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The family of the late Joe Paterno on Sunday issued a report denouncing the Freeh report, the outside investigation commissioned by Pennsylvania State University into the institution's responsibility for the sexual abuse by Jerry Sandusky of numerous young boys. The Paterno family's report says that the Freeh report was based on "raw speculation and unsupported opinion – not facts and evidence," and the family statement says that there is in fact no evidence that Joe Paterno did anything wrong. Penn State and the National Collegiate Athletic Association shouldn't have relied on this report to draw conclusions on the scandal, the Paterno family says.
Penn State on Sunday issued a statement that did not directly attack the Paterno family's study, but that defended the value of its outside investigation. "As a result of the investigation, 119 recommendations were made to Penn State in areas such as safety and governance. To date, the university has implemented a majority of those recommendations, which are helping to make the university stronger and more accountable. The university intends to implement substantially all of the Freeh recommendations by the end of 2013. It is understandable and appreciated that people will draw their own conclusions and opinions from the facts uncovered in the Freeh report," said the university statement.
