New presentment released, Sandusky faces more charges

By Mindy Szkaradnik and Jessica Tully

New presentment released, Sandusky faces more charges

 

Editor’s note: This article contains graphic content.

An 18-year-old male testified that while Jerry Sandusky sexually abused him in the basement of the Sandusky residence, he cried for help, thinking Sandusky’s wife, Dorothy, was upstairs.

But, according to a recently released grand jury presentment, those cries went unanswered.

In addition to the 18-year-old male, labeled in the grand jury presentment as “Victim 9,” another boy, labeled in the grand jury presentment as “Victim 10,” testified that former Penn State assistant football coach Sandusky sexually abused him.

Sandusky is charged with four counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and two counts of unlawful contact with a minor. He is also charged with one count of indecent assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of children.

Sandusky is also charged with one count of indecent assault and two counts of corruption of minors.

These charges come in addition to charges filed on Nov. 5, when Sandusky was charged with 40 counts of sexual abuse involving eight different boys he met through his charity, The Second Mile, according to an initial grand jury presentment.

Coverage of the original grand jury presentment connected to the Jerry Sandusky case can be viewed here.

The lawyers representing one of those Sandusky was originally charged with sexually abusing, Andrew Shubin and Justine Andronici, released a statement saying they had every reason to believe more charges would be brought in the case. The attorneys maintain the anonymity of their client and will not disclose which boy they represent.

“Victims, many of whom have kept silent about Jerry Sandusky’s abuse for years, are now gaining the strength to come forward and speak about what has happened to them,” Shubin said in the statement.

“Victim 9”

According to the latest grand jury presentment, Sandusky sexually assaulted a person identified as “Victim 9” at the Sandusky residence and at a State College hotel.

The boy was introduced to Sandusky through The Second Mile in 2004. According to the presentment, the boy participated in Second Mile camps and activities from 2004 to 2008 and was first introduced to Sandusky at a pool activity during his second summer at the camp. During this time, the boy was 11 or 12 years old, according to the presentment.

Over time, Sandusky gave the boy gifts and money and took him to Penn State football games, according to the presentment. The boy also regularly spent the night in a bedroom in Sandusky’s basement, according to the presentment.

He said he initially thought of Sandusky’s actions as “simple acts of affection” that later led to sexual assaults, according to the presentment.

The boy testified that Sandusky was “just a nice guy.”

“Like he went to church every weekend, his kids would come over every once and a while and stuff,” the boy told the grand jury. “And after a while, like, he got used to me and stuff and started getting further and further, wanting — to touchy feely.”

When the boy stayed at the Sandusky residence, he was specifically told to stay in the basement, where he ate and slept, according to the presentment. There, the boy told the grand jury, Sandusky forced him to perform oral sex on him several times.

According to the presentment, Sandusky also tried to anally penetrate the boy on at least 16 occasions, and at times, did penetrate him.

He said that despite being in the home many times, he had “barely any” contact with Sandusky’s wife, Dorothy, who “never” came into the basement when he was there, according to the presentment.

The boy also testified before the grand jury that, on at least one occasion, he screamed for help because he knew Sandusky’s wife was upstairs in their home — but no one responded, according to the presentment.

On multiple occasions, Sandusky also exposed his penis to the boy at an unoccupied hotel pool in the State College area, the boy testified. On other occasions at the hotel, Sandusky had the boy touch Sandusky’s erect penis and perform oral sex on him.

According to the presentment, Sandusky told the boy that he loved and cared for him and that everything was to be kept secret.

“Victim 10”

The person identified as “Victim 10” testified before the grand jury that Sandusky performed sexual acts on him and would at times ask the boy to reciprocate, according to the grand jury presentment.

The boy was involved with The Second Mile during 1997 when he was 10 years old, according to the presentment, and was referred to The Second Mile by a counselor because of difficulties in his home life.

The boy told the grand jury that he attended several football games with him and spent time at Sandusky’s house, but he said he never spent the night there.

The boy testified that at the house, the two of them would wrestle in Sandusky’s basement. There, he said Sandusky would sometimes pull down the boy’s gym shorts and perform oral sex on him, which startled the boy, according to the grand jury presentment.

Eventually, Sandusky began asking the boy to perform oral sex on him, and the boy complied, according to the presentment.

The boy said that Sandusky cuddled with him on the floor and Sandusky would rub the boy’s body with his hands, according to the presentment.

According to the grand jury presentment, Sandusky also “indecently touched” the boy in an outdoor pool on campus. He testified that Sandusky would swim underneath him and put him on his shoulders.

When Sandusky did this, he would slide his hands underneath the boy’s swimming suit and touch the boy’s genitals, according to the presentment.

The boy also testified that Sandusky bought him gifts and clothes and told him he loved him “frequently,” according to the grand jury presentment.

Sandusky’s encounters with the boy ended when they were driving in the car and Sandusky unzipped his pants, exposing his penis, according to the presentment. He indicated that he wanted the boy to perform oral sex on him, and Sandusky was displeased when the boy refused, according to the presentment.

After this incident, the boy told his foster mother that he did not wish to spend any more time with Sandusky.

Sandusky continues to maintain his innocence through his attorney, Joe Amendola.

 

Read more here: http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2011/12/08/sandusky_new_grand_jury_presentment.aspx
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