pennsylvania s simply too lax when it comes to issues like this and reporting them to the police? now here is kathleen cain, a democratic candidate for attorney general in pennsylvania, the election is next year. she s prosecuted child sex abuse cases. and steven collins, an old friend of ours, a radio host based in philadelphia. let s start with kathleen. i want to get the law down here. if you re witnessing what looks like, by any broad definition, statutory rape, rape, or sex involved by an adult with someone underage, isn t that in itself a felony and reportable, with or required to be reported? why are child cases in this category get exempted from a requirement under pennsylvania law? actually, is it is not. i mean, you can make the argument that it s obstruction of justice, because that s exactly what it is. but under pennsylvania law, the reporting requirement is is that you need to have the care of the child in your basically, in i mean, you can make the argument that it s
the hands of institutions, and back into law enforcement. steven, i want to get back to kathleen about this catholic church thing, that just resonates through this case, in the sense of treating penn state football, like it s your religion, which is not a reach, by the way, if we understand penn state, what it means of their football. your thoughts e. steven, what this teaches us about adult behavior and why people think protecting each other is somehow good for society, you know? i mean, this goes to the code in the police department that says, we ll look the other way, we re going to protect this institution. but joe paterno? i mean, he s the guy who comes through the house of the football player and says to the mom, hey, your son is going to be safe with me here on campus. i m going to make sure he graduates, he studies, and he s protected! so what about the other kids? the at-risk kids, for the
it removed? don t we need to get rid of the statue of limitations for matters like this? what s done now, the statue of limitations is now up to age 50. as a prosecutor, i would absolutely say that, you know, i know how children feel. i know that it takes them many, many years to get the courage, to get the inner strength, to grow larger, to make sure that they can take physically protect themselves. and i think 50 is fair at that point. you also have to look at the constitutionality of someone being able to defend themselves. so what is it now? what s the statute now? if a child is under the age of 18 right now, the statute allows them to bring criminal charges up until their age of 50. what do you think it should be? i would like to see it taken away completely, like a murder statue this is no statute of limitations on murder, because they have killed that child inside. good luck with that one. e. steven collins, as always. kathleen kane, welcome to hardball. up n
because you know that that abuse, it wasn t the first time, and it certainly isn t going to be the last time. and the thoughts that were running through that child s head when mcqueary stepped in and that child felt that he was going to be saved and wasn t just sickens me. it is time to change the law. and it s time to take it out of the hands of institutions, and back into law enforcement. steven, i want to get back to kathleen about this catholic church thing, that just resonates through this case, in the sense of treating penn state football, like it s your religion, which is not a reach, by the way, if we understand penn state, what it means of their football. your thoughts e. steven, what this teaches us about adult behavior and why people think protecting each other is somehow good for society, you know? i mean, this goes to the code in the police department that says, we ll look the other way, we re going to protect this institution. but joe paterno? i mean, he s the guy who
here s a prgs of the interview where he started the charity, second mile. the organization where he would later meet his alleged victims. how did it all start? basically, because i m a frustrated playground director, i guess. i enjoy being around children. i enjoy their enthusiasm. i just have a good time with them. ugh. anyway, one of the many controversial aspects of this case, of course, is the law protecting minors. when joe paterno heard that sandusky allegedly had anal sex with a boy, think about that, he told his bosses, but he never called the police. and apparently that satisfied his obligations under pennsylvania law, which begs the question are laws like pennsylvania s simply too lax when it comes to issues like this and reporting them to the police? now here is kathleen cain, a democratic candidate for attorney general in pennsylvania, the election is next year. she s prosecuted child sex abuse cases. and steven collins, an old friend of ours, a radio host based in ph