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SANDUSKY: "Am I sexually attracted to underage boys?"</br>
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COSTAS: "Yes."</br>
COSTAS: "Yes."</br>
SANDUSKY: "Sexually attracted, you know, I — I enjoy young people. I — I love to be around them. I — I — but no I'm not sexually attracted to young boys."</br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/jerry-sandusky-i-seeking-young-person-sexual-helped-article-1.977730?pgno=1 |title=Jerry Sandusky: ‘I didn’t go around seeking out every young person for sexual needs that I’ve helped’|work=NY Daily News|2011-11-15|accessdate=2011-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/penn-state-rape-victim-denies-sex-assault-lawyer/story?id=14953587&page=2#.TsZSwl3E1IE|title=Penn State Rape Victim Denies Assault, Jerry Sandusky's Lawyer Claims |work=ABC News|date=2011-11-15|accessdate=2011-11-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/45296467#45298030|title=Video of Bob Costas interview with Jerry Sandusky|work=NBC: Rock Center with Brian Williams|date=2011-11-15|accessdate=2011-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centredaily.com/2011/11/16/2988948/interview-with-joe-amendola-and.html|title=The Full Transcript (from NBC’s Rock Center): Bob Costas interview with Joe Amendola and Jerry Sandusky|work=Centre Daily Times (hometown newspaper for Penn State)|date=2011-11-16|accessdate=2011-11-17}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crossingbroad.com/2011/11/jerry-sandusky-i-am-not-a-pedophile.html|title=Jerry Sandusky Interview on NBC Transcript and Video|work=Crossing Broad|date=2011-11-14|accessdate=2011-11-19}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1111/15/ddhln.01.html|title=Transcripts - Sandusky: I`m Not a Pedophile; Penn State: How Could it Happen?|work=CNN|date=2011-11-15|accessdate=2011-11-19}}</ref>}}
SANDUSKY: "Sexually attracted, you know, I — I enjoy young people. I — I love to be around them. I — I — but no I'm not sexually attracted to young boys."</br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/jerry-sandusky-i-seeking-young-person-sexual-helped-article-1.977730?pgno=1 |title=Jerry Sandusky: ‘I didn’t go around seeking out every young person for sexual needs that I’ve helped’|work=NY Daily News|2011-11-15|accessdate=2011-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/penn-state-rape-victim-denies-sex-assault-lawyer/story?id=14953587&page=2#.TsZSwl3E1IE|title=Penn State Rape Victim Denies Assault, Jerry Sandusky's Lawyer Claims |work=ABC News|date=2011-11-15|accessdate=2011-11-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/45296467#45298030|title=Video of Bob Costas interview with Jerry Sandusky|work=NBC: Rock Center with Brian Williams|date=2011-11-15|accessdate=2011-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centredaily.com/2011/11/16/2988948/interview-with-joe-amendola-and.html|title=The Full Transcript (from NBC’s Rock Center): Bob Costas interview with Joe Amendola and Jerry Sandusky|work=Centre Daily Times (hometown newspaper for Penn State)|date=2011-11-16|accessdate=2011-11-17}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crossingbroad.com/2011/11/jerry-sandusky-i-am-not-a-pedophile.html|title=Jerry Sandusky Interview on NBC Transcript and Video|work=Crossing Broad|date=2011-11-14|accessdate=2011-11-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1111/15/ddhln.01.html|title=Transcripts - Sandusky: I`m Not a Pedophile; Penn State: How Could it Happen?|work=CNN|date=2011-11-15|accessdate=2011-11-19}}</ref>


Angels in Adoption rescinded its earlier 2002 award to Sandusky "in light of the serious allegations against him, and to preserve the integrity of the Angels in Adoption program."<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=[[Angels in Adoption]] |title=
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Jerry Sandusky
Biographical details
Born (1944-01-26) January 26, 1944 (age 80)
Washington, Pennsylvania
Playing career
Position(s)Defensive end

Gerald Arthur "Jerry" Sandusky (born January 26, 1944)[1] is a retired American football coach.

