Jerry Sandusky case: Lawyers say they've found Victim 2, the boy Mike McQueary saw being molested

I am glad that victim number two came forward and I am glad he will have his day in court. It is good he can substantiate the incident in the shower room as being a sexual act perpetuated by Sandusky. It is really creepy that Sandusky called him and left two messages ending in "I love you." That is grooming at it's finest. I believe he was trying to gain empathy/sympathy from victim number two. Child sexual predators try hard to make their victims to feel connected to them. Using statements like I love you reinforces for the victim that if they tell someone this person who loves them will get hurt. When children who are being sexual abused don't feel love and support from their family, having someone telling them they love you and want to spend time with you is a strong pull for some children. It is a disgusting tactic that a child predator uses from their grooming arsenal.  This is typical behavior of a child sexual predator using the most basic of  human needs as a way to abuse children. Grooming  itself is manipulation and causes emotional scars for victims. This only compounds the trauma that a child suffers at the hands of a child sexual predator.

I have talked in blog posts during the trial about how common Sandusky's grooming behavior was of all of his victims. I am sure as more victims come forward their stories of Sandusky's grooming will be similar. We need to do continued education on how child sexual predators groom their victims and potential victims. If we can teach children what to look for we can help prevent these predators from harming children. Rosie

Published: Thursday, July 26, 2012, 11:44 AM     Updated: Thursday, July 26, 2012, 12:46 PM

By SARA GANIM, The Patriot-News
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Victim 2, the boy who was, until now, known to exist only because Mike McQueary saw him being molested by Jerry Sandusky in a Penn State shower in 2001, has come forward to two State College lawyers.

 

Andrew Shubin and Justine Andronici

DAN GLEITER, The Patriot-News/2012

Andrew Shubin and Justine Andronici, two lawyers who launched their own investigation into Sandusky's activities over the last four decades -- and the reactions of people around him -- say that Victim 2 has identified himself to them.

As part of the investigation, they acquired voicemails from Sandusky to the man, and released those on www. rossfellercasey.com, the website of the Philadelphia law firm they are working with.

In both, Sandusky ends the message with "love you."

They released a statement that reads, in part:

"Our client suffered extensive sexual abuse over many years both before and after the 2001 incident Michael McQueary witnessed in the Penn State Lasch building shower. 

"Penn State has now admitted and there is no longer any question that its top officials could have and should have prevented these acts. 

"Jerry Sandusky's abuse of Victim 2 and other children is a direct result of a conspiracy to conceal Sandusky's conduct and the decisions by top Penn State officials that facilitated and enabled his access to victims.

"We intend to file a civil lawsuit against Penn State University and others and to hold them accountable for the egregious and reckless conduct that facilitated the horrific abuse our client suffered."

The mystery surrounding Victim 2 was a big part of Sandusky's case.

McQueary's story -- that he saw Sandusky and the boy in an "extremely sexual" position in a locker room shower late one night -- was scrutinized by many who saw inconsistencies and changes in details.

Then, Sandusky's lawyer, Joe Amendola, claimed to have found the boy, now a grown man, and said he would testify on Sandusky's behalf. That didn't happen.

The case of Victim 2 sparked a firestorm around who knew what at Penn State, since McQueary alleged that he told Joe Paterno he'd seen something inappropriate that night, then described it in more detail to athletic director Tim Curley and vice president Gary Schultz.

JOE HERMITT, The Patriot-News/2012 

Former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary testified that he saw Jerry Sandusky molest a boy in a campus shower in 2001.

Both were charged with never reporting what McQueary told them, then lying about it a decade later before the Sandusky grand jury. 

Shubin and Andronici were in contact have been working with Victim 2 since late 2011, when Amendola claimed to have talked to him.

Shubin and Andronici are now working with the Philadelphia law firm Ross Feller Casey.

Sandusky was convicted in June of 45 counts related to molesting 10 boys, including Victim 2.
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