erickson, it will also be used to cover any civil settlements and judgements in the Sandusky debacle et al.
This would seem to be in violation of the Vermont Captive Insurance Regulations Section 12, or conflict of interest.
In a letter sent to Penn State Interim President Rodney Erickson, Senator Michael Stack (D) Philadelphia, expressed his concern that taxpayers and donors should not be footing the bill for the Universities necessary legal representation for the various civil and criminal issues and potential settlements.
In a response to Senator Stack, President Erickson assured him that such costs would be accommodated by it’s liability insurance. Nittany Insurance Company is listed as the professional liability insurance company of record on the PSU site as well as the provider for PSU students in programs including the Hershey Medical Center.
President Erickson did not reference Mr. Schultz’s directorship position within Nittany Insurance Company although www.blinkoncrime.com was able to confirm with the Vermont Secretary of State that as of this afternoon, there are no pending changes to its registration.
Gary Schultz’s co-director at Nittany Insurance Company, is Allan Anderson, Former VP and Chief Executive Officer for Hershey Medical Center.
While the captive insurance firm is self-administered, as Director, Schultz would be in a position to review, award, accept, negotiate or reject settlements within the framework of their contract with PSU and appropriate regulatory requirements. Captive insurance companies are often developed as part of a risk mitigation strategy and as an entree to the reinsurance market for payouts exceeding a fixed amount. Registered in Vermont, Nittany Insurance Company was formed in 1993.
It would seem a good starting point for questions on the regulatory and compliance matter might be how the bid is/was awarded for initial self-administered liability coverage directed by a potential party and what the premiums, which are deductible to PSU, were and are?
What adjustments to same have been made in relation to the known incidents and corresponding dates alleged against Sandusky, Curley and Schultz?
What else is Nittany Insurance funding it may have had ample heads up about?
Does Schultz have a poster of Ken Lay in the top of his humidor? Bernie Madoff?
www.blinkoncrime.com poster erose contributed to the research of this article.
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Penn State served with notice of McQueary lawsuit
Read more here: http://www.centredaily.com/2012/05/16/3198248/penn-state-served-with-notice.html#storylink=cpy
This might go on for quite awhile.
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To secure bids for hotel accommodations for the Thirty-Fourth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury to be housed in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA, specifically the Manor Building on Forbes Avenue.
The Thirty-Fourth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury term commences August 2011 and continues for 18 months through January 2013. The possibility exists that the Thirty-Fourth Statewide Investigating Grand Jury may vote to extend the Session up to an additional six months through July 2013.
Duration:
18 months, until January 2013, with the possibility of the Grand Jury voting to extend the Session up to 6 additional months through July 2013.
http://www.emarketplace.state.pa.us/Solicitations.aspx?Cpg=&SID=6100018963&eAlert=
Not looking good, to me.
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Amendola wrote that the alleged victims had contact with one another outside of The Second Mile, where they may have met. Records could show that the individuals together conspired against Sandusky, who has maintained his innocence.
The defense stands by its request for dismissal of all the criminal charges against Sandusky, who is facing 52 counts of child sex abuse. Amendola wrote that the alleged contact between Sandusky and Victims 1-10 are too general and non-specific to build any reasonable defense against.
Amendola maintains testimony from Tim Curley and Gary Schultz is imperative, but because the former Penn State administrators are pursuing the dismissal of the perjury charges against them, they plan to invoke their fifth amendment rights in the event that they are called to the stand during Sandusky’s trial.
http://www.statecollege.com/news/local-news/sandusky-case-defense-explains-reasons-behind-motion-for-continuance-1053241/
I believe this is exactly why one suit was settled. The ole follow the leader defense.
I am holding out that we have no idea how strong this case is against Sandusky.
B
I want to believe they have more than this.
Witness List:
1 – dementia
1 – dead
2 – pleading the fifth
1 – credibility issues, such as the year of the event he witnessed.
3 – shrinks (that I know of)
a – thinks Sandusky is a pedophile
b – does not think Sandusky is a pedophile
c – not on the public record as of yet that I know of
10 – Victims
a – no one has ID’d
b – defense has ID’d, prosecution has not
c-j – some have witnessed assaults against eachother and the defense is preparing a case that they conspired against Sandusky
This is all I know about from the limited material available. Maybe the case will be made by LEO’s, social workers and parents of the victims. There is hope, but I really hope there is more. Seems from the outside looking in, that Amendola has systematically knocked a couple of legs out from under them already, IMO. Part of me wants to wait for a trial ’til the rest of the GJ 34th info comes out, and part of me wants the trial ASAP just so more info is made public. Thinking JKA will be called and we will finally here her side of this, which will be defining for me.
