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Wednesday, 23 November 2011
COLLEGE ATHLETICS: Scandals put other schools on guard
Concerned that allegations of child sex abuse in two big college sports programs could trigger more cases around the country, universities are urging employees to reread their school's reporting policies, while more closely scrutinizing the people who work in their athletic departments.
Those reminders were circulating even as news of the scandals kept unfolding.
On Friday, the NCAA notified Penn State it would investigate the school for lack of institutional control resulting from the child sex abuse allegations against Joe Paterno's former assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky. The evening before, Syracuse placed basketball coach Jim Boeheim's top assistant, Bernie Fine, on leave after old allegations resurfaced that he molested two former ballboys. Sandusky and Fine each have denied the accusations against them.
In his letter to Penn State, NCAA president Mark Emmert restated a message that schools have been receiving simply by watching the news.
"It is critical that each campus and the NCAA as an Association re-examine how we constrain or encourage behaviors that lift up young people rather than making them victims," Emmert wrote.
Earlier this week at Michigan, president Mary Sue Coleman wrote an open letter to the university community reminding people to call 911 or the police department if they see a crime in progress. "This is a chance to remind one another that a community's values are lived out in the actions of each of us as individuals," she wrote.
At St. John's, athletic director Chris Monasch said the incidents offered a good opportunity to emphasize to staffers "that if there is an issue that's inappropriate you have to deal with it immediately."
"A cover-up only makes it more severe," Monasch said. "Certainly, we do background checks on the people we hire for summer camps and those types of things. We're trying to take precautions, but I don't know how you can prepare for some of those things." Continued...
Those reminders were circulating even as news of the scandals kept unfolding.
On Friday, the NCAA notified Penn State it would investigate the school for lack of institutional control resulting from the child sex abuse allegations against Joe Paterno's former assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky. The evening before, Syracuse placed basketball coach Jim Boeheim's top assistant, Bernie Fine, on leave after old allegations resurfaced that he molested two former ballboys. Sandusky and Fine each have denied the accusations against them.
In his letter to Penn State, NCAA president Mark Emmert restated a message that schools have been receiving simply by watching the news.
"It is critical that each campus and the NCAA as an Association re-examine how we constrain or encourage behaviors that lift up young people rather than making them victims," Emmert wrote.
Earlier this week at Michigan, president Mary Sue Coleman wrote an open letter to the university community reminding people to call 911 or the police department if they see a crime in progress. "This is a chance to remind one another that a community's values are lived out in the actions of each of us as individuals," she wrote.
At St. John's, athletic director Chris Monasch said the incidents offered a good opportunity to emphasize to staffers "that if there is an issue that's inappropriate you have to deal with it immediately."
"A cover-up only makes it more severe," Monasch said. "Certainly, we do background checks on the people we hire for summer camps and those types of things. We're trying to take precautions, but I don't know how you can prepare for some of those things." Continued...
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Ballarat man loses appeal for school sex calls
A MAN who left disturbing sexual phone messages on answering machines at a number of schools across Ballarat has failed to win an appeal against his 12-month prison sentence.
Wayne Holt, 39, from Ballarat, was blown a kiss by an elderly supporter in the County Court in Ballarat yesterday, but had little else to smile about.
Judge Liz Gaynor re-imposed the original sentence — without a parole period — which was handed down in the Magistrates Court downstairs in September, saying she was concerned about the living situation Holt would move back into if his sentence were cut short.
Crown prosecutor Carolene Gwynn detailed Holt’s offending, which dates back to September last year, saying he left voice messages at two secondary schools and one primary school in the Ballarat area, repeatedly requesting that a female uniform be left out the front of the school for him.
At one school where he left at least two messages, Holt said he found the girls in uniform very sexy, while at another he said he had been watching the schoolgirls for several days and “almost had one”.
At the primary school he said he was getting excited by the students and wanted to have sex with one of them.
For Holt, Jo Swinney argued that despite his intellectual disability, her client had learnt the consequences of his actions.
“He can see the nexus between his offending and going into custody,” she said.
Wayne Holt, 39, from Ballarat, was blown a kiss by an elderly supporter in the County Court in Ballarat yesterday, but had little else to smile about.
Judge Liz Gaynor re-imposed the original sentence — without a parole period — which was handed down in the Magistrates Court downstairs in September, saying she was concerned about the living situation Holt would move back into if his sentence were cut short.
Crown prosecutor Carolene Gwynn detailed Holt’s offending, which dates back to September last year, saying he left voice messages at two secondary schools and one primary school in the Ballarat area, repeatedly requesting that a female uniform be left out the front of the school for him.
At one school where he left at least two messages, Holt said he found the girls in uniform very sexy, while at another he said he had been watching the schoolgirls for several days and “almost had one”.
At the primary school he said he was getting excited by the students and wanted to have sex with one of them.
For Holt, Jo Swinney argued that despite his intellectual disability, her client had learnt the consequences of his actions.
“He can see the nexus between his offending and going into custody,” she said.
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