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Criminal

Nov. 17, 2011

Penn State should do something for the victims

The actors involved in the Penn State scandal should take active steps to encourage recovery. By Thomas A. Cifarelli of Cifarelli Law Firm


By Thomas A. Cifarelli


The victims of the Penn State University child sexual abuse scandal deserve full justice and they deserve it now. While the Pennsylvania attorney general will prosecute the defendants, criminal penalties will do little to address the causes of this tragedy or ease the pain and suffering of its victims. Indeed, the alleged perpetrator was given a relatively modest bail and remains free, raising questions about how the criminal case might unf...

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