Alleged victims 2 and 8 have never been identified and Amendola argues because of that, anything heard by a juror would be hearsay.
http://www.whptv.com/news/local/story/UPDATE-Victim-advocates-concerned-about-message/Gp_mQ0B-ckCEIbMM7Vj4tQ.cspx
I thought this might be JKA, then I clicked on her name and read additional comments, and am doubtful. Still, this person seems to know something.
Comments
Karen:
If Michael M. reported “something” to 5 people one night long
ago, Joseph Amendola, it is now Time to Listen.
————————————————-
Karen:
And all 5 men remember Michael M. telling them, one night
I think you left this on the other thread, lol, I found it in the elevator and brought it over
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/05/joe_amendola_urges_judge_to_th.html
B
Long Ago.
SANDUSKY SCANDAL
600 JUROR NOTICES HAVE BEEN MAILED TO CENTRE COUNTY RESIDENTS FOR THE TRIAL OF JERRY SANDUSKY. JURY SELECTION IS CURRENTLY SET TO BEGIN JUNE 5TH, BUT THE DEFENSE HAS REQUESTED A DELAY. ABOUT 200 TO 220 POTENTIAL JURORS ARE EXPECTED TO APPEAR AT THE COURTHOUSE. THE OTHERS WILL HAVE ALREADY BEEN EXCUSED FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
http://wfbg.com/content/local-news/post/thursday-may-17-2012
State College, Pa. — The embattled organization founded by Jerry Sandusky, The Second Mile, has struggled in recent months to survive.
6 News has learned negotiations are underway for another youth-based organization to take over many of the charity’s services and possibly its assets.
http://www.wjactv.com/news/news/second-mile-considering-option-release-programs/nN8QM/
The date on the original charges kind of jumped out at me. Probably not related to Sandusky, but this case would have been lost in the local news at the time.
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Police said the charges were filed as part of an ongoing investigation in connection with the hundreds of child pornography videos.
According to his indictment, on Nov. 8, 2011, Goniea “distributed a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct by means of interstate or foreign commerce.
http://www.wjactv.com/news/news/johnstown-man-facing-more-charges-connection-hundr/nN79G/
I have brief access to my electronics and to Touched, the book. Want to post something. Since JS has had both an atty and one or more PIs working for him before his house was searched in June, 2011, would we think that all incriminating evidence would’ve been removed prior to that search? Well, in the rational world–yes. And, that exculpatory, or neutral items would’ve been left in place. So the place didn’t look suspiciously “wiped”.
OK. So, Ganim told us, and I read elsewhere, that among those items on the “inadvertently” posted addendum, were this:
“It shows that a “contract” between Victim Four and Sandusky was obtained.”
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/05/sandusky_accusers_outraged_by.html
Sometimes a “contract”, especially one denoted as such in quote marks, isn’t a legal contract. In the social services/behavioral health arena, “behavioral contracts” have long been used (at least since the 1970s). I’m wondering how many contracts there were.
But on to other contracts. Just confirming what we might already know; can’t remember if we do. In Touched, JS says that when Matt was entering eighth grade JS convinced Matt’s mother to an agreement whereby Matt would study and spend time with the Sanduskys. In exchange for which he would be rewarded with money, part of which was to go into a college fund for him, and part of which was to be cash in hand. Matt would have to sign a contract. (see pg 101 of Touched)
Matt held up his end of that “contract” for awhile, with improved grades in school. But things went downhill again, JS noting this was after a trip to the Citrus Bowl in Orlando with “us”. After which, Matt began missing his reponsibilities with JS, and JS said he had to “try and track him down.” At a baseball game JS said Matt’s mother and her boyfriend ended the contract. And JS had a hard time seeing Matt again.
So, JS went thru various channels to relieve Matt of the difficult living circumstances he was in with his mom: “children and youth organizations” and “probation systems”. (all pg 101)
In short, JS relieved Matt from his unhappy home situation, as I think we know, thru his phone calls from Calif. With the assistance of Tim Janocko, who visited Matt in detention and Matt said he wanted to live with the Sanduskys. (Tim played football under Jer at PSU; founded/headed up a chapter of TSM/was on Bd of Dir as of Nov 2011. Longtime coach at Clearfield Area HS; online rumors describe him as close friend of JS; lots wrt TJ is online) (see pg 102 of Touched)
Am I gonna time-out?? See next post
Cont’d… Matt
Oh, JS said he also talked with Matt while he was in detention.
