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Pennsylvania State Attorney General's Office via Reuters
Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was led away by police after his arrest Nov. 5.
A 19-year-old Pennsylvania man plans to sue former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, alleging that Sandusky gave him whiskey and sexually abused him in an office at the university's football building in 2004, the man's lawyer said.
The lawyer, Chuck Schmidt of Harrisburg, Pa., told several Pennsylvania TV stations and newspapers Tuesday that the man was 12 years old when he was assaulted.
The man, whose identity isn't being released because he was a minor at the time of the alleged assault, was staying overnight at Sandusky's Second Mile children's charity, Schmidt said.
Sandusky is charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse over a period of 15 years. He admitted to showering with young boys but has denied the abuse allegations.
Open Channel: Sandusky's dinner with alleged victims raises new legal questions
The new allegation, which comes from someone who is not among the eight young men cited in the charges against Sandusky, was first reported Monday night by WHP-TV of Harrisburg.
"At the time, he was vulnerable, his mom passed away, his dad was ill," Schmidt told the station.
"When all of the publicity came out, that made him realize there were a lot more people involved than just himself," he said.
Schmidt told the Harrisburg Patriot-Ledger that he was still trying to corroborate the claims by visiting the football building to see where the alleged incident might have taken place.
Sandusky is scheduled for a preliminary hearing next Tuesday, during which at least one of his alleged victims is expected to testify. His attorney, Joseph Amendola, said Tuesday that he was "looking forward to this opportunity" to question his client's accusers.
"Although the preliminary hearing is not a trial but simply a probable cause proceeding, we will, for the very first time, have the opportunity to face Jerry's accusers and question them under oath about their allegations," Amendola told NBC station WJAC of Johnstown, Pa.
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Only 10,000,000 moneywhores to go!
proamerica: You're way off. The average serial pedophile, which Sandusky fits the profile, molests and/or rapes approximately 100 children in their lifetime. Molestation may last several years involving multiple incidents until the child grows out of the abusers target age range. At which point they move on to another victim.
Keep your ignorant judgemental slurs to yourself.
One other point. Experts approximate only 10% of child victims of sexual assault ever report the crime to authorities. So even if Sandusky molested the mean average of 100, only 10 will come forward. Sandusky is already up to 10 and I suspect we won't see many more in this case.
And the first thing you are going to do when you come forward is file a lawsuit, not go to police and try to prosecute in a case that is being prosecuted. Sounds like a money whore to me and anonymous witnesses are not trustworthy.
RevSpinnaker post 30.1 & 30.2 Keep on trying to educate, and good luck. Sadly, I don't think a thing you post will ever change ignorant people like proamerica-1148973 or the person who posts almost the same, with the name; The Devil-1138528 The only thing that will bring about change in them is when a creature hits close to their homes, God forbid.
Numbers? One in four American girls have been sexually abused, one in five boys in America have been sexually abused. As you state, these are only factors from those who will come forward and say.
These creatures attack in violence every day in America. Yesterday, they found the body of the little 7 year old girl from Atlanta. She had been raped, and then knifed to death. Yesterday, Sheriff Joe Arpaio apologized to the citizens of the little town of El Mirage, Arizona for his mishandling of over 400 sex crime cases," some of which included children as young as two years old." That is just from one small town of hundreds of thousands in our country.
The only positive thing that will be achieved by this Sandusky evil is that it may help to destroy the stereotype that most people have of child sexual abusers. They are not uneducated, unshaven, "trailer trash." They can and do wear suits and uniforms.
No amount of money proamerica and the devil will replace the innocence and the childhood, and the hearts and souls stolen from these children.
RevSpinnaker, pass the collection plate for Focus Adolescent Services next Sunday. They are one group in America that has been working to save the children.
Very cool MrCool, I appreciate your compliment. I just looked up "Focus" and they looked good. In fact there was a lenghty article by Jim Hopper Phd. a founding member of 1 in 6 Inc. All organizations geared toward men and boys who were sexually abused are only a few years old and really need support.
Another really good one I just heard of the other day is the Luna Foundation.
Toysoldier is an excellent blog I highly recommend for men and boys who were abused.
@ Toysoldier:
MediaHound on December 4, 2011 at 12:17 pm said:
Male Abuse Awareness Week December 1-8, 2011
http://help4guys.org/
A New Awareness Campaign is Being Held to Help Abused Boys and Young Men
An awareness campaign has been launched by the P. Luna Foundation, called “Male Abuse Awareness Week” every December 1st through the 8th. Scheduled the first week of December, this campaign shines light on the neglected cause of abused males during the holiday season when statistically domestic tensions rise. All forms of child abuse are considered in this effort.
http://news.yahoo.com/awareness-campaign-being-held-help-abused-boys-young-110052886.html
Perhaps if the media gets their act together we'll actually hear about Male Abuse Awareness Week next year.
