Look....
MM called Daddy-O from his office minutes after seeing JS. Why? Had to be a reasoNew.
The three discussed this late Friday. Why? Had to be a reason.
You don't discuss horseplay.
That's on Mike and his dad to explain. All I am going on is the testimony I heard last week in the courtroom from Mike, his dad and Dr. Dranov.
Dr. Dranov was called to the house after Mike had shown up to listen to Mike's story and to get his advice on what to do. McQ Sr explained that they wanted Dranov's advice. Why Mom's advice wasn't sought is a mystery.
Dranov did not believe Mike's account was worth a call to the University Park Police, 911 or CYS and his advice was that that Mike should just report the incident to his supervisor. It was hearsay, but Dranov felt Penn State needed to know. So Mike did.
You all know this is beating a dead horse, yes?
Penn State reported the incident to Second Mile. Jack Raykovitz admitted under oath that he knew Jerry was in the Lasch shower naked, with a Second Mile teen - who was also naked. Jerry did not provide any counseling or therapy to Second Mile youth. Jerry's gig was emceeing events, handing out awards and fundraising. So what the hell was he doing with a Second Mile youth should have been the first thing Jack should have asked.
Jack admitted that Tim Curley reporting to Second Mile was an appropriate venue to report this incident. Jack failed to identify the youth, he failed to circle back with Tim for more details, he failed to get more details from Jerry, he failed to document the incident, he consulted with Genovese, Heim & Poole and kept that in-house and his recommendation was for Jerry to just wear swim trunks the next time.
Jack failed to identify that showering individually and privately with a youth is the first step in the grooming process. The entire goal of that activity is to have the youth take their clothes off and break down barriers. Jerry could wear full on Carhartt overalls - it doesn't matter. The goal is to have the kid with no clothes on.
This sort of "Grooming" is not the kind of thing you want associated with a kids charity. The only kind of grooming that should be going on is haircuts and manicures.
I don't think a geriatric football coach who life's work is with adults and 2 college admins who work with adults would be versed in the grooming process of children, but I would hope that a child psychologist who not only counsels this population, is the CEO of a charity who services such at-risk kids, and who has reported suspected child sexual abuse from Second Mile kids in the past - would know this.
Why Jack didn't sit Jerry down in a chair, slap him upside the head with the facts about such grooming behavior and read him the riot act is a mystery.
Which makes me ask yet again - what the hell was going on over at the Second Mile?