JS said he thought things would go well with Matt in foster care with them, but Matt still had behavioral troubles. On pg 102 of Touched, JS said that they sought counseling because of it. But, that also confused them because “none of us really understood what the people were saying, and there were many differences of opinion”
JS said he thought Matt was going to be taken away, but 2 people prevented that:
(1) a judge (not named, but we know to be the now-retired/elder Judge Grine);
(2) Dr. Fox (no first name given), said to be a psychiatrist who wrote an assessment recommending Matt be placed back with the Sanduskys “because that was what Matt wanted”
Um. OK. That’s the author’s version of events. IMO, Matt is extremely important in understanding Jer.
I was up almost all night reading the book. Then couldn’t sleep. An interesting aside: in the copy i read, there were only 2 marks in the entire book. In front, the note “p. 54″ with a check by it. And on pg 54 a check beside the para where an anecdote about a man known as Jingles appears. In 2001, IIRC, the Pitt Post Gazette ran a story about the book and referred to Jingles. So, perhaps that’s what the notations in this copy referenced–research into who that person is.
Timing out?? I sometimes do. I’ll explain Jingles in next post
From p 54 of Touched, the book:
JS tells of a football recruiting trip he made solo. Stayed at the Brownson House, as was his habit when in the area. Took the young caretaker/janitor “Jingles” on the drive 35 mis to a school in Uniontown, at Jingles’ request. Nothing of interest in the actual anecdote. Dottie also knew Jingles; they were both country music fans. JS once took the 2 of them to a country music jamboree in Wheeling, WVA.
Also noted, confirmation that Jer’s dad, Art, spent time himself at the facilities that were/or became the Brownson House when Art was a child. An interesting place, that facility.
Maybe something will be helpful here to someone.
Just doing some routine biographical work on people related to TSM and I need a favor.
Anybody know what Hank Lesch (Henry R. Lesch) was doing in the early years after he graduated from college (1971)?
My info is sketchy, because his own bio shows nothing but TSM, starting @ 1988.
Before that, I’ve only confirmed 1984-1987 at the Wiley House.
Was Public Info person. (Hosted Virginia Satir once–very big doings) Might be more years than that. If so, I’d like to know.
Before that, the business with his wife (Karen M. Lesch, now and earlier at PSU). Wonder how he got involved with the Wiley House. (Emmaus campus. Wiley is now KidsPeace. O’Donnell resigned as CEO of it @2007-2008; don’t know when he started. O’D very involved with many charities and assns for charities. Is now at Susan P Byrnes Health Ed Ctr, based in York, PA. Don’t think he overlapped with Hank at Wiley Hs)
It’s the time back before that to his college graduation I need. Had a B.S. in Education. Did he ever teach? Coach football? Or other sports?
TIA!
beejay–great work, as usual.
You have the flag, the varsity walk, the address, marriage and her work as it relates to Henry, yes?
And:
TOA PA IV LP to Henry R. Lesch and Karen M. Lesch, property located within the township, $300,544.68.
http://www.centredaily.com/2012/01/14/3054494/real-estate-transactions-dec-19.html
This is the easy stuff. I’ll see what I can do by following your footprints, but I’m only a mid-level researcher, so we’ll see.
from mylife dot.com:
“Henry R Lesch was born in 1949. Henry currently lives in State College, Pennsylvania. Before that, Henry lived in Port Matilda, PA from 1995 to 2006. Before that, Henry lived in Allentown, PA from 1986 to 1986.
Henry R Lesch is related to Chad Lesch, who is 33 years old and lives in State College, PA. Henry R Lesch is also related to Charles Lesch, who is 33 years old and lives in Port Matilda, PA. Henry R Lesch is also related to Kimberly Lesch, who is 30 years old and lives in State College, PA. Henry R Lesch is also related to Karen Lesch, who is 65 years old and lives in State College, PA.”
from howmanyofme dot.com:
•There are 3 people in the U.S. named Henry Lesch.
•There is 1 person in the U.S. named Chad Lesch.
•There are 13 people in the U.S. named Charles Lesch. (which is why he probably goes by Chad. lol)
•There are 4 people in the U.S. named Kimberly Lesch.
•There are 6 people in the U.S. named Karen Lesch
Do you have their FBs?
Ironically, I find a Henry Lesch at the Wink website
who lists him as connected to Erasmus High School, Pennington, New Jersey.
Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
As false as the prior listing is, I enjoyed reading the history of the real Erasmus HS in Brooklyn, NY and am highly intrigued by the place. Very intrigued.
Raymond M. Lesch
Raymond M. Lesch, of Nesconset, died on April 29, 2005. Mr. Lesch was a kindergarten teacher for 19 years in the North Shore School District. Husband of Laura. Father of Christopher, Jonathan, and Emily.
