Jerry Sandusky 'shared boys he molested with other high-profile pedophiles linked to Penn State as part of sex ring'



Ring master? Federal officials are looking into the possible existence of a pedophile ring involving convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky

Federal officials have launched an investigation into a possible pedophile ring involving disgraced former Penn State defensive coordinator and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky.

According to RadarOnline , both the FBI and a criminal investigative division of the United States Postal Service are looking into allegations that Sandusky shared boys with other men connected to Penn State as part of a child sex ring.

The news comes a little over a month after Sandusky, 68, was convicted on 45 counts of child sexual abuse for molesting 10 boys over the course of 15 years.

‘Investigators have interviewed at least one man who claims to have knowledge of Sandusky and a very prominent man, with strong ties to Penn State, both sexually abusing a boy,’ a source familiar with the situation told RadarOnline.com.

The United States Postal Inspectors office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has spearheaded the investigation because pornographic materials involving underage boys have been transmitted through the mail.

Analyzing a computer seized from Sandusky, investigators are also looking into whether he sent ‘seductive letters’ across state lines for sexual purposes, according to CBS . Some of these letters were said to be sent to some of his victims.

Grave allegations: Sources close to the investigation say a prominent man with close ties to Penn State may have been involved in the alleged sex ring

Tensions: Paterno hardly got along with his former assistant Jerry Sandusky, left, even before allegations of child sex abuse were raised

Calm: Sandusky showed few signs of emotion as the verdict was read out in court on Friday night

‘The investigation is in its early stages,’ the source added. ‘They have not yet cast a wide net but it is ongoing and it is serious.’

Sandusky is expected to be sentenced to a life in prison for sexually abusing underage boys. Many of the victims came from the Second Mile charity, which Sandusky founded in 1977 to help troubled youth.

‘The new investigation is also looking at if boys from the Second Mile charity were shared by Sandusky with other men,’ the source told RadarOnline.com. ‘The name of at least one very rich and powerful man connected to the university has come up in this new investigation.’

Penn State representatives were not immediately available to comment on the investigation.



Meanwhile, a status conference has been scheduled for September 7 in a Pennsylvania courtroom as Second Mile seeks to shut down and transfer its assets.

In custody: Sandusky's attorneys have indicated that they will appeal his conviction

Criminal: Sandusky, pictured being escorted to a squad car, is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison

Sandusky’s charity is hoping to give its assets to Houston-based Arrow Child & Family Ministries Inc., but lawyers for some of the child abuse victims have objected.



With Sandusky facing 442 years in prison, his legal team has raised an argument about the disgraced ex-Penn State football coach’s speedy trial that may become the thrust of an appeal.

His lawyers have revealed that they tried to throw in the towel as the trial began because they had too little time to prepare.

Experts have said the seven months between Sandusky's November arrest and trial was fast-paced by Pennsylvania standards.

Joe Amendola, Sandusky's lawyer, told The Associated Press: 'We told the trial court, the Superior Court and the Supreme Court we were not prepared to proceed to trial in June due to numerous issues, and we asked to withdraw from the case for those reasons.'

At work: Sandusky on the sidelines of a Penn State game; he was expected to become the team's head coach after Joe Paterno, who died in January

The issues included a scheduling conflict with a defence team member and the need to read a cache of documents produced by a lengthy grand jury investigation.

Judge John Cleland denied their request.

The attorneys raised other issues that could be part of the future appeal, saying a mistrial was sought and denied over a repetition at trial of a brief part of a November interview Sandusky had with NBC's Bob Costas.

Sandusky was convicted on 45 of 48 counts of child sexual abuse in June after 21 hours of jury deliberations. He will likely die in prison.



Amendola spoke out as one of the jurors in the case said he was swayed by the 'very convincing' testimony of eight accusers who said Sandusky molested them for years.

Life term: Sandusky is expected to be sentenced to more than 440 years behind bars

From campus riots to life in prison: Story of a scandal

When news broke in November that Jerry Sandusky, the 68-year-old former Penn State defensive coordinator was accused of abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period, it rocked Penn State’s campus, causing riots where more than 240 NFL stars were trained and sparking national outrage over the guilty party’s spiral of silence on the abuse.

