This is about the last thing Penn State needed.
Not, not the professor from Penn State Abington who went on a bizarre rant and was ushered off a flight in Miami.
This one is much more serious, and again paints State College as someplace less than Happy Valley.
While still trying to extricate itself from the shadow of Jerry Sandusky, Penn State now finds itself in the midst of another sex scandal.
This one involves a frat that apparently set up a private, invitation Facebook page where they displayed photos of nude and partially nude women.
It doesn't take an honors student to figure out what was going on.
It gives every appearance that someone connected to the frat was taking advantage of women who had visited the house.
Look, I was in college once. I attended more than my share of frat parties. I have a pretty good idea what was going on here.
But once again, today we live in a different world, one that involves social media, Internet postings and images that never go away. Capturing those images and then posting them on Facebook, including shots of women who appeared to be passed out or sleeping, is just one more facet of the technology we swim in every day.
Now the frat has been suspended, and some people may actually wind up facing criminal charges.
Authorities are asking anyone who believes they may have been a victim to come forward so they can be identified and help in the investigation.
It also doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out some of those victims might be less than enthused about coming forward. Several have indicated they simply want the images taken down.
In the meantime, it's just one more ugly splotch on Penn State.
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