'Sandusky is delusional!': Alleged victim's lawyer hits out at former Penn State coach after he goes on TV saying: 'I'm attracted to young people'

Lawyers for one of the alleged victims of Jerry Sandusky have described the former Penn State assistant coach as delusional and say his interview with the New York Times goes 'a long way toward corroborating the victims' accounts' in the sex abuse scandal.

In the surprisingly open interview, the former defensive coordinator revealed disturbing new details in regards to his 40 charges of sexual assault against young boys.

Sandusky did little to discredit the claims of his inappropriately close relationship with young boys, admitting to showering and sleeping in the same bed as them, yet denying that anything further happened.

This is the disgraced coach's second interview since the scandal broke, and in the first he fumbled when asked if he was sexually attracted to young boys, repeating the question and issuing a shallow denial.

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Clearing the air: Jerry Sandusky met with a New York Times reporter several times and the interview was recorded

He claimed that some victims were 'drawn into this' and spoke of the 'positive' things he did for them.

Andrew Shubin, a lawyer for one of the alleged victims, said: 'This type of delusional rationalisation is classic in these kinds of cases.

'Pedophiles often horribly mischaracterise the abuse they perpetrate as something that their victims sought or benefitted from.

'If he had any compassion for his victims or our community, he would immediately accept responsibility for his behavior, express remorse for the pain he has caused, and spare the victims, their families, and our community further trauma.'

In the more recent filmed interview with The New York Times, Sandusky did not improve his answer, only making it worse.



'Delusional rationalisation': Andrew Shubin, a lawyer for one of the alleged victims said the interview showed Sandusky has no remorse

Relaxed setting: The interviews took place in the home of Sandusky's lawyer Joe Amendola, who was present the entire time

'What in the world was that question,' Sandusky said referring to the first interview. 'If I say "No, I'm not attracted to boys" that's not the truth because I'm attracted to young people- boys, girls.'

His lawyer, who was present for the interview, then jumped in and clarified that Sandusky did not mean he was sexually attracted to children.

'I enjoy spending time with young people, I enjoy spending time with people,' Sandusky then said.

There were more surprises in store as well, as he discussed the role that other coaches and school officials played.



Legendary head coach Joe Paterno was fired by the school in the wake of the scandal, along with three other university officials. Two of those officials, including athletic director Tim Curley, were arrested for perjury.

Of the eight alleged victims that Sandusky reportedly abused over the course of 15 years, one incident stands above the rest because it relates to the chain of command at Penn State which is now under review.

Wise advice? Many are questioning the decision of Sandusky's lawyer Joe Amendola (left) to allow his client to speak on the record before the hearing

Unapologetic: Sandusky admitted to showering with, sleeping in the same bed, and wrestling with young boys, but denied any sexual relations

In 2002, graduate assistant coach Mike McQueary claims that he saw Sandusky raping a young boy in the team showers. He then told Mr Paterno, and Mr Paterno told Mr Curley.

This was not the first time that concerns about Sandusky had been brought to the attention of university officials- there was a complaint filed by the mother of another boy in 1998 that was investigated by campus police- but little seems to have happened.

Chain of events: Graduate assistant Mike McQueary and head coach Joe Paterno are no longer working with the Penn State team

In the Times interview, Sandusky said that Mr Paterno never spoke to him about either incident.

'I never talked to him about either one. That's all I can say. I mean, I don't know,' Sandusky said.



Throughout the interview, Sandusky repeatedly said that his actions and relationships with children were motivated by a pure love of children- in a protective and fatherly way as opposed to that of a paedophile.

'It was, you know, almost an extended family,' he said.

He admitted to wrestling, hugging, and, in a strange move, blowing on boys stomachs, all of which are details included in the charges against him.

'I think a lot of the kids really reached out for that,' he said referring to the wrestling and rough housing.

Higher-ups: Sandusky said that athletic director Tim Curley (left) did speak to him after the 2002 incident, but denied ever talking with Paterno (right) about it

'I would call kids on the phone and work with them academically. I tried to reward them sometimes with a little money in hand, just so that they could see something. But more often than not, I tried to set up, maybe get them to save the money, and I put it directly into a savings account established for them,' he said.

As he waits for his preliminary hearing on December 13, Sandusky is very aware of all that he has lost, both at Penn State, at the children’s charity The Second Mile that he founded and allegedly used as a way to find potential victims.

'I'll miss coaching, I'll miss Second Mile, I'll miss Second Mile kids. I'll miss the relationships with all kinds of people. I'll miss my own grandkids, I'll miss my dog,' he said.

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