Hired by Penn state in 1969 as an assistant football coach, Sandusky worked closely with legendary head coach Joe Paterno. Together, they turned out one of the most impressive collegiate football teams in U.S. history, with Paterno himself acclaimed as the winningest coach.

Prosecutors accused Sandusky of using the Second Mile, a charity he founded in 1977 that was dedicated to helping troubled children, was in fact the net that he used to find and ensnare young children. Attorneys alleged he befriended them, lured them in, and molested them.

Testimony of abuse began in 1994, when a boy identified by the grand jury as Victim 7, who is now 26, said that he met Sandusky through The Second Mile.

Taken away: Sandusky is being taken to a local jail, where he was placed on suicide watch

He told the grand jury that he has a ‘blurry memory’ of having improper contact with Sandusky when they were showering together in the football locker room on the Penn State campus in State College, Pennsylvania, a couple of years later.

Between 1996 and 1998, Sandusky began showering with other young victims. Each victim’s testimony appeared more graphic than the next, with victims telling the jury how Sandusky lathered soap on them and rubbed them.

On June 1, 1998, university police interviewed Sandusky, who admitted showering naked with one of the victims, and conceded it was wrong. A university police detective told Sandusky never to shower with children again, the jury report read.

Testimony of abuse began in 1994, when a boy identified by the grand jury as Victim 7, who is now 26, said that he met Sandusky through The Second Mile.



He told the grand jury that he has a ‘blurry memory’ of having improper contact with Sandusky when they were showering together in the football locker room on the Penn State campus in State College, Pennsylvania, a couple of years later.

Between 1996 and 1998, Sandusky began showering with other young victims. Each victim’s testimony appeared more graphic than the next, with victims telling the jury how Sandusky lathered soap on them and rubbed them.

On June 1, 1998, university police interviewed Sandusky, who admitted showering naked with one of the victims, and conceded it was wrong. A university police detective told Sandusky never to shower with children again, the jury report read.

Speedy verdict: It took the jury less than two days to reach a conclusion on all of the 48 charges against Sandusky, pictured with his wife Dottie, left

Serious: Sandusky was without his trademark grin on Friday as he arrived at his trial for day two of deliberations

The incident was not reported to any law enforcement or child protective agency. Curley told the grand jury he was informed of ‘inappropriate conduct’ and ‘horsing around,’ but not of sexual assault.

However, Curley barred Sandusky from bringing minors onto campus. The jury heard more graphic testimony as Sandusky became bolder in his actions.



One boy said he was forced to perform oral sex on Sandusky; another testified that Sandusky pulled down his gym shorts and performed oral sex on him in Sandusky’s basement.

In 2010, Sandusky retired from the Second Mile, and on November 5, 2011, he was charged with 40 counts of molesting eight boys from 1994 to 2009. He was arrested and later released on $100,000 bail.

Sandusky admitted in a November interview with Bob Costas on Rock Center: ‘I could say I have done some of those things. I have horsed around with kids I have showered [with] after workouts. I have hugged them, and I have touched their legs without intent of sexual contact.’

He denied that ‘horsing around’ made him a pedophile.



The incident was not reported to any law enforcement or child protective agency. Curley told the grand jury he was informed of ‘inappropriate conduct’ and ‘horsing around,’ but not of sexual assault.

However, Curley barred Sandusky from bringing minors onto campus. The jury heard more graphic testimony as Sandusky became bolder in his actions.

Sacked: Penn State head coach Joe Paterno lost his job over claims that he failed to report the allegations about Sandusky; he died in January

Laughter: Sandusky jokes with members of the Penn State team at an event in 1999

One boy said he was forced to perform oral sex on Sandusky; another testified that Sandusky pulled down his gym shorts and performed oral sex on him in Sandusky’s basement.

In 2010, Sandusky retired from the Second Mile, and on November 5, 2011, he was charged with 40 counts of molesting eight boys from 1994 to 2009. He was arrested and later released on $100,000 bail.

Sandusky admitted in a November interview with Bob Costas on Rock Center: ‘I could say I have done some of those things. I have horsed around with kids I have showered [with] after workouts. I have hugged them, and I have touched their legs without intent of sexual contact.’

He denied that ‘horsing around’ made him a pedophile.



