Reports have surfaced outlining Joe Paterno’s involvement in the Sandusky-Penn State child sexual abuse case, and Now, Nike has been forced to remove Paterno’s name off the Childcare Center.
The president of Nike Inc. said Thursday he has decided to change the name of the Joe Paterno Child Development Center, a child care facility at the company’s headquarters outside Portland.
Chief executive Mark Parker said he was deeply saddened by the news coming of the Louis Freeh investigation on the child sex abuse scandal at Penn State. Freeh says Paterno and other top school officials disregarded the welfare of Jerry Sandusky’s victims as they failed to report abuse allegations against the longtime assistant coach.
“It is a terrible tragedy that children were unprotected from such abhorrent crimes,” Parker said.
Nike founder Phil Knight, who defended Paterno at the coach’s memorial service, said “it appears Joe made missteps that led to heartbreaking consequences. I missed that Joe missed it, and I am extremely saddened on this day.”
Knight said Paterno strived to put young athletes in a position to succeed in sports and in life.
“My love for Joe and his family remains,” Knight said.
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It’s always about money Nike knew he was in the know and hid it now they’re going to change the name. He still have love for him ands his family makes me think that Nike president is a part of that child molestation rank how many foster kids do he have