Jerry Sandusky has been charged with over 40 counts of sexual assault since the Penn State scandal erupted last month. The former football coach sat down with Jo Becker of the New York Times (at his lawyer’s house) for an in-depth interview to explain his side of the story. The New York Times has the full story as well as video footage of the interview…
The former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, in his first extended interview since his indictment on sexual abuse charges last month, said Coach Joe Paterno never spoke to him about any suspected misconduct with minors. Mr. Sandusky also said the charity he worked for never restricted his access to children until he became the subject of a criminal investigation in 2008.
The failure by Mr. Paterno to act more aggressively after being told in 2002 that Mr. Sandusky had molested a 10-year-old boy in the showers of the university’s football building played a role in Mr. Paterno’s firing last month after 62 years at Penn State. Mr. Sandusky, in the interview, said that Mr. Paterno did not speak to him or confront him over the accusation, despite the fact that Mr. Sandusky had been one of his assistant coaches for three decades and was a regular presence at the football team’s complex for years after the 2002 episode.
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SOURCE: [NY Times]
Jerry Sandusky seems to be ademant that the allegations against him are false. Do you believe him? Let us know.