Sandusky served as an assistant coach for his entire career, mostly at Pennsylvania State University under Joe Paterno, and was one of the most notable major college football coaches never to have held a head coaching position. He received Assistant Coach of the Year awards in 1986 and 1999.[2] In November 2011, he was arrested and charged with 40 counts of sexual abuse of young boys over a 15-year period.[3]

Early life and football career

Sandusky was born in Washington, Pennsylvania, the son of Evelyn Mae (née Lee) and Arthur Sandusky. His paternal grandparents were Polish immigrants and his mother came from a small coal-mining town.[4] Sandusky played for Paterno at Penn State, starting at defensive end from 1963 to 1965. After graduating first in his class with a B.S. in health and physical education,[5] Sandusky served as a graduate assistant under Paterno at Penn State in 1966, and then held assistant coaching positions at Juniata College (1967) and Boston University (1968). He returned to Penn State in 1969 and remained there as an assistant coach until his retirement at the end of the 1999 season. Sandusky served as defensive line coach in 1969, became linebacker coach in 1970, and was promoted to defensive coordinator in 1977, holding that position until his retirement. In his years as a linebacker coach and defensive coordinator, he coached many outstanding defensive squads, and Penn State gained a reputation for outstanding linebacker play, producing 10 first-team All-Americans at that position, and acquiring the nickname "Linebacker U". Jack Ham and LaVar Arrington were two of the noted pro football greats to emerge from his teams.[6]

Sandusky spurned opportunities for head coaching positions, including one with the University of Maryland in 1991,[7] presumably in the ultimately unfulfilled hope of succeeding Paterno as head coach at Penn State.

His final game coaching at Penn State was a notable game for Sandusky. Penn State faced Texas A&M in the 1999 Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. Inspired to honor Sandusky, the defense produced an outstanding effort and the Nittany Lions shut out Texas A&M, 24–0, the only bowl game shutout victory for Penn State under Paterno. Sandusky was recognized in ways usually reserved for a head coach. He was doused with a water bucket and carried to the center of the field on the shoulders of his players.[8]

The Second Mile

Main article: The Second Mile

After retirement, Sandusky hosted many summer football camps and was active in The Second Mile, a children's charity he founded in State College, Pennsylvania in 1977.[9] President George H. W. Bush praised the group as a "shining example" of charity work in a 1990 letter,[10] one of that president's much-promoted "Thousand points of light" encouragements to volunteer community organizations.[6] Citing Sandusky's work with The Second Mile charity to provide care for foster children, then U.S. Senator Rick Santorum honored Sandusky with an Angels in Adoption award in 2002.[11] Ex-Eagles head coach Dick Vermeil, current Eagles head coach Andy Reid, R.R.M. Carpenter, III, former Eagles owner, Matt Millen from ESPN, actor Mark Wahlberg, Arnold Palmer, and football players Ham and Franco Harris, among others, served on the Honorary Board of Second Mile.[12]

Publications

Sandusky co-wrote an autobiography titled Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story (ISBN 9781582612706), which was published in 2001.[13] His co-writer was Keith “Kip” Richeal. The book also includes a quote in a foreword[14] from football coach Dick Vermeil about Sandusky: “He could very well be the Will Rogers of the coaching profession.”[15] In the book, which was still on sale at the Penn State bookstore according to a November 12 report in a Harrisburg paper, “Sandusky paints a picture of himself as someone who would consistently take risks in pursuit of what he often refers to as ‘mischief’”. Other passages which look “different in light of the horrendous allegations” include:

  • “[Y]ou could mess up a free lunch”, Sandusky quoted his own father as telling him
  • “I thrived on testing the limits of others and I enjoyed taking chances in danger”
  • Sandusky telling of demonstrating his throat-hold on a Second Mile boy who'd come to Sandusky complaining of a “foster father [who] ‘grabbed me around the back of my shoulders and ... made me do something when I didn't want to do it’”
  • repeated descriptions of Sandusky hugging boys and talking about being very close to boys
  • “I enjoyed pretending as a kid, and I love doing the same as an adult with these kids.”[16]

Other books by Sandusky include:

  • Developing linebackers the Penn State way, Leisure Press, 1981. ISBN 9780918438645
  • Coaching linebackers, with Cedric X. Bryant. Coaches Choice Books, 1995. ISBN 9781571670595
  • 101 linebacker drills, with Cedric X. Bryant. Coaches Choice Books, 1997. ISBN 9781571670878

Sexual assault charges

Main article: Penn State sex abuse scandal

On November 4, 2011, a grand jury[17] which had been convened in September, 2009, or earlier,[6] indicted Sandusky on 40 counts of sex crimes against young boys. The indictment came after a three-year investigation that explored allegations of Sandusky having inappropriate contact with a 15-year-old boy over the course of four years, beginning when the boy was ten years old. The boy's parents reported the incident to police in 2009.[18] A grand jury identified eight boys that had been singled out for sexual advances or sexual assaults by Sandusky, taking place from 1994 through 2009.[19] At least 20 of the incidents allegedly took place while Sandusky was still employed at Penn State.[20] Attorney Joseph Amendola represented Sandusky.[6]

