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Jerry Sandusky trial: Victim 10 says ex-coach told him 'I'd never see my family again' - UPDATE

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The man describes an alleged sex assault in the basement of Sandusky's State College, Pa., home.

JERRY SANDUSKY DAY 3View full sizeFormer Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives this morning for the third day of his trial in Bellefonte, Pa.
Another alleged victim of Jerry Sandusky says the former Penn State University assistant football coach pinned him down and performed oral sex on him, then told him he’d never see his family again if he told anyone.

The man identified as “Victim 10” by prosecutors told the jury at Sandusky’s sex abuse trial today in Bellefonte, Pa., that the two were wrestling in the basement of Sandusky’s State College, Pa., home when the ex-coach got on top of him, pulled his shorts down and began performing a sex act.

The man, now 25, had been in foster care at the time of the alleged assault. He says Sandusky then told him “I’d never see my family again” if he told anyone what happened.

Under cross-examination, the man testified he was the camp roommate of another Sandusky accuser.

Later, Sandusky offered a more conciliatory tone.
“He apologized for saying that,” the witness said. “He told me he didn’t mean it and that he loved me.”
The man said Sandusky also assaulted him on other occasions in 1998 and 1999, including once at a pool and another time in the same basement that involved mutual oral sex. He said he was about 11 years old at time of the alleged assaults.

The alleged victim is one of two who came forward after Sandusky was initially charged in November with assaulting eight boys. Sandusky is on trial on 52 criminal counts involving alleged assaults over a 15-year span.

Under cross-examination, the man testified that he was the roommate of another Sandusky accuser at a camp sponsored by Sandusky’s charity, The Second Mile.

The alleged victim also acknowledged having spent nearly two years in state prison for a robbery and involvement with drugs and alcohol, but said he was doing better now.
“I’m married. I’m expecting” a child, he said.
Earlier today, the father of former assistant coach Mike McQueary told the jury details of a phone call he had with his son after the former Penn State quarterback allegedly saw Sandusky abusing a young boy in a locker room shower.

John McQueary told the court he approached former university vice president Gary Schultz about the allegations to follow-up on his son’s report to the university. The elder McQueary said Schultz told him he’d heard “noises” previously about Sandusky misconduct.

Schultz and the school’s former athletic director each faces charges of failure to report suspected child abuse and perjury related to their grand jury testimony about Sandusky. Both maintain their innocence.

John McQueary’s testimony ended with an unusual exchange with one of Sandusky’s attorneys. McQueary apparently couldn’t recall testifying at the preliminary hearing for Schultz and athletic director Tim Curley, even after the attorney showed McQueary a transcript from the hearing.

Two other alleged victims have already testified, describing in graphic detail encounters with the coach that happened after they met Sandusky through his charity for at-risk youth.



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