Jerry Sandusky Sex Scandal: 10 More Victims Accuse the Former Coach
Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State coach who allegedly sexually abused at least eight underage boys, is reportedly being accused by up to 10 new victims of molestation today.
The victims came forward after Sandusky defended himself last night in an interview with NBC’s Bob Costas. The former defensive coach’s insistence on his innocence may have been the cause of the boys decisions to come forward, but no formal charges have been filed, according to The New York Times.
Currently, authorities are working with the latest victims to verify the claims. If charges were filed on all the potential claims, it would bring the total accusers up to 18.
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Ben Andreozzi, attorney to one of the earlier victims, publicly spoke and let the media know that Sandusky’s abuses were indeed real, and more than just “horseplay,” as the coach claimed in his interview.
“Over a period of time, [my client] suffered severe sexual abuse,” said the lawyer to CBS.
Andreozzi specializes in sexual assault and molestation, so he is familiar with the methods Sandusky and other predators use to gain access to young, impressionable children.
The attorney said the ex-coach “used [his] relationship with the Second Mile program and with the university to his advantage, so he could essentially stalk, prey on these victims, including my client.”
Although Sandusky was released from custody on bail, a number of others have paid for his crime, and their failure to report it.
Perhaps the most controversial dismissal was that of legendary Penn State football head coach Joe Paterno. The university, for failing to notify police about Sandusky’s questionable behavior that a graduate student told him, fired Paterno.
The coach is not the only one to suffer because of Sandusky’s alleged actions, though. Tim Curley, the athletic director, Graham Spanier, the president, and Gary Schultz, the vice president, is no longer employed at Penn State.
The latest developments uncover the most recent casualty of Sandusky’s perversions as the university itself. According to the Wall Street Journal, six advertisers removed their ads from ESPN broadcasts of Penn State football games.
So far, Sandusky was charged with 40 counts of sexual abuse of young boys. The evidence is stacked against him; various eyewitnesses, victims, and phone calls could make it difficult for a jury to find him innocent.
Still, Sandusky asserts that he was not sexually inappropriate with any children.
“I've obviously played a part in this, but I don't think I should be accused as I have been," said Sandusky to NBC.
