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Shamed by Paedobear: Anti-child abuse mascot turns up at Penn State game in wake of Jerry Sandusky scandal

| January 4, 2012 at 03:33 pm

PaedobearFan dressed in provocative outfit at Penn State’s 30-14 defeat in Ticketcity Bowl, Dallas
Student carried sign saying: ‘Keep quiet and don’t tell anyone’
Former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky denies more than 50 charges of alleged abuse of young boys
Two college authorities face charges over cover-up of alleged abuse

There was double humiliation at Penn State’s final football game of the season, after one student dressed up as anti-paedophile mascot ‘Paedobear’ to protest at the sex scandal cover up at the college. (more…)

Give child sex-abuse victims a stronger voice

| at 03:26 pm

The Assembly Judiciary Committee is scheduled today to consider a bill that would eliminate the two-year statute of limitations on lawsuits brought by victims of child sexual abuse.

A state Senate committee backed the bill Iate 2010, and the Assembly panel should follow suit. In fact, this is one of those proposals that seems so obvious that we can only wonder why it took so long for legislators to get around to acting on it.

But as so often happens, this is a case of lawmakers reacting to high-profile events rather than anticipating them. We can, however, at least appreciate the wisdom of the reaction. (more…)