# Penn State Ordered to Pay $7.3 Million to Assistant Coach Mike McQueary (Sandusky/Paterno) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 28, 2016, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912 "2016-10-28T07:32:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912/1 "2016-10-28T07:32:47Z")
> [@](#): > > A jury on Thursday ordered Pennsylvania State University to pay $7.3 million to Mike McQueary, who blamed school officials for destroying his life and coaching career after he emerged five years ago as the star witness against Jerry Sandusky and the administrators accused of covering up Sandusky’s sex attacks on boys… > > Since 2012, the school has paid more than $93 million to settle claims from 32 Sandusky accusers > **[Jury orders Penn State to pay McQueary $7.3 million](https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20161028_Jurors_to_decide__Did_McQueary_deserve_to_get_dumped_by_Penn_State_.html)** > > BELLEFONTE, Pa. - A jury on Thursday ordered Pennsylvania State University to pay $7.3 million to Mike McQueary, who blamed school officials for destroying his life and coaching career after he emerged five years ago as the star witness against Jerry... This judgement is vastly excessive (as well as the average $3 million settlement for each Sandusky accuser). ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912/2 "2016-10-28T07:46:21Z")
ern no as a molestation victim I can safely say there’s no amount in the world that you can get repaid to make that better … 3 million would pay for therapy and such tho ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912/3 "2016-10-28T08:07:55Z")
Mike McQueary wasn’t a victim. He was the coach who witnessed Sandusky raping a [del]paper towel tube[/del] 10-year-old boy in the showers, which he reported to Joe Paterno and others, who ignored him. Wouldn’t it be great if everyone could cash in on such a payday just by witnessing a crime… ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912/4 "2016-10-28T08:38:01Z")
Pretty hard to justify this guy’s actions. He sees a naked boy in the shower with a grown man. Hears the distinctive slapping sound of sex. Doesn’t call 911? Instead he goes to the head coach (his boss) the next morning. Technically fulfilling his obligation to report it to his supervisor. But, I think most people would call 911. This was a very serious sex crime that requires immediate police attention. Imho I don’t think he should be rewarded with 7 million bucks. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912/5 "2016-10-28T15:10:34Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Pretty hard to justify this guy’s actions. He sees a naked boy in the shower with a grown man. Hears the distinctive slapping sound of sex. > > Doesn’t call 911? Instead he goes to the head coach (his boss) the next morning. Technically fulfilling his obligation to report it to his supervisor. > > But, I think most people would call 911. This was a very serious sex crime that requires immediate police attention. Imho > > I don’t think he should be rewarded with 7 million bucks. Isn’t this essentially what Paterno himself did? Report to administration, but not to law enforcement? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912/6 "2016-10-28T15:23:24Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Isn’t this essentially what Paterno himself did? Report to administration, but not to law enforcement? Yes it is. Each person just reported to their supervisor/boss. I don’t recall what the school finally did. I think someone in the school’s administration reported the crime to the campus police chief? I’m not sure. Been a couple years since this was in the news. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912/7 "2016-10-28T15:26:56Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Mike McQueary wasn’t a victim. He was the coach who witnessed Sandusky raping a [del]paper towel tube[/del] 10-year-old boy in the showers, which he reported to Joe Paterno and others, who ignored him. > > Wouldn’t it be great if everyone could cash in on such a payday just by witnessing a crime… He didn’t get the money for witnesses a crime. He sued because (he says) Penn State was responsible for " destroying his life and coaching career." If the jury agreed (and apparently they did), damages could easily amount to $7 million. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912/8 "2016-10-28T15:36:24Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Mike McQueary wasn’t a victim. He was the coach who witnessed Sandusky raping a [del]paper towel tube[/del] 10-year-old boy in the showers, which he reported to Joe Paterno and others, who ignored him. > > Wouldn’t it be great if everyone could cash in on such a payday just by witnessing a crime… Do not use this thread to take shots at another poster outside of the Pit. No warning issued. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912/9 "2016-10-28T17:55:02Z")
Ten more settlements like that, and he’ll be as rich as if he had used talicum powder. ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912/10 "2016-10-28T19:25:03Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Pretty hard to justify this guy’s actions. He sees a naked boy in the shower with a grown man. Hears the distinctive slapping sound of sex. > > Doesn’t call 911? Instead he goes to the head coach (his boss) the next morning. Technically fulfilling his obligation to report it to his supervisor. > > But, I think most people would call 911. This was a very serious sex crime that requires immediate police attention. Imho > > I don’t think he should be rewarded with 7 million bucks. The worst part of the story: the child watched his potential rescuer walk away. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912/11 "2016-10-28T20:49:35Z")
> [@](#): > > McQueary’s award could grow larger in the coming weeks. Gavin still has to rule on his whistle-blower claim that Penn State ousted him from his $104,000-a-year assistant coaching job because he spoke out about Sandusky and school officials. Assistant coach making over 100K a year??? I guess he gets a payday. It may soothe him for being a social pariah forever for his boot-licking and cowardice. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912/12 "2016-10-29T05:29:40Z")
Hmm…well, if it can be proven that Penn State fired him for speaking out against child rape, then I guess he at least deserves a medal or something. [Maybe one of these?](https://ideas.evite.com/diy/olympics-diy-chocolate-medals/) ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-state-ordered-to-pay-7-3-million-to-assistant-coach-mike-mcqueary-sandusky-paterno/769912/13 "2016-10-29T06:27:59Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Pretty hard to justify this guy’s actions. He sees a naked boy in the shower with a grown man. Hears the distinctive slapping sound of sex. > > Doesn’t call 911? Instead he goes to the head coach (his boss) the next morning. Technically fulfilling his obligation to report it to his supervisor. > > But, I think most people would call 911. This was a very serious sex crime that requires immediate police attention. Imho > > I don’t think he should be rewarded with 7 million bucks. I would hope most people would intervene and stop the rape. I sure as hell would try. Sick weak bastards. Just to be clear that’s directed at the rapist and those who didn’t help.