Jerry Sandusky case: Three men say they were abused in '70s or '80s

[Are_grits_groceries]

Sources close to the Jerry Sandusky case say that three men have come forward and told police that they were abused in the 1970s or 1980s by the convicted pedophile.

They are the first men to allege abuse before the 1990s, and if found to be credible, would directly attack the 68-year-old's defense argument that a person doesn't become pedophile in his or her 50s.

In the early 1970s, when one of the men says he was abused, Jerry Sandusky would have been in his late 20s.

Sandusky was convicted in June of 45 counts of child sex abuse against 10 victims. As the jury was deliberating, more victims -- including his own adopted son -- were speaking publicly for the first time about abuse.
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http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/07/jerry_sandusky_case_three_men.html

And so it begins.......

[LynneSin]

1. I have 2 opposing thoughts about this

I always suspected there were more victims then what was reported. For those who were abused - coming forward can be a very painful experience.

HOWEVER....

I suspect there is going to be a massive lawsuit against Penn State for damages. I hope that these people finally coming forward are truly victims and not just cashing in on what may be a giant payout.

[Are_grits_groceries]

2. True!

I know there will probably be some dregs who weren't abused but will claim they were.
They do a lot of harm to real victims. This is the somewhat the result of not doing anything for years. It makes such claims harder to prove or disprove.