NBC Slammed By Support Group For Airing Jerry Sandusky Interview 'Disrespects All Sexual Abuse Survivors'

March 27 2013, Published 7:17 p.m. ET
A controversial jailhouse interview between filmmaker John Ziegler and convicted child abuser Jerry Sandusky has already sparked angry explosions after NBC aired a clip during a segment of Monday's TODAY - and a support group tells Breaking Celebrity News exclusively that the insensitive scheduling decision has brought renewed trauma to the countless victims of abuse.
“This just further illustrates the importance of recognizing, investigating, and acting on signs of child sexual abuse. Ziegler’s appearance on the TODAY Show was overshadowed by the words of a man who is still clearly unrepentant and unwilling to own up to the pain he has inflicted in so many," Jolie Logan, President and CEO of Darkness to Light, a non-profit group that empowers people to prevent child abuse, tells Breaking Celebrity News.
"Jerry Sandusky had his day in court. Do we really care what he has to say now?” Logan asks.
“The Sandusky case brought the issue of child sexual abuse to the public eye. While there is great value in keeping this subject alive in the media, interviewing Sandusky is not the best means to accomplish this goal. We are not pleased that Jerry Sandusky continues to have opportunities to appeal to the public - it is disrespectful to all sexual abuse survivors.”
As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, the bombshell interview with the shamed former Penn State assistant coach put embattled anchor Matt Lauer in the hot seat over his unco