Thanks again MrCool.
Why is Sandusky STILL walking free? Is there a legal authority reading this article that can provide a sensible explanation? I just don't understand because anyone without connections would be in jail until court not giving personal interviews on national news.
Says a lot about Pennsylvania doesn't it?
Anywhere else this guy would have at least $1 million bail and GPS.
I expect we'll see a lot more victims come forward. It takes them time to get up the courage and confidence.
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He is free because the judge that was hearing his case volunteered at his charity and instead of recusing herself she let him walk around like he did nothing wrong. Granted he still has to have his day in court. But anybody that has to think about if he is attracted to young boys before he answers has a problem. Because the obvious answer should have been HELL NO!!!
The Democrats, the Republicans, Congress and the media all support abstinence from sex. It is time for all men by 21 to commit suicide. Men seldom practice abstinence from sex. When all American men are dead, those who are opposed to sex will finally be in charge. I want to see what a future without sex will do for the human race. Even worse than sex, I heard that Mel Gibson had a fight with his girlfriend. Hollywood then demanded the removal of Mel Gibson from movies. Most Americans now believe God populated this planet with animals throwing a male and a female animal into a cage at the Bronx Zoo to breed. The media squeals that 80% of Texans believe the planet is less than 10,000 years old.
How ignorant must we become before we realize we are destroying America just by talking stupid. I dislike watching a country die from self-inflicted bull@!$%#. Let's stop brainwashing each other and pretend we can think for ourselves. God gave us free will just so we could think for ourselves. I now live in a country of morons who let the media decide everything. As a kid I thought America had something to do with freedom. Precisely how free does anyone feel these days. I know I don't feel free. I live like a beggar on social security and food stamps. The government views me like a piece of @!$%#.
In 2012, Iwill vote for myself for President, Senator and Member of the House. I intend to die representing myself. I still believe in free will. There may forty or fifty thousand people left who believe in free will. Most people are idiots who believe what they see on TV. God save America from ignorant people.
riley123: I'll bet proamerica will vote for you.
This just sickens me, and this man is free to walk the streets. He should be behind bars until the trial. how many more little kids has this man assaulted the year before this story even broke. There are probably dozens of more young kids that he has assaulted last year. Lock this man up and protect the kids. Just because he was a top-coach with money, it doesn't mean he should be allowed to roam the streets with the rest of us.
Calypso, you said it best. A judge involved with his charity has no business being involved in his trial. And no one should have to muddle through a "yes" or "no" question like "Are you physically attracted to young boys?".
I also don't know why his lawyer keeps letting him field questions since the man obviously has no moral compass.
he is a wealthy, white, older man married to a woman who is a sports figure; these factors that protected him for decades are still protecting him today. if he were not identified as such, he would not be walking free and producing a public relations campaign thru the media.
Not only is he still walking free, his house is located next to an elementary school! A guy accused of molesting eight children is allowed to live beside an elementary school while he awaits his trial. Unbelievable.
Carol - as I first read they also have foster children in their home - why is there no mention of them and how many where young boys - and what about the wife is she brain dead?
Well, she could be a pedophile too.
She had kids with her husband in the basement.
One of the kids called out for help knowing that she was upstairs..she didn't hear anything?
Someone needs to check her out too.
Pro, that comment was truly disgusting. Guess you had no idea what being in that situation is like. I am looking forward to see your comment collapsed.
I think "pro" posts inane responses just to see what happens. EVERYONE IGNORE
Yeah, but he makes a real good point. How many other aleged victims will come out of the woodwork? How can anyone actually prove this lastest aleged victim was actually molested? Does he plan on describing a mole on Jerry's johnson? You see, anyone within the right age bracket could file suit merely to line his pocket so long as he could possibly be placed at the scene or neighborhood at the right point in time. I mean, come on, larceny runs rampant in this day and age. And NO, I'm trying to protect the guy, I just hate seeing people jump on the bandwagon to line their pockets at someone else's expense.
For many people a sense of shame delays them working through what has happened to them as minors. Unless you walk a mile in their shoes don't question when they choose to come forward. Some of these kids have to face this publicly once they make the allegations. Their name won't stay private for forever. Lots of people love the sports stars and the coaches and it is always your word against theirs.
give all the alledged victims and Sandusky a lie detector test ......
ram: pro's post is deservedly collapsed but you may be interested in my response.
Sky Pilot: How much money would it take for you to jump on such a bandwagon?
Proamerica, get some empathy please! What makes you want to attack the victims of this person?