****Brother of Henry R. Lesch. Brother-in-law of Karen M. Lesch and Priscilla Raughley-Johnson. Son-in-law of Eugenia Raughley.***
Also survived by his nephew Chad and niece Kimberly. Arrangements were made by the Whitting Funeral Home, Glen Head. Funeral service at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Interment private.
http://www.antonnews.com/glencoverecordpilot/2005/05/06/obituaries/
Real Estate Transactions: Nov. 4-18, 2011
Henry R. Lesch and Karen M. Lesch to Daniel J. & Janyce M. Condon Revocable Living Trust, Daniel J. Condon, co-trustee and Janyce M. Condon, co-trustee, 108 Seaton Drive, $420,000.
Read more here: http://www.centredaily.com/2011/12/10/3018622/real-estate-transactions-nov-4.html#storylink=cpy
@Blink, Should I change from erose to probchild ?
ditto!
Word Girl says:
May 18, 2012 at 3:10 pm
beejay–great work, as usual.
@erose
imo whether or not victim mutual contact outside of TSM events means they conspired to a false story is a
jury question–a part of defense’s case.
Idk how defense can prove same place/time equals
collusion in a small town setting with few social
settings TSM kids would congregate/hang out.
put me on the jury & I’d expect them to prove the conspiracy
Yes, they will, good point.
The problem is their is an inherent need for this community to want to clear this scandal like it never happened. These victims have some of the most unfair disadvantages today just like they did when they were children that resulted in their victimization in the first place and it makes me hopping mad.
I am keeping the faith, but if this one goes sideways it is gonna shake me, I can tell already.
B
beejay 5/18 @ 1006.
Your post content speaks volumes.
Poor Matt.
Karen Lesch
Advising Coordinator at Penn State University
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/karen-lesch/2b/30b/375
Penn State World Campus academic advisers Karen Lesch and Todd Lawton chat with Heather Chakiris, associate director for advising and learner success, at the World Campus tailgate event for All University day.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/psuworldcampus/5037020984/
Karen Lesch – Distance Learning
http://prisonerlife.com/page_support2.cfm?SupportID=82&WebpageID=21&MemberID=51
Karen Lesch – Student Advisor Online Criminal Justice Degree Program
http://issuu.com/world1/docs/08-0548_wc_criminal_justice_bro/search?q=lesch
Am surmising from obit I posted that Eugenia was once mother-in;law to Henry Lesch. I found it interesting that she is a retired social worker. And from her yearbook, I guess she was a pretty one.
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“We really don’t have equality,” said Eugenia Raughley, a 90-year-old retired social worker, told me before voting for Clinton in Boca Raton, Florida, last week. “I worked the same job as a gentleman, and he made more than I did. I was a much better worker as well. And I haven’t forgotten that. The mere fact that she would be president would be great progress for us.”
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/02/front_row_voters_seek_change_b.html
EUGENIA RAUGHLEY.
“Gene.”
“More haste, less speed.”
This charming young damsel
hails from a suburb of Dover.
Her chief talents, so far as we
can ascertain, lie in Art and
Boys. Beware, boys, — she is a
good looker. Here’s luck to her.
http://www.archive.org/stream/lotus551915dove/lotus551915dove_djvu.txt
A few post scandal transactions to ponder:
Real Estate Transactions: Dec. 19-22, 2011
Pennsylvania State University to College Township, 1481 E. College Ave., $1.
TOA PA IV LP to Henry R. Lesch and Karen M. Lesch, property located within the township, $300,544.68.
Robert E. McNichol Jr.and Margaret W. McNichol to Graham R. Spanier and Sandra K. Spanier, 425 Windmere Drive, $525,000.
erose you have been a busy beaver.
B
Read more here: http://www.centredaily.com/2012/01/14/3054494/real-estate-transactions-dec-19.html#storylink=cpy
11-18-89
The Second Mile sends out a letter to counselors in Pennsylvania asking for participants in the “Nittany Lion Tips.” Those who want the cards fill out a request form and an evaluation form.
“The project is growing in popularity,” Lesch said. Currently more than 550 counselors are involved.
The players who are pictured on the NCAA sanctioned cards were chosen by Sandusky, Coach Joe Paterno and his staff, Lesch said.
The idea for the football cards came from the group’s executive director, Jack Raykovitz. Raykovitz, who collects cards himself, saw a magazine article where law enforcement officers were using similar cards to make contact with children.
