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Sandusky trial: Mike McQueary 'saw sex abuse' | Sandusky trial: Mike McQueary 'saw sex abuse' |
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A key prosecution witness in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse case told the court that he saw something "more than my brain could handle" in a locker room. | A key prosecution witness in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse case told the court that he saw something "more than my brain could handle" in a locker room. |
Mike McQueary said he had no doubt that he saw Mr Sandusky engaging in anal sex in a shower with a boy no more than 12 years old. | |
Mr Sandusky, 68, denies 52 criminal counts of abusing of 10 boys over 15 years at Penn State university. | Mr Sandusky, 68, denies 52 criminal counts of abusing of 10 boys over 15 years at Penn State university. |
A second accuser, still a teenager, also testified on Tuesday. | A second accuser, still a teenager, also testified on Tuesday. |
He told a Pennsylvania jury that Mr Sandusky kissed him, fondled him and engaged in oral sex with him during sleepovers in the basement of the Sandusky home. | He told a Pennsylvania jury that Mr Sandusky kissed him, fondled him and engaged in oral sex with him during sleepovers in the basement of the Sandusky home. |
Mr Sandusky served as assistant coach of Penn State's football team until his retirement in 1999, but had access to the campus for several years after. | Mr Sandusky served as assistant coach of Penn State's football team until his retirement in 1999, but had access to the campus for several years after. |
His November arrest prompted a crisis at the university, which has a celebrated college football tradition. | His November arrest prompted a crisis at the university, which has a celebrated college football tradition. |
'Something ridiculous' | 'Something ridiculous' |
Mr McQueary, a graduate assistant at the time, said he heard a "skin-on-skin smacking sound" after entering a campus locker room. | Mr McQueary, a graduate assistant at the time, said he heard a "skin-on-skin smacking sound" after entering a campus locker room. |
He told the jury that he saw Jerry Sandusky standing naked in a shower behind a boy, slowly moving his hips. Mr McQueary then slammed a locker door in warning and went up to his office, where he phoned his father for advice. | He told the jury that he saw Jerry Sandusky standing naked in a shower behind a boy, slowly moving his hips. Mr McQueary then slammed a locker door in warning and went up to his office, where he phoned his father for advice. |
"I was making decisions on the fly," he said on Tuesday. "I picked up the phone and called my father to get advice from the person I trusted most in my life, because I just saw something ridiculous." | "I was making decisions on the fly," he said on Tuesday. "I picked up the phone and called my father to get advice from the person I trusted most in my life, because I just saw something ridiculous." |
His testimony differed little from what he told an earlier hearing in December, with the exception that the alleged abuse took place in 2001, not 2002. | His testimony differed little from what he told an earlier hearing in December, with the exception that the alleged abuse took place in 2001, not 2002. |
When asked by defence lawyers about the discrepancy between the ages he estimated the boy was, Mr McQueary said. "If [you] want to argue about 9, 10, 11, 12... the fact is he had sex with a minor, a boy." | When asked by defence lawyers about the discrepancy between the ages he estimated the boy was, Mr McQueary said. "If [you] want to argue about 9, 10, 11, 12... the fact is he had sex with a minor, a boy." |
Defence lawyers had anticipated Mr McQueary's testimony and addressed it in their opening statements. | Defence lawyers had anticipated Mr McQueary's testimony and addressed it in their opening statements. |
"We don't think that he lied. What we think is that he saw something and made assumptions," Joe Amendola, Mr Sandusky's lawyer said on Monday. | "We don't think that he lied. What we think is that he saw something and made assumptions," Joe Amendola, Mr Sandusky's lawyer said on Monday. |
The defence has also countered that it was not unusual for people Mr Sandusky knew to shower together - something he has admitted to doing. | The defence has also countered that it was not unusual for people Mr Sandusky knew to shower together - something he has admitted to doing. |
"In Jerry's culture, growing up in his generation, where he grew up, he's going to tell you it was routine for individuals to get showers together," Mr Amendola said. | "In Jerry's culture, growing up in his generation, where he grew up, he's going to tell you it was routine for individuals to get showers together," Mr Amendola said. |
'I froze' | 'I froze' |
The second accuser, who is now 18, said he eventually told a school official about the alleged abuse by Mr Sandusky. | The second accuser, who is now 18, said he eventually told a school official about the alleged abuse by Mr Sandusky. |
The young man told the jury that his school didn't believe him and responded by saying "He has a heart of gold, and he wouldn't do something like that". | The young man told the jury that his school didn't believe him and responded by saying "He has a heart of gold, and he wouldn't do something like that". |
However, the school referred him to a child-welfare agency, which found his account credible and set off the grand-jury investigation that would lead to the trial. | However, the school referred him to a child-welfare agency, which found his account credible and set off the grand-jury investigation that would lead to the trial. |
He described an early encounter with Mr Sandusky that ended in oral sex. | He described an early encounter with Mr Sandusky that ended in oral sex. |
"I didn't know what to do with all the thoughts running through my head," he said. "I just kind of blacked out and didn't want it to happen. I froze." | "I didn't know what to do with all the thoughts running through my head," he said. "I just kind of blacked out and didn't want it to happen. I froze." |
Mr Amendola, asked the teenager why his testimony on Tuesday was more detailed then an earlier statement to the grand jury and to a school counsellor. | Mr Amendola, asked the teenager why his testimony on Tuesday was more detailed then an earlier statement to the grand jury and to a school counsellor. |
The young man, who graduated from high school last week, responded that it was an embarrassing subject, and that he didn't believe "anybody would want to talk about it". | The young man, who graduated from high school last week, responded that it was an embarrassing subject, and that he didn't believe "anybody would want to talk about it". |
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