Why is this pathetic man still claiming to be innocent? We're not talking about 1 accusation or 2 or even 5... The man is obviously a rampant threat to children and needs to be behind bars. I give everyone the benefit of a doubt, but I read the Grand Jury statement, and after hearing boy after boy tell their story, I'm surprised our legal system allows him out on bail. If he were poor and black he'd be given immediate jailtime... He's only getting off (pun not intended) easy because he's white and a big time footballer.
Proamerica,
Diddled little boys yourself? Maybe even been sued by some of them? Why else would you say something like this?
Because he's a simpleminded cynical jackass.
If this had been any one of us with this many "allegations" they would have locked us up and thrown away the key. It is unbelievable to me he is still walking the streets. Don't they understand every day he is out the possibility that he will abuse again is very real? Obviously being seen by McCreary didn't stop him; previous allegations did not stop him, why would this stop him? I'm sure he is still trolling for victims. Get this pervert off the streets.
Mike McQueary, not McCreary.
Whoa, Sandusky is toast.
I mean, one accuser, two accusers...sure.
But now it looks like the figurative floodgates have opened.
It is so sad that those poor kids had to submit to this demon. I hope that they give him the justice that he deserves. He is a pedophile and has used poor disadvantage young kids for the last time. Lets see how he manages in prison with guys and big and perverted as he is..... he will get what he deserves.
Lets face it, it is time for the truth to come out. Either Sandusky likes litle fat boys, or the boys are trying to get on the money wagon and kick a man when he is down.
Give all involved a lie detector test, and, he is guilty lock him up for 15 years. HOWEVER, if the boys are not telling the truth and trying to get a few million, lock them up for 15 years, and, lock their attorneys up for 5 years for being ambulance chasers.
Or, does the public really want to know the truth??????????????????????????????????
In reading the comments, it appears you'all have pronounced him guilty. He may be guilty, and if so he should be punished, however, if the boys and their attorneys are guilty of trying to get something for nothing, well, ---------- what if they are all ambulance chasers ---????? Have you ever known an attorney to turn down a chance to make millions??????????
A lie detector test to all involved would save the tax payers a lot of money, and the truth would come out, let the chips fall where they may!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Where is the fun in that ? This guy LOVED them boys up good and now he is going to feel the love of a big black man in the pen !
Frank, do you really think eight people collaborated together to come up with false accusations against someone just for the chance to get money? If it were one person making the accusation, your argument might have some standing, but EIGHT? Also, I don't think lie detector test results are allowed as evidence, so there would have to be a trial anyway.
Man this guy really really liked @!$%#ing little boys ! And he has been doing it for many many years as well ! Time to cut this freaks balls off !
if it wasn't for cruel and unusual punishment, testicle removal would be a very effective way to deal with sex predators.
A bullet is faster and a more permanent fix !
MY COMMENTS ARE IN CAPS AND BOLD
"At the time, he was vulnerable, his mom passed away, HIS LAWYER WAS OUT CHASING AMBULANCES, his dad was ill," Schmidt told the station.
"The man, whose identity isn't being released because he was a minor at the time of the alleged assault...:
WELL THIS IS BS...IT DON'T MATTER THAT HE WAS A JUVENILE AT THE TIME OF THE ASSUALT...HE'S AN ADULT NOW!
"When all of the publicity came out, that made him realize there were a lot more people involved than just himself," he said. AND SOME SCUM SUCKING LAYER SAW SOME DOLLAR SIGNS IN THIS ONE.
Schmidt told the Harrisburg Patriot-Ledger that he was still trying to corroborate the claims by visiting the football building to see where the alleged incident might have taken place. SO THE BOTTOM DWELLER HASN'T EVEN CORROBORATED THE CLAIMS AND HE'S GOT THE 'SUEING" BALL ROLLING...WAY TO GO YOU LAWYER SCUM!
LOL - there will probably be a number of guys who are now adults - who maybe only saw this guy at a distance and were never in close contact with him will see dollar signs. There are those who took the same advantage with the Catholic Church scandal - at least one guy bragged about his scheme and the money he got.
In another two days there won't be anybody that wasn't abused by Sandusky...why he'll have a better life time average than Wilt Chamberlin...
And he even admits he is attracted to little BOYS ! This just keeps getting better and better ! Every day some one new comes out and every day I can still hear him saying I am attracted to little boys ! I mean come on how guilty is this guy ? The evidence is all over the place and even HE clearly admitted to it ALL ! How many smoking guns do you need before you finally say " Yeah he did them all " ? Good thing they got him now before more boys got to see him on top !
Jerry's keds. What's the chances Sandusky can finger other pedo-cronies ???
