It's been a few weeks since the first allegations of sexual abuse at Penn State arose. Since then, the amount of information on the case has continued to grow. Jerry Sandusky continues to be the center of attention, and sports fans throughout Pennsylvania have watched as their local sports heroes fall.

Recently, Sandusky was set up to fail when he was interviewed by a TV sportscaster. The reporter asked Sandusky about the child molestation charges, and Sandusky denied the allegations. However, when the reporter asked Sandusky if he was sexually attracted to children, Sandusky's answer was not as straightforward. For that lack of eloquence, he has faced a litany of criticism.

Like politicians and movie starts, there have cameras in Sandusky's face nonstop. With all the questions and repeated answers, it is only a matter of time before an answer comes across in an unintended way. And that answer is then plastered across news sources.

Think about it. If there were news cameras following you 24 hours a day, how many inarticulate things would come out of your mouth? In the heightened anxiety of the sex abuse scandal, we seem to have forgotten that Sandusky was first and foremost a coach. He is not reciting lines from a movie script, and it would be easy for anyone to falter when answering an unexpected question.

Regardless, the former Philadelphia district attorney -- the man who once led a grand jury investigation into the Philadelphia archdiocese -- is leading an investigation into Sandusky's charity. He described the situation as the quintessential setup for molesting young children. "This is a pattern of conduct that is so classic in its context: the grooming, the young boys, the gifts, the flattery, the meals, the trips, the jock thing, the touching."

In many ways, that sounds like the same types of affection and attention grandparents give their grandchildren. In this case, it seems as though context makes all the difference.

Sandusky said that he enjoyed spending time with young boys, and his work with Second Miles is reflective of that. Sadly, because of the recent allegations, much of the good work Sandusky did with his charity will be scrutinized and criticized. Will any of his good work be spared from the public's accusing eye? Or will a jury's conviction or a criminal defense attorney's aggressive work spare him from a lifetime of ridicule?

Source: Associated Press, "Penn State sex case rivets public, fuels change," Maryclaire Dale, Nov. 22, 2011