Sneak Peek: Katie Couric Interviews Sue, 3 Other Paternos

Sue Paterno’s interview with Katie Couric–her first public remarks  since the death of her husband–will air Monday at 3 p.m. But one Harrisburg TV station called up Couric to get a sneak peak at their conversation. Couric said her impression was that the Paternos were not close to Sandusky, and that they had no idea about the extent of his crimes (at least several decades ago, when Sue’s own kids were young). Said Couric:

“Sue said sometimes on the road at a hotel, Sandusky would be in the pool with the Paterno kids,’ and she said, ‘Never in a million years would I have let my children spend time with Jerry Sandusky if I had any inkling he could have committed these crimes.’

Couric also interviewed three members of the Paterno family, who “talk about supporting his legacy as a husband and a father and someone who deeply loved Penn State and the entire Penn State community.” Which gives you a sense for what direction this interview’s going to go in. [ABC 27]