The grand jury investigating allegations of indecent assault against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is continuing, with new testimony and subpoenas.

The birth mother of Jerry Sandusky’s youngest adopted son testified before grand jurors Monday, telling the panel about the relationship between Sandusky and her son, Matt, when her son went to live with Sandusky as a foster child in 1995.

Debra Long said she was sworn in before a judge along with her son, Matt, and Second Mile Executive Director Jack Raykovitz.

According to sources close to the investigation, a grand jury has been meeting since 2009, when a 15-year-old Clinton County boy told Children and Youth Services that Sandusky indecently assaulted him during a four-year period, beginning when he was 10. Sandusky has not been charged and maintains his innocence.



Also yesterday, Penn State officials acknowledged they have received a subpoena. A source close to the investigation said the subpoena was for emails between key employees dating back to 1997.

“We are cooperating fully with the Office of the Attorney General in any way that we can,” said PSU spokeswoman Lisa Powers.

Penn State coach Joe Paterno, athletic director Tim Curley and retired university Vice President and Treasurer Gary Schultz are among those who have already appeared before the grand jury in January, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation. The grand jury meets at the attorney general’s Strawberry Square office.

The Second Mile has consistently declined comment on the investigation, saying it won't respond to rumors. In a statement earlier this month, Raykovitz said he was told The Second Mile and its programs is not the subject of any investigation.

On Monday, when approached in Strawberry Square, Raykovitz declined comment on his appearance before the grand jury.

The Second Mile is a nonprofit that 67-year-old Sandusky founded in 1977 to help at-risk kids. It reaches 100,000 kids in the state each year, through programs and educational material.

Long said her testimony Monday centered around the nature of her son’s relationship with Jerry Sandusky. She told the panel she saw her son’s behavior change drastically when he met Sandusky through a Second Mile camp program.

When her son was 16, after he was charged with burning down a barn, Matt was placed in foster care with Sandusky. Court papers from that time show Long continuously challenged his placement in the courts.

Matt Sandusky could not be reached for comment.

Sandusky’s attorney, Joe Amendola of State College, said Monday afternoon that Long “never liked Jerry because she saw Jerry as a person who was involved in removing her child from the home.”

Amendola said he was not worried about Matt Sandusky’s testimony Monday. He is also not concerned with anything Raykovitz might have said to the grand jury.