Report: PSU president thought it ‘humane' not to report Sandusky - Philly.com

Report: PSU president thought it ‘humane' not to report Sandusky - Philly.com:

Talk about twisted values and morality. It's really hard to find any reason to think Sandusky innocent, which makes his insistent of a trial, putting his victims through their pain again, doubly troubling. A very sick man. But he's not the only one needing punishment here. Is he actually going to take the stand and claim to be the victim himself?

There are false accusations, of course, and they are as tragic as the alleged crimes. There were a mess of them a couple decades ago, like a virus, ruining lives of innocent people, a famous case involving those who ran a daycare center. My play Who Forgives? speaks to this issue. It can get very complex at many levels.

Here, with so many victims, so many similar stories, it's hard to find the case for Sandusky.

My play has a curious short history. It premiered in Cork, Ireland, in 1996 and went on to be a finalist for a prestigious Irish drama prize. Then it opened here and bombed. It was a decent production but it didn't take fire either critically or commercially. Cork loves me, Portland hates me -- you get the picture ha ha. I actually can and do laugh about it. "Success" is such a crap shoot -- and in the end, the artist is the only audience that matters. You try to do your best and you know when you do and you know when you don't.