“A foster home was started in 1982 for six boys with special needs,” he said. “It just evolved, we joined ‘A Better Chance’, (another group for children), and now there are six boys and girls from the inner city at the home.”
http://www.collegian.psu.edu:8080/archive/1989/11/11-18-89cm/11-18-89cm-01.asp
Broke off relationship in *2001* claim funding ceased.
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A Better Chance began sending students to a residence run by The Second Mile in 1988. Palusek said none of the A Better Chance kids lived with the Sadusky family.
However, one A Better Chance student was quoted in a news article as saying he attended a went to a Penn State event that Sandusky was at in 1997.
The relationship between the two charities continued for about 13 years. Bright young teenagers, many from inner cities, moved from as far away as Philadelphia and New York City to the Second Mile residence near Penn State. They attended local schools in the State College area and received tutoring. Many stayed multiple years.
http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/21/8938358-second-nonprofit-says-it-sent-kids-to-sandusky-charity?lite
01-20-10 pic of Lesch accepting $$$ on behalf of TSM.
http://epaper.indianagazette.com/pdf/10/01/20/01-20-10/0040120101.html
Anyone have a handle on the ABC Program?
Katie O’Toole
For the past 15 years, she has been a committee member of the Second Mile and has served as a host family for a student in the Second Mile’s ABC program.
http://www.outreach.psu.edu/news/magazine/vol_4.3/inside.html
11-05-98
Pamela Gerber, the victim and witness advocate for Penn State police, explains the legal process to victims and supports them through the court process, if necessary.
“My main objective, first and foremost, is to be a good listener,” Gerber said.
To Gerber, it is important to show compassion and understanding, and she is careful to avoid blaming the victim for their circumstances or actions.
Once victims have reported an instance of sexual assault to police, they do not have to press charges, but Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar may prosecute without their cooperation.
“If I thought the (assailant) was a threat to the community at large, I would try to persuade the victim to cooperate,” Gricar said.
http://www.collegian.psu.edu:8080/archive/1998/11/11-05-98tdc/11-05-98dnews-3.asp
Gerber was PSU’s victims advocate ’88-’07. Big IF, there was someone Gricar knew Sandusky molested, like the ’98 case, she might have had a part in the case. Interesting that they both were included in the ’98 article of my previous post, and they seemed to be sending a message.
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Pamela graduated from State College High School in 1964, attended the University of New Hampshire and graduated form Penn State with a liberal arts degree. Later she completed course work for a master’s degree in counselor education. From October 1988, until April 30, 2007, she worked with the police department at Penn State University as a Victim Rights Advocate.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28304499
Worked the same case in 1989 – Pamela Gerber & Ray Gricar
http://www.collegian.psu.edu:8080/archive/1989/07/07-03-89tdc/07-03-89dnews-01.asp
Was there a day that Sandusky was not raping a child at Penn State?
http://www.co.centre.pa.us/media/upload/SANDUSKY%20AMENDED%20CRIMINAL%20INFORMATION%20FOR%202422%202011.pdf
http://www.co.centre.pa.us/media/upload/SANDUSKY%20AMENDED%20CRIMINAL%20INFORMATION%202421%202011.pdf
Geeze Louise. Read These People.
I appreciate you posting these, had out of state playoff game yesterday for Blinkette
B
Thanks, guys, for your work. Lesch’s Linked-In only shows the last 23 yrs of his resume–all with TSM. So, naturally, I wonder what he did before and how he got into this line of work. I’ve got all that stuff, college, high school, wife and kids.
Here’s a third nonprofit he worked for (TSM, and Wiley House the other, more recent ones)–I think. It’s hard to work with these newspaper archives. Looks like this was much closer to his 1971 college graduation date. 1979.
“FOSTER private care agency is employing re sponsible to provide a structured out creative home for 1 have educational or experience social either parent can work tull outside 01 to inquire call Hank Lesch tor Alternative House ”
from:
http://newspaperarchive.com/doylestown-daily-intelligencer/1979-06-09/page-13
I’ve found other references to Alternative House in PA.
Unless he taught school and I can’t find it, he never used his B.S. in Education for teaching purposes. Has devoted his life to nonprofits, administration and publicity.
From an non-case-related person’s resume, I found a reference to an Alternative House I in Bethlehem, PA. KidsPeace took it over. Whether Wiley House was its name in between or not, IDK. It’s possible, looking at this, that Lesch worked for this organization.
http://www.pipatl.org/cv/dattilio.pdf
Arlen Specter, BTW, for his fans, made a 16mm film for Wiley House. It won an award. I don’t think it’s noteworthy myself; Specter likes to do standup comedy too.
Probably entirely unrelated, but I traced a relative of JR to Bethlehem PA in 1950.
