Since day one of the Jerry Sandusky investigation Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has been at the center of it.

He was the Attorney General when the allegations first surfaced.  Then as governor, Mr. Corbett sat in on Penn State Trustee meeting when they decided the fate of Joe Paterno and former University President Graham Spanier.

Just one day after the Governor delivered his budget proposal, we were invited to the Governor’s mansion to talk about a number of topics.

We were warned repeatedly the Governor could not say much about the Sandusky case because it is an on-going investigation, but he did answer some of our questions.

He admits he was stunned when the allegations against Sandusky first surfaced.

"When it was first brought to my attention it was just total shock”, said Corbett.  I said my goodness.  Well we got to follow it up.  I have a reputation of somebody who’s gone after child predators for a long period of time.”

He strongly denied that the length of the investigation of the filing of charges was delayed so he could focus on his run for governor. 

Corbett has a seat among the Penn State Trustees and was on a speaker phone the night Paterno and Spanier were terminated.

“The only thing I said was you have to remember the children.  That was it.  I listened.  This was their discussion.  The only thing I said is you have to remember the children.  People may have different memories, but I know exactly what I said.”

The Governor denies reports that he told the Trustees remember the boy in shower, which would refer to one of Sandusky’s alleged victims.

He told us the situation at Penn State is heartbreaking but did not foresee the fallout.

“I don’t think anybody would think it would have worldwide implications.”

Corbett also told us the Second Mile Foundation, which Sandusky founded, is not under investigation.

That statement could raise some questions.

There are a number of Second Mile board members that were also major contributors to Corbett’s gubernatorial campaign.