down your face reporter: through silence. through painful words. i relate to it because i was sexually abused when i was little. reporter: all in hopes of shining a more positive light on their ranks. after a week that saw some of them react violently to the firing of legendary football coach joe paterno. let s make tonight the greatest story ever told, ever, out of something as horrible as this. reporter: earlier these two students say they organized the candlelight prayer vigil to help focus attention on the victims of alleged child sexual abuse, tied to former assistant coach jerry sandusky who denies the criminal charges against him. we are with the people. we are with the victims of the scandal. and that s going to be the overall message. we can show that we care for them, we honor them, we respect them. and at the same time that we can unit as pen state student body. come pless reporter: frida