I'm not sure whether women's basketball coach Rene Portland is innocent or guilty of violating the anti-discrimination policy, but what I am sure of is that Penn State's handling of the situation has been unjust ("PSU finds Portland in violation of policy," April 19).

Penn State announced its finding that Portland did violate its policy against sexual discrimination, yet it failed to disclose a single shred of evidence that supported this assertion. How can the public be convinced of her guilt? And how can Portland respond to a fact-finding investigation, where no facts have been presented? If Penn State is sure Portland is guilty, why didn't they fire her? If Penn State is so sure Portland is guilty, why not publicize the evidence of her guilt in the same manner that they publicized their finding of her guilt?

Is Penn State's investigation so trustworthy that it thinks it is OK to publicly say Portland is guilty without producing any evidence? How are we to know that this wasn't a decision based on politics and hearsay?

I hope I am never in a situation where the public is told I'm found guilty, but the institution lacks the conviction and decency to explain how they arrived at this decision.