On November 5, 2011, Sandusky was arrested and charged with seven counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse; eight counts of corruption of minors, eight counts of endangering the welfare of a child, seven counts of indecent assault; and other offenses.[21] Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and senior vice president for finance and business Gary Schultz (who oversaw the Penn State police department) were charged with perjury and failure to report suspected child abuse by Sandusky.[22][23]

According to the indictment, in 2002 assistant coach Mike McQueary, then a Penn State graduate assistant,[24] said he walked in on Sandusky anally raping a ten-year-old boy. The next day, McQueary reported the incident to Paterno, who informed Curley. Ultimately, it is alleged, the only actions Curley and Schultz took was to bar him from bringing children to the football building, take away his keys to the locker room, and report the incident to Second Mile; these actions were approved by school president Graham Spanier.[25] The indictment accused Curley and Schultz not only of failing to tell the police, but also of falsely telling the grand jury that McQueary never informed them of the alleged sexual activity.[26]

Sandusky is free on $100,000 bail pending trial. He could face life in prison if convicted of the charges.[27] Inside Edition reports that Sandusky's home is very close to an elementary school.[28]

Penn State has been the subject of significant media criticism for allegations that several members of its staff, ranging from the University President down to a graduate assistant, covered up Sandusky's alleged assaults.[29] Maureen Dowd wrote of the scandal, "Like the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, the Penn State hierarchy appears to have covered up pedophile crimes to protect its brand."[29]

On November 6, 2011, Penn State banned Sandusky from campus.[30] However, as of November 16 there are no legal restrictions on his travel, according to Penn State.[31]

On November 10, the Sanduskys' house, which is located next to an elementary school and playground, was vandalized.[32]

On November 14, in a televised phone interview on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams, Sandusky admitted to correspondent Bob Costas to having showered with underage boys and touching their bodies, as he described it "without intent of sexual contact." Sandusky denied being a pedophile.[33] The interview received substantial coverage in the media, particularly regarding the manner in which Sandusky answered Costas when asked if he is sexually attracted to young boys:[34][35][36]

COSTAS: "Are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underage boys?"
SANDUSKY: "Am I sexually attracted to underage boys?"
COSTAS: "Yes."

SANDUSKY: "Sexually attracted, you know, I — I enjoy young people. I — I love to be around them. I — I — but no I'm not sexually attracted to young boys."
[37][38][39][40]

[41][42]

Angels in Adoption rescinded its earlier 2002 award to Sandusky "in light of the serious allegations against him, and to preserve the integrity of the Angels in Adoption program."[43]

Family

Sandusky is married. He and his wife Dorothy, whom he married in 1966, have six adopted children[44] and took in foster children.[5]

One son, Jon Sandusky, is Director of Player Personnel for the Cleveland Browns.[45][46] Another son, E.J. Sandusky, is an assistant football coach at West Chester University.[47]