B
@erose: “Anyone have a handle on the ABC Program?”
Um, yes, sort of. It’s one of Oprah’s favs. I’m cautious about posting. Not because of anything on their part, but because I think they want no untoward publicity–either as a group or individuals. Some real movers and shakers have comes out of that program and/or are supporters of it. They placed urban children “of color” all over the country so that they could attend better schools, both private and public, than they otherwise could. A lot of $$ is likely why TSM hooked up with them. I suspect nothing more.
As I read Touched, i was looking for Jer’s adult friends. One interesting find, in terms of avenues for access, knowing kids got involved thru various means with college sports, was Jim Martin.
(See pg 107 in Touched) Jim Martin was described, along with his then-fiance Becky, as “good friends” to both the Sanduskys and TSM. There was an anecdote when they came as dinner guests. Martin was a championship wrestler (85-86ish) at PSU. Wrestling Club there. As usual, Jer’s anecdotes had little to do with anything except himself acting childish. And receiving, or fearing, the wrath of Sarge
Busy Beaver, I guess.
I posted this “TOA PA IV LP to Henry R. Lesch and Karen M. Lesch, property located within the township, $300,544.68.” on May 18, 2012, 3:17pm but I have no idea what it means!
Since erose posted it again on May 19. 2012 3:32 am, I assume it’s interesting or important?
Translation?
@WordGirl: I think it means that everybody is transferring their assets out of their names asap.
I don’t see if erose posted it, but in Dec 2011 the Leschs also set up a revocable trust (meaning they can take it back later) to Condon (sp) persons. Might be same property. The one erose listed is the developer/builder of new townhouses transferring title to the Leschs (TOA PA IV LP to Henry R. Lesch and Karen M. Lesch,). I believe that’s the new development in Boalsburg–an over 55 active-living type development. If it’s NOT the same property, then the Leschs put other real estate in trust for the Condons. If I have time I’ll go see.
_________________
JoePa also did his bit for TSM. No biggie, just this:
PATERNO GOING A FEW EXTRA MILES THIS WEEK FOR THE SECOND MILE
By BRIAN T. EVANS; Times Leader Sports Correspondent
Sunday, June 12, 1994 Page: 15C QUICK WORDS: PATERNO GOING A FEW EXTRA MILES THIS WEEK FOR THE
HAZLETON — A banquet to benefit The Second Mile and honor local high school students has some help from Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.
Read more: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:aU74Hl31qXYJ:http://archives.timesleader.com/1994_8/1994_06_12_PATERNO_GOING_A_FEW_EXTRA_MILES_THIS_WEEK_FOR_THE_SECOND_MILE.html%2B1981The+Second+Mile&hl=en&gbv=2&gs_l=serp.12…4580.10323.0.12718.20.11.0.0.0.5.102.771.10j1.11.0…0.0.Do2yl9gZaLU&ct=clnk#ixzz1vL7Wp55N
@WordGirl: Sorry. I’ll clarify. Wrt the Lesch family, the property transfer erose showed was them getting title to their new townhouse in Boalsburg from the builder/developer. This one:
Henry R. Lesch and Karen M. Lesch to Daniel J. & Janyce M. Condon Revocable Living Trust, Daniel J. Condon, co-trustee and Janyce M. Condon, co-trustee, 108 Seaton Drive, $420,000.
Read more here: http://www.centredaily.com/2011/12/10/3018622/real-estate-transactions-nov-4.html#storylink=cpy
…is the Lesch couple transferring title to their former home, on Seaton Drive, and putting it in a revocable living trust for use by the Condon folks. I see that the former house is the pricier one currently.
I have to say, though, that if you can buy real estate, now is a good time to do it. And Dec is the last month to do that sort of thing for last year’s tax purposes. So, we have to temper any assumptions with that fact. It’s tricky, too, so I’m told, to try to shelter assets from civil liability. Where I live the spouse who has no Judgment against them may find their assets seized nonetheless if errant spouse gets a Judgment against joint assets. But, it does slow things down. As always, he who prevails might just be he who has the money for the legal pursuit/defense.
I appreciate that beej. Facts of life these days, I suppose. Buying one house is more than enough for me!
It just seemed suspicious to have all this money traispsing around the county/township. Yet, it seems normal for folks to do so in their closing years. As long as it has nothing to do with J-Bomb, I’ll crawl back onto my tuffet.
I apologize for plagiarizing your post. Just like I did to Beejay. I am officially the problem child. There is just so much to remember, and when I find things “on my own” so to speak, it is in the context of what I am looking for at the time. I mean no harm. Bottom line, Beejay summed it up well. A lot of real estate transactions in Nov/Dec, lots of stuff on the dollar menu.
