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	CEO of Sandusky Charity Resigns Amid Child Sex Abuse Scandal Stockton Record November 14, 2011 http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111114/A_NEWS/111119957 The Second Mile, the nonprofit organization at the center of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, has accepted the resignation of its CEO, Jack Raykovitz, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Monday. The nonprofit was founded by former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky in the late 1970s to help disadvantaged children. Sandusky, 67, was charged last weekend with 21 felony counts for allegedly abusing eight male minors over a period of 15 years. He denies the charges. The grand jury report in the case alleged that Sandusky used the charity to pick out his victims. Announcing Raykovitz's departure, The Second Mile said, "We will conduct an internal investigation to assess our internal policies, procedures and processes and make recommendations regarding the organization's future operations." The charity said it hopes to release those findings by the end of the year. Raykovitz had served as CEO for the past 28 years. The day-to-day operations of The Second Mile will now be overseen by David Woodle, the Board of Directors' vice chairman. "I hope that my resignation brings with it the beginning of that restoration of faith in the community of volunteers and staff that, along with the children and families we serve, are The Second Mile," Raykovitz said. In its statement, the charity maintained that Sandusky's alleged abuse of young boys "occurred outside Second Mile programs and events."
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