Lance Shaner donated $250,000 to The Second Mile charity, expecting his money to go to a good cause that benefited disadvantaged youths. Little did he know that his money was going to a charity founded by a man who allegedly raped and molested several young boys, reports Fox News.
Shaner is now demanding his money back in The Second Mile lawsuit.
Shaner is a Pennsylvania businessman and former board member of The Second Mile. From 2005 to 2010, Shaner donated the money to the charity to aid the construction of the Center for Excellence. In the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, that project has been stopped and the future of the charity itself is in doubt, reports Fox News.
Yet The Second Mile is still holding onto Shaner’s money. After the scandal, the former board member says that he contacted Second Mile CEO David Woodle about getting his money back. Woodle allegedly said that he would do so as soon as he got approval from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. It’s unclear why Woodle needed the AG’s approval, but given the massive lawsuits that are likely to be brought against Sandusky, the state may have wanted to ensure that the charity was not funneling money out.
Since the initial contact with Woodle, Shaner says he hasn’t heard anything from the CEO.
It wasn’t reported on what grounds Shaner is suing the charity, but he could be suing for fraud or misappropriation of his money. Shaner had donated the money to The Second Mile for the purpose of benefiting a charity that helped young boys and for construction of a new building. But following the Jerry Sandusky scandal, both of these goals have been eliminated
Lance Shaner brought The Second Mile lawsuit seeking a refund of his donation. He gave the charity $250,000 for a purpose that may no longer exist.
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