At a news conference after the APEC summit on Sunday, President Obama delivered a message addressing the sexual-abuse scandal at Penn State University. The takeaway: Protecting children is more important than shielding institutions, and people who see something wrong need to step up and address it.

Watch the video, courtesy of the Associated Press:

Read more at the Washington Post.

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