Before Jerry Sandusky, Penn State football had another serial sexual predator, Todd Hodne

Thiefery said:
damn, never knew about this.. what an article.. fuck Joe Paterno
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It was a long read, but one that seems like if not for the extreme dark topic it would be a 30 for 30. Very well researched and written.
 
fordman84 said:
It was a long read, but one that seems like if not for the extreme dark topic it would be a 30 for 30. Very well researched and written.
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They're apparently making a movie about the one victim in State College and the OT who befriended her.
 
Bayou Tiger said:
Yeah I saw that. I'll wait for the movie to come out.
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in the meantime the Cliffs notes version:
PSU recruited a bad kid, kept a bad kid, covered for a bad kid, JoePa knew and kept him around because he hit hard.
 
BusSport said:
"Before Jerry Sandusky, Penn State football had another serial sexual predator, Todd Hodne"

tldr version: Penn State football player Todd Hodne was a serial rapist on campus in the 1970s. He was eventually convicted of rape and murder and died in prison in 2020.
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You guys give me shit for typing too much - I get it, you simpletons - but that was one long, well researched article. And very, very well written. Never heard any of that.

For those of you who can't read anything longer than 240 characters, here are the Cliffs from memory:
- 1977 PSU freshman from Long Island comes to PSU
- Gets into some trouble and is suspended for his second year
- Rapes at least 3-4 women on and around campus.
- Is arrested, tried and convicted, and the dumb fuck judge lets him go home while on appeal, something no one had ever heard of.
- While at home he rapes 4 more women, is arrested and convicted and sentenced to a total of 21 years.
- Gets out on parole after 7 years even though everyone said dude should not get out.
- Within a year he is a drug addict and murders a taxi driver.
- Convicted and dies in jail around 2020-ish.
- Ruined a bunch of lives ... a bunch.

It doesn't paint Joe Pa in too bad a light, but does point out how sexual assault/rape was treated differently back in the day. Joe Pa got a little too involved, but for the most part did what he should have done. The local police did a terrible job, and the criminal justice system screwed up time and again. Someone should have throat punched the judge, and I hope he lived a terrible life after that decision.
 
fordman84 said:
in the meantime the Cliffs notes version:
PSU recruited a bad kid, kept a bad kid, covered for a bad kid, JoePa knew and kept him around because he hit hard.
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That's not accurate. He didn't keep the bad kid, and there is no proof that he covered for the bad kid. He did interfere with some of the witnesses, asking what they were going to testify to, but he told them to tell the truth. Once player who did provide character testimony was moved to shitty dorm, and later kicked off the team. Better that he did nothing, but you totally mischaracterize the story.

I think Joe Pa was a non-good person, so I threw up a bit in my mouth defending him. You have plenty of ammo on Joe ... this article ain't it.
 
WhosYourDawggy said:
You guys give me shit for typing too much - I get it, you simpletons - but that was one long, well researched article. And very, very well written. Never heard any of that.

For those of you who can't read anything longer than 240 characters, here are the Cliffs from memory:
- 1977 PSU freshman from Long Island comes to PSU
- Gets into some trouble and is suspended for his second year
- Rapes at least 3-4 women on and around campus.
- Is arrested, tried and convicted, and the dumb fuck judge lets him go home while on appeal, something no one had ever heard of.
- While at home he rapes 4 more women, is arrested and convicted and sentenced to a total of 21 years.
- Gets out on parole after 7 years even though everyone said dude should not get out.
- Within a year he is a drug addict and murders a taxi driver.
- Convicted and dies in jail around 2020-ish.
- Ruined a bunch of lives ... a bunch.

It doesn't paint Joe Pa in too bad a light, but does point out how sexual assault/rape was treated differently back in the day. Joe Pa got a little too involved, but for the most part did what he should have done. The local police did a terrible job, and the criminal justice system screwed up time and again. Someone should have throat punched the judge, and I hope he lived a terrible life after that decision.
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TLDR
 
WhosYourDawggy said:
That's not accurate. He didn't keep the bad kid, and there is no proof that he covered for the bad kid. He did interfere with some of the witnesses, asking what they were going to testify to, but he told them to tell the truth. Once player who did provide character testimony was moved to shitty dorm, and later kicked off the team. Better that he did nothing, but you totally mischaracterize the story.

I think Joe Pa was a non-good person, so I threw up a bit in my mouth defending him. You have plenty of ammo on Joe ... this article ain't it.
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So suspending him for a felony but bringing him back doesn't fit your definition of "keeping a bad kid"?
 
WhosYourDawggy said:
You guys give me shit for typing too much - I get it, you simpletons - but that was one long, well researched article. And very, very well written. Never heard any of that.

For those of you who can't read anything longer than 240 characters, here are the Cliffs from memory:
- 1977 PSU freshman from Long Island comes to PSU
- Gets into some trouble and is suspended for his second year
- Rapes at least 3-4 women on and around campus.
- Is arrested, tried and convicted, and the dumb fuck judge lets him go home while on appeal, something no one had ever heard of.
- While at home he rapes 4 more women, is arrested and convicted and sentenced to a total of 21 years.
- Gets out on parole after 7 years even though everyone said dude should not get out.
- Within a year he is a drug addict and murders a taxi driver.
- Convicted and dies in jail around 2020-ish.
- Ruined a bunch of lives ... a bunch.

It doesn't paint Joe Pa in too bad a light, but does point out how sexual assault/rape was treated differently back in the day. Joe Pa got a little too involved, but for the most part did what he should have done. The local police did a terrible job, and the criminal justice system screwed up time and again. Someone should have throat punched the judge, and I hope he lived a terrible life after that decision.
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I read through the full article yesterday and agree with most of this. The article does portray Joe Pa as being far more concerned with the reputation of the program than he was of any of the victims well being. That in itself is pretty damning (and considering what we know about him now, 100% on brand for him).

It is definitely a super long read, but fascinating. The main villain in the story ended up being a completely deranged serial rapist, but very easily could have been a serial murderer. All his mannerisms, the motive, inability to feel any sort of empathy...everything matches up with a serial killer's profile. Scary scary dude.
 
fordman84 said:
So suspending him for a felony but bringing him back doesn't fit your definition of "keeping a bad kid"?
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He never brought him back. He was suspended for the felony (breaking into a record store), and that is when he was raping. He never made it back to the team.
 
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