Word Girl says:
May 19, 2012 at 11:50 am
lol
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@erose: I don’t even know what you’re talking about. Doesn’t matter. Just don’t get me sued, ok? Lol. I can do that all by myself.
Posting for anyone who might be researching, or looking for someone to take to lunch. History of KidsPeace goes back to some of the “children’s homes” a/k/a “orphanages”. Many–if not most–of our current child & adolescent residential treatment centers and psychiatric hospitals have cannibalized those old “children’s homes”.
For those who don’t know the history (and care to) even back in the mid-1950s there were very few orphans in those homes. Most were kids whose parents couldn’t take care of them or whose behavior was unmanageable in a home setting.
KidsPeace in PA did consume Alternative House with Wiley House as an interim merger. Might be some helpful things found thru this. Or, maybe not. Their prior organizations in Bethlehem PA has/had a longtime history in this area.
http://www.kidspeace.org/uploadedFiles/KPAnnualReport20071.pdf
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Just throwing out some random thoughts here, some of the details coming from Touched, the book:
Jer seemed to visit his parents as often as he could, and stayed with them overnight till they left Brownson House (1986ish). Art was said to have provided “consulting” services to Jer at TSM. One anecdote in Touched was the one with Jingles, where Jer used BH as a hotel, driving 35 miles from there to a high schl for PSU recruiting purposes. (I’m sure he wanted to visit with his folks whenever possible.)
In one of Art’s obits, as well as in Touched, it was stated that Art really loved the TSM kids. Jer said some of them stayed with Art and Evie in their State College home.
In Touched, Jer stressed how extremely financially pressed TSM was in the early years. Why did TSM spend $64K in 1981 to buy 20 acres of land? They did build a house for the handful of foster kids; I assume it was on that land. But they didn’t NEED 20 acres. IMO JS was already planning to add many more kids to a residential program. And it sounded like the additional land purchased from PSU was adjacent to the original 20 acres.
All of it fits together as a continuation plan from Brownson House to TSM, IMO. Generation to generation.
beejay- I don’t think I had read previously that any TSM kids stayed with Art and Evie
In a study conducted of both Federal and State convicted pedophiles with similar grooming habits and “lure” techniques, it was found that 100% of similar offenders were abused similarly as children.
100%. If the allegations against Jerry Sandusky are proven true ( and imo, for me, they already are) I will not stop researching and digging until the “root” cause, or lineage of this heinous pastime is uncovered. We can’t break cycles until we know where they are.
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Blink: There was a newspaper article after Art died, talked about him loving TSM kids. So, no one made a secret, I guess, of the fact that Art had contact with them.
As to the staying with part, it’s in Touched, top of pg 193. It’s unclear, but that passage appears to be referring to TSM kids staying with either Jer or at Art and Evie’s on visits to State College AFTER the kids were grown. I think. Frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised to learn it was when they were younger also. Or at least for unsupervised day visits. Which are risky enough.
“…He was always special, as was a boy named [redacted]. They used to come to my house and stay, or go to my parents after they had moved to State College.”
Sorry if I misled you. (And I hope if TSM kids, as adults, stayed with ANY of the Sanduskys I hope to hell they didn’t bring their own children.)
IMO, our instincts are right.
From Touched, pg 224. Jer was leaving his parents home after viewing Art’s dead body there. He didn’t want to leave his mom alone, waiting for Art’s body to be removed. But he had to because it was a game day. And he knew Art would’ve wanted him to go on to the game.
So, Jer drove away and went about “…my regular pregame rituals, which included picking up some of the Second Mile kids. Man, how my dad loved them, just as he had loved the kids at the Brownson House so many years before.”
There’s obviously something wrong with me because I know this was intended to be touching in a poignant way. But me, I feel as if I might throw up…
There is nothing wrong with you, I feel exactly the same way.
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@Blink: “I will not stop researching and digging until the “root” cause, or lineage of this heinous pastime is uncovered.”
Seriously, you’re working on this? And expect to finish within your lifetime? and may it be long. Well, acc. to Touched, Art spent a lot of his OWN youth at the Brownson House, or whatever it was called back then.
Some of those earlier generations victims (or perps, we should be so lucky) need to come forward and help. Art’s generation were big secret-keepers, as are most towns the size of little Washington, PA.
Wow. I admire you. I can’t get into it; prior commitments are gonna tie up my entire summer. God bless you.
Any other who’re going that direction, here’s a small start. The upstanding city’s fathers and their decendents. So, walk softly.
http://www.wash-greenesportshall.org/2002/Brownson House.htm
I have no illusions and even less time but I do what I can when I can. I have been working on ties to a different case I have been working on for 4 years so I am not at risk of over anticipation I am afraid.
