Creepy Jerry Sandusky Is Still Lurking Around Kids

on February 9, 2012 at 12:52 PM

If you were hoping the lack of news on the progress of the Jerry Sandusky prosecution meant the man accused of sexually abusing a host of young boys had dropped off the face of the earth raise your hand. I'm sorry to disappoint you folks, but not only is Sandusky alive and well, he's still managing to creep people out while on house arrest at his home near Penn State.

According to the alleged child molester's concerned neighbors, Sandusky has taken to loitering outside his home during the day. And now for the creepy part. Sandusky lives right near an elementary school. And guess what that elementary school has? Yup, a playground. And in case you need me to spell it out for you, playgrounds just so happen to be popular with young children.

Eeeeeek!

Listen, I know that Jerry Sandusky is innocent in a court of law until the prosecutors in Pennsylvania actually prove -- beyond a shadow of a doubt -- that he was abusing the children he met through his football program, The Second Mile. As a supporter of our United States Constitution, I will defend his right to "innocent until proven guilty" until I die. But the fact is, every time we turn around, this guy is doing something else to give us the heebie jeebies.

Instead he's allegedly ogling the playground, and prosecutors say he's been moaning to the courts that he wants contact with his grandkids restored. At least one of Sandusky's ex-daughters-in-law is saying no way, but a hearing tomorrow will determine if he gets access to the kids.

Doesn't this guy want to at least pretend he understands the serious nature of the charges against him? He's facing 52 charges of sex offenses against kids. FIFTY-TWO! At the very least, he could acknowledge that perception is everything, and try to act like he doesn't have an unnatural affinity for spending time with children. It might make it easier for the rest of us to give him the benefit of the doubt until trial.

Do you think Sandusky should be allowed outside of his home if there's a playground nearby?

About the author Jeanne Sager

writes articles for The Stir by day, slays closet monsters and bounds through bedtime stories with her elementary schooler by night. Diet Pepsi courses through her veins. The Phineas and Ferb soundtrack reverberates through her brain.

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Comments (14)

Nonmember comment from Soldier

on Feb 9, 2012 at 1:09 PM

The Jerry Sanduskys of the world will all be dealt with properly soon enough. They don't even realize the war that's about to reign down on them. They'll wish they all turned themselves in.

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Lorefield

on Feb 9, 2012 at 1:18 PM

Seriously? The guy just looks like a sicko, I can't stand his face.

But he does have every damn right to "loiter" in his own damn yard. Neighbors need to shut up about his proximity to a playground or cops will never take them seriously if something messed up actually does happen.

As for the grandkids, I doubt the judge will grant him access, but unless the parents are willing to let him see them, it isn't going to happen. There is no PA law providing the ability to sue for grandparent visitation rights unless the child previously lived with them.

on Feb 9, 2012 at 1:19 PM

Soldier, that sounds very apocalyptic. What are you going on about?

Nonmember comment from Janet

on Feb 9, 2012 at 2:09 PM

He may have a right to loiter in his own yard, but the neighbors and everyone else has the right to report his peeping at children. See how that works? And since pedophiles typically watch potential victims before acting, police don't take things like this lightly. I hope they report his ass every single time. He shouldn't even be free on bail right now, let alone getting his rocks off visually.

on Feb 9, 2012 at 2:51 PM

There is no law against looking at children from your own yard, come on!

I'm not saying he isn't creepy. The fact remains though that he has NOT been convicted. People running around wringing their hands about him supposedly looking at children is counter productive and hysterical.

FYI, the cops can't do one thing to stop him from looking at whatever he wants from his own yard. I really don't think even a judge could order him not to. Until he is in prison, the guy has rights.

Nonmember comment from Ashley

on Feb 9, 2012 at 3:40 PM

The police can and usually do monitor any suspicious activity reported when someone is under supervision. Hence the word supervision. 52 counts and accusations spanding 14 years doesn't qualify as simply hysteria. It's also BEYOND creepy. Convictions cannot and should not be the only barometer by which any society takes precautions when it comes to kids.

on Feb 9, 2012 at 4:09 PM

Well a judge will decide tomorrow whether he is allowed outside or not. From the accounts of the concenred residents, Sandusky has been seen letting his dog out, and sitting on his back deck at various times of the day, including recess time at the school. No one has had the presence of mind to record him watching the children. According to his lawyer, the cops are called every time he opens the front door to let his dog in or out. One neighbor complained that he, himself felt "violate" just by seeing the man outside.

Sounds to me like people over reacting.

on Feb 9, 2012 at 4:37 PM

'His lawyer' was the operative phrase in your comment. His lawyer also said he showered with boys to teach them how to clean themselves. His lawyer will say anything to counter whatever concerns are expressed about his client. He gets paid to do that. I think the opinions of those neighbors are bit more valid than any of ours. You can't say that people who actually know the guy are overreating when the closest you've come to him was the picture up top. Since they personally witnessed the way he was staring at those children, I'm going to take their word for it. If I was accused of being a child rapist, the last thing I'm going to do is find the nearest view of some kids playing. He could have chosen to look elsewhere. He chose to stare at the kids.

on Feb 9, 2012 at 8:39 PM

Hey I'm not a juror and i'm not pretending to know him. I just know how people tend to freak out
Over just about anything. Judging by the neighbor's comment about feeling violated at the mere sight of the guy, i'd say there's a little bit of over reacting going on.

Nonmember comment from LisaLee

on Feb 9, 2012 at 9:17 PM

Thank you Ashley! Excellent responses! Some people take the whole devil's advocate thing too far. There is a reason this guy's own neighbors react to him the way they do. But wait, an internet onlooker thinks they're over reacting. They witsnessed how he was looking at those kids. Did you? If you didn't see what they saw, on what are you basing your assumption?