Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted of more than 40 counts of child sexual assault. His crimes occurred over a span of more than 10 years Although Penn State administrators knew of his behavior, they failed to act. At one point, another coach witnessed an assault, but only reported it to the head coach, who in turn only reported it to his superior. All the following elements of Trautman's "corruption continuum "seem to be present in the description of the Penn State scandal found in the chapter, EXCEPT: ignoring obvious ethical problems administrative indifference toward integrity. lack of a published Code of Ethics for the organization. a survival-of-the-fittest approach by employees, who commit unethical acts to protect themselves.