Coach Paterno had prior knowledge Sandusky was child sex abuser: police report

‘Legendary former American football coach Joe Paterno had known years before Jerry Sandusky’s arrest that his longtime assistant might be sexually abusing children.
Michael McQueary, his other assistant, had told Paterno about “an extreme sexual act occurring between Sandusky and a young boy” in a locker room in 2001, according to Pennsylvania state police report obtained by CNN.
According to the police report cited on Saturday, which was written after Sandusky’s arrest 10 years later, Paterno allegedly responded to McQueary by saying this “was the second complaint of this nature he had received”.
McQueary’s revelations led to Sandusky’s conviction in 2012 for sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years. He is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence.
Paterno was the head coach of the Penn State football team from 1966 to 2011. His career ended with his dismissal from the team in November 2011 as a result of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.’
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