In his first interview since going to prison in October, former Penn State assistant football coach and convicted sex offender, Jerry Sandusky, denied allegations from a key witness and also spoke about legendary coach Joe Paterno’s knowledge of his sexual abuse.
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In the interview, which the Today Show aired on Monday, Sandusky said that Paterno would never have let him coach if he thought Sandusky was a pedophile.
“If he (Paterno) absolutely thought I was (a pedophile), I’d say no,” Sandusky said. “If he had a suspicion, I don’t know the answer to that.”
Sandusky also disputed former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary’s version of what he witnessed in the locker room. McQueary, who was a key witness in Sandusky’s trial, said that the assistant coach was having sex with a 10-year-old boy in the locker room.
“I don’t understand how anybody would have walked into that locker room from where he was and heard sounds associated that was sex going on like he said that could’ve been,’’ Sandusky said. “I mean, that would have been the last thing I would have thought about. I would have thought maybe fooling around or something like that.”
Sandusky also said that there were a multitude of factors that landed him in jail.
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“I think there’s a lot of things that transpired,” Sandusky said of the process that convicted him. “I think these investigators, the way they went about business, his story changed a lot. I think he said some things and then it escalated on him even. There’s a lot of suggestive questioning.”
The interview has come under fire from victims’ families and Penn State University, who released this statement regarding Sandusky’s recent comments.
“Jerry Sandusky’s statements today continue to open wounds for his victims, and the victims of child sexual abuse everywhere. We have tremendous respect for the men who came forward to tell their stories publicly. Penn State continues to take important steps, including the training of over 11,000 employees and volunteers on how to recognize and report suspected child abuse.”
Sandusky should probably just remain quiet at this point.
SOURCE: Today
