A 57-year-old man has told investigators that he was sexually molested by Jerry Sandusky 40 years ago when he was 11 and Sandusky was 22. The abuse occurred in the basement of the recreation center Sandusky's mother and father ran.
Sources tell the KDKA Investigators the 57-year-old man is the third man who claims he was sexually assaulted at the Brownson House more than 40 years ago.
Triggering
In a dirty basement room full of kids games, old school desks and chairs, the man says 22-year-old Jerry Sandusky raped him.
“He started fondling and touching me. I’m 11-years-old, it felt good. I didn’t know any better. Next thing I know, he was raping me,” the victim said.
“He kept repeating ‘Real men don’t cry.’ I kept telling him how bad it hurt. My stomach was hurting awfully. He kept saying “Real men don’t cry’ until I finally pushed backwards and he fell away from me,”
Tears streaming down his face, he says he ran away from the scene, ran home.
"I just thank God it was raining that day when I went home. That's why I like the rain now, you can't see tears in the rain, so no one could tell I was crying."
The victim also said he’s tried to commit suicide three times.
Many are asking why he came forward now -
“Mainly, because I know I can’t be the only one out here. I may have been the first, but I can’t be the last,” said the victim.
The man hopes other victims will be able to get the help he is now receiving.
Over the past few weeks, I have seen the rhetoric surrounding the victims turn nasty - that it's all about the money and why are they coming out of the wood work now, must be for the big payout from Penn State - to all of those people I say FUCK YOU - this man is well past the statute of limitations, so he can't sue Sandusky, he's definitely not a part of the Penn State era where Sandusky used his status and stature at Penn State to lure his victims and sexually abused some of them in the locker room.
This man is coming forward because he has found his voice. He is coming forward to give voice to those who cannot speak. He is coming forward for his OWN healing - not for a payout or notoriety or any other sick perverted reason people put on victims - the first part of recovering from childhood sexual abuse is TELLING.
This is his telling.
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