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@Beejay, Thanks for all the insights and snips from the book. I keep thinking about the bachelor Judge Brownson and why he chose Art. Since there is reason to believe that Sandusky and his father preyed together, I wonder is that the norm between a groomer and his grown up victim? The United Way keeps popping up with ties all the way back to The Brownson House and seems a common thread with TSM donors, as does PAWS, fwiw. BTW, it’s still spring, summer doesn’t start for another month you know…
@erose: thanks for the invitation to work on Washington PA’s history for the next month! You know, I’m not even supposed to be here now. Subject to having my electronics snatched away at any time and repurposed. Plus, there’s frequent flyer miles to use.
Anywho, I did manage to do a quick timeline of Brownson House wrt the childhood of Art, since Jer claims Art spent time there in his youth too. First, it looks to me like there wasn’t too much going on in that burg to keep kids occupied, so anything was an improvement.
Then, too, Art was born in 1919; turned 18 in 1937; served in WWII in say early 1940s (home by 1942, IIRC). His childhood time and place was factory work if you could get it. A lot of women working, the Depression. Not a lot of folks at home looking after the kids; not much spending $.
From 1928 to 1932 what became B.House was a Boy’s Club, run with the help of nearby Washington & Jefferson College volunteers. Does that mean staff or college students or both? IDK. I’m betting some students helped out with kids’ sports, at least. The “facility” was still just a couple of rented rooms in a house on Weirich Ave. So, that was it till Art was 13. (Up till 1927 it was mostly some local ladies teaching sewing and cooking classes. Let’s assume not many boys there.)
In 1934 an entire house was acquired (Art was 15 then) and it was named Weirich Ave Settlement House. Settlement houses were originally considered a progressive way to help immigrants and other struggling families. They had live-in staff in the community they served. Some had families live there, which was the case as Jer described it even in the late 40s or later, at B.House. They hired their first live-in worker and estab’d a Bd of Directors.
From late 30s to mid-40s a woman ran it. They offered sports, cooking, and sewing classes. So, that’s the setting Art would’ve been around.
In 1937 the current facility was purchased when that factory closed down. From mid-40s to early 50s a man named Joseph Julian was its director. It was languishing. (Hark! a new name to play with)
Art was hired in 1952 to try to regenerate interest in it.
This is a summary for those who don’t want to go to that link. I am looking at some of the priest abusers out of the Pittsburg Diocese, because there could be some overlap somehow. There was a dreadful case in 1988–a coverup horror. There are a fair number of Catholic churches around the area, all i think under the Pittsburg Diocese. I ran across one obit where a catholic woman requested donations to B.House in lieu of flowers.
B.House actually got a grant last yr or so from Wash County United Way; about $8K to run an after school program. It’s listed as a UW charity. I mean it’s legit; probably more so in actual services provided than some others (ahem).
I’ll do what I can for as long as I can. I do a lot off-screen, just so you don’t think I’m idling my retirement years away!
Judge Brownson graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in 1874, however, he received an honorary doctorate of law from them in 1935. As you read on you will see he was on the BOT for Washington and Jefferson College and President of the Washington Community Chest since it’s formation.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19390102&id=nLhRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a2kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2604,2662098
Well, no wonder the judge went to Washington and Jefferson College (which by the way has an impressive list of alumni) his Dad (I assume) was president pro tem a couple of times, and served on the BOT.
James Irwin Brownson was a prominent clergyman and academic in Washington, Pennsylvania.[1]
Brownson was elected to the Board of Trustees of Washington College in 1849 served as President Pro Tem. there from July 13, 1852 until September 20, 1853.[2] He was elected to serve in the consolidated board of Washington & Jefferson College after the union of the two colleges and was made President of the Board in 1882. He again served as President Pro Tem. in 1870.[3] He also served as a trustee of the Washington Female Seminary and of the Western Theological Seminary (now Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.[4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_I._Brownson
NYT 1851
Fify Years A Minister
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9401E0DD133AE533A25756C2A9679D94609ED7CF
Apparently the pastor, father of the judge, was the de-facto college pastor. I’m thinking the community charity ideas started with him. @Beejay, Your W&J College was a great lead, IMO. (Consider yourself only semi-retired, lol.)
The First Presbyterian Church 1793, alternatively known as the First Presbyterian Church, is a Presbyterian church in Washington, Pennsylvania. It has been the de-facto college church for Washington & Jefferson College since the early 19th century.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presbyterian_Church_1793