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eight of the boys allegedly sexually abused by former Penn State coach
Jerry Sandusky will testify against him when preliminary hearings in the
case begin December 13th, according to people close to the case. The
news is a blow to his defense. Sandusky’s lawyer, Joe Amendola,
previously said that at least one of the boys had denied that he was
abused. Sandusky is accused of molesting eight boys over a 15-year
period. A key allegation against the 67-year-old former coach was that
he was seen raping a boy about the age of 10 in the shower in 2002. The
hearing in Centre County, Pennsylvania, is expected to last several
days. The revelation comes after Sandusky discussed the 2002 allegation
with the New York Times, saying he never spoke about it to Penn State’s
head football coach Joe Paterno. Paterno was fired last month amid the
scandal. He added that he and Paterno also never spoke of a 1998 child
molestation complaint leveled at Sandusky that was investigated by Penn
State police. Sandusky also vehemently denied the accusations.
Meanwhile, some are wondering if Sandusky is guilty of witness tampering
after it was revealed that he spoke to and even dined with the men now
identified as his victims during the grand jury investigation.