References

  1. ^ Hyman, J., 2006, Game of My Life Penn State: Memorable Stories of Nittany Lion Football, Sports Publishing
  2. ^ "Sandusky Awarded Assistant Coach of the Year ::". Gopsusports.cstv.com. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  3. ^ Viera, Mark (2011-11-05). "Former Coach at Penn State Is Charged With Abuse". The New York Times. New York, NY. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ a b A Reputation Lies in Tatters {New York Times, November 7, 2011)
  6. ^ a b c d Ganim, Sara, "Jerry Sandusky, former Penn State football staffer, subject of grand jury investigation", Patriot-News, March 31, 2011 8:00/8:20 am. Via Shinal, John, "Joe Paterno botched the biggest play of his life", MarketWatch, Nov. 12, 2011, 2:54 pm EST; JShinal comment, comment p. 5 reply to Insightfool c. 2 pm 11/13. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  7. ^ Berkowitz, Steve, (1991-12-18). "Laycock, Maryland Will Meet; Sandusky Bows Out As Coach Candidate", Washington Post. Abstract and limited access] at HighBeam.com.
  8. ^ http://www.alumni.psu.edu/fbl/member/1999_bowl/, "Football Letter: Alamo Bowl", dead link a/o November 2011.
  9. ^ Lentz, Charlie (March 27, 2007). "Sandusky Second to None". pennstate.scout.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
  10. ^ Sandusky Had Access to Vulnerable Kids Via Charity (Associated Press, Nov. 12, 2011)
  11. ^ Santorum honored accused PSU Coach as "angel" (Philadelphia Inquirer, November 9, 2011)
  12. ^ Shorr-Parks, Eliot, "Andy Reid, Dick Vermeil on Honorary Board for Sandusky Organization", Yard Barker blog; "with FoxSports.com on MSN" upper right in page logo; 11/10/2011. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  13. ^ Accused ex-coach wrote a book titled ‘Touched’ (Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 7, 2011)
  14. ^ Merrill, Elizabeth, "No one, it seems, knows Jerry Sandusky", ESPN.com, November 11, 2011 4:17 pm ET. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  15. ^ Jerry Sandusky's book titled 'Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story' (Los Angeles Times, November 7, 2011)
  16. ^ "Jerry Sandusky's autobiography 'Touched' contains passages that now make the reader cringe", Patriot-News, November 12, 2011, 4 pm/10:27 pm. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  17. ^ "The Penn State indictment: What the grand jury alleges in sex-abuse case involving Jerry Sandusky".
  18. ^ Ganim, Sara. "Jerry Sandusky, a Penn State University football legend and founder of The Second Mile, faces charges of sex crimes (Patriot-News)". Pennlive.com. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  19. ^ Former Coach at Penn State Is Charged With Abuse. New York Times 11/05/2011.
  20. ^ Juliano, Joe. Two Penn State officials charged in connection with sex-abuse investigation. The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2011-11-06.
  21. ^ "Penn State ex-coach charged with abuse, AD with perjury (Associated Press, November 5, 2011)". Usatoday.com. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  22. ^ "Penn State AD charged with perjury, failure to report in Sandusky sex case (MSNBC)". Collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  23. ^ By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press. "Penn St Ex-Coach, Others Charged in Child Sex Case (ABC News)". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  24. ^ Report: Former coach Jerry Sandusky used charity to molest kids (Harrisburg Patriot-News, November 6, 2011)
  25. ^ Curley and Schultz reported back to McQueary that they had decided to take away Sandusky’s keys to the locker room, bar him from bringing children to the football building and report the incident to Second Mile, according to the grand jury’s findings. Spanier, the university president, testified that he approved the plan... http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/sports/ncaafootball/internet-posting-helped-sandusky-investigators.htm
  26. ^ Wetzel, Dan. Penn State’s insufficient action amid child sex allegations stunning Yahoo! Sports, 2011-11-05
  27. ^ Ganim, Sara (November 05, 2011, 12:46/1:07 pm). "Former Penn State coaching legend Jerry Sandusky could face life in prison if convicted on charges of sex abuse against boys (Patriot-News)". Pennlive.com. Retrieved 2011-11-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  28. ^ More Details Emerge on Jerry Sandusky. Inside Edition, 2011-11-11.
  29. ^ a b Maureen Dowd (November 9, 2011). "Personal Foul at Penn State". New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  30. ^ Penn State to pay AD's legal costs. ESPN, 2011-11-06.
  31. ^ Penn State powerless to keep Sandusky off campus (Reuters, November 16, 2011)
  32. ^ Sandusky's House, Next to Playground, Vandalized (NBC, Nov 11, 2011)
  33. ^ "Jerry Sandusky regrets showers with boys at Penn State". BBC. November 14, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2001.
  34. ^ "Video report by Slate magazine about Costas' interview". Slate - YouTube. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  35. ^ "Morning Joe: Costas on Sandusky". 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  36. ^ "Jerry Sandusky phone interview". The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Retrieved 2011-11-16. {{cite web}}: Text "2011-11-15" ignored (help)
  37. ^ "Jerry Sandusky: 'I didn't go around seeking out every young person for sexual needs that I've helped'". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2011-11-17. {{cite web}}: Text "2011-11-15" ignored (help)
  38. ^ "Penn State Rape Victim Denies Assault, Jerry Sandusky's Lawyer Claims". ABC News. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  39. ^ "Video of Bob Costas interview with Jerry Sandusky". NBC: Rock Center with Brian Williams. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
  40. ^ "The Full Transcript (from NBC's Rock Center): Bob Costas interview with Joe Amendola and Jerry Sandusky". Centre Daily Times (hometown newspaper for Penn State). 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  41. ^ "Jerry Sandusky Interview on NBC Transcript and Video". Crossing Broad. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
  42. ^ "Transcripts - Sandusky: I`m Not a Pedophile; Penn State: How Could it Happen?". CNN. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
  43. ^ "A Statement from the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (11/10/2011)" (Press release). Angels in Adoption. November 15, 2011. Archived from the original on November 15, 2011.
  44. ^ case: Officials seek alleged victims (CBS/AP)
  45. ^ "Philadelphiaeagles.com". Philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
  46. ^ "Former Nittany Lion Sandusky Named Cleveland Browns' Director of Player Personnel". Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  47. ^ "2011 Football Coaching Staff". www.wcupagoldenrams.com. Retrieved 2011-11-09.

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