Penn State Trustee Says He's Not 'Totally Out' Of Sympathy for Sandusky Victims
The Penn State trustee who said he was "running out of sympathy" for "so-called victims" of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky backpedaled awkwardly Thursday.
"Keep in mind I said I was running out of sympathy, I wasn't totally out," Al Lord told the Daily Collegian, the Penn State campus paper. "And no one knows how much I have left."
Lord, former head of student loan giant Sallie Mae, sent an email Saturday to the Chronicle of Higher Education that referred to "so-called victims," and also told the Chronicle he was "tired of victims getting in the way of clearer thinking and a reasoned approach to who knew what and who did what."
On Friday, Lord had told reporters that jurors might've convicted former Penn State President Graham Spanier of child endangerment for failing to report Sandusky because it was Friday and they wanted to go home.
Lord also said he thought jurors had reached a verdict by "flipping a coin."
Sandusky, former defensive coordinator for Penn State's football team, is serving up to 60 years in prison.