Sandusky has done more little boys than all of the Catholic church priests put together !
it is true if he does get to regular prison [probably in one of those special white collar prisons] bubba will have his way with him. don't forget over 80 per cent of prison population were abused as kids{remember what happened to jeffry daumer? oh yeh sandusky don't forget too bubba has a bigger penis & he has lots of friends....!!!
Lock him up and throw away the key.
He is entitled to a trial.
He is NOT entitled to abuse children.
Some of the comments display astonishing ignorance. Lie detector tests for victims? Jumping on the bandwagon? I don't think some people comprehend what these victims will go through during this investigation and trial and how much easier it would be to stay silent. They are courageous teens and young men to step forward to stop Sandusky. The adults failed them, allowed him to victimize them. They deserve respect not the scorn being heaped on them by some people.
RRuin - you obviously are naive about human nature - especially the nature of lawyers. Comprehend what these victims will go through - have you ever been molested? If not - don't presume to know what those of us who have - will or have gone through. There will be those who take advantage of this case to get themselves a large amount of money - those who have not been molested and have not gone through anything and have not suffered in any way. Those who make a claim should be investigated to determine of they actually had contact with this guy in a way that would make their claim valid.
I agree with RRuin.
RRuin - when I read these posts it sounds like the same when a woman steps forward and accuses a man of rape - all come forward to defend the rapist and none come forward to defend the victims - how sad
One - maybe - eight sorry game closed - and how many more? This man is a pedophile and where were the defenders of children? All holed up in their "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil"? For shame and all for the money and the game - oh yes the game of good sportmanship!
Let me tell you, you hurt one of mine - I would hunt you down like a rabid dog - who should be put down- before you infect and destroy lives
Sorry to be so dramatic but this conversation sickens me - put the man away- there is no cure for him no re-abilitation - he is a disease
Man Sandusky make the Catholic Priests look like Saints ! 40 Charges spanning over 15 years ! And NO ONE till now has come forward ? I do not get it . Why has this taken over 15 years to come to light ? And if he was being protected how come they are not charged as well ? I think this should also be looked at there is more to this than any one of us really knows ! I feel it goes much deeper and reaches much farther than just Sandusky ! All the people that protected this Child raper needs to face a judge and get charged with a sex crime ! From the Penn. State officials to the cops ! Every one that knew needs to be brought up on charges ! 40 Counts and 15 years and you can damn sure bet there is much more ! What a sick mother @!$%#er ! Rapping little boys ! This will go over really well for him in prison . " What u in fo " Asks a BIG black man .. Sandusky " I raped little boys for 15 years ! " Big Black man " Bend-over and take it like a man BITCH " !
trickson: You sound as creepy as your avatar.
What ? Are you siding with the Child rapist ? I am NOT ! I hope this freak gets all that is coming to him !
This could have been a non-event if Mike McQueary had stopped the sexual assault and rape of the young boy in March 2002.
Lin: Or if the DA followed up with a grand jury back in 1998. That's when the collusive cover-up started. Some judge, maybe even the one that let Sandusky go on unsecured bail, tied the DA's hands. I suspect he pursued the investigation on his own and that's how he ended up missing in 2005. He had a known disdain for Paterno who probably sent Sandusky packin' in 1998 with promises of "Gee coach it'll never happen again, you can trust me with the keys to the locker room, honest."
Lin - nonsense - you think that was the first child that this man abused - how about one of many so blame the guy that walked into a rape, what I do agree is he should have slammed him against the wall and did nothing but run off to daddy - but there where so many more before this child - but he could have saved the others that came after him
What get's me is all these sex offender laws . They are paid for by the tax payers they are written and then passed as fast as they are written to protect children from freaks like this and not one of them laws for 15 years have done a thing to protect any one of the CHILDREN this sick pedophile raped ! WHY ? Tell me why is it that this sick @!$%# has gotten away with this for so long ? NOT only that but just look he is still a free man ! If this were any regular person ( MAN ) they would be LOCKED UP IN JAIL ! NO BAIL ! And now we get this freak 40 sex crime charges and he is still FREE ??????? I think this sick"O" should be locked up awaiting trial NO BAIL AT ALL ! this is just plain sick to me ! His CHILD victims are in suffering while he gets interviewed on T.V. and says how he LOVES CHILDREN and is attracted to BOYS ! What the HELL ??????
Not to be too flippant here, but what would really put Sandusky behind bars would be for the President of PSU (the one who they fired) to say Sandusky was molesting the President's son. Or sons. Who knows? Then the former PSU President admits he did nothing about it--"because our football teams did so well, year after year."
hopefully someone gives this sick bastard true justice.