Previously non-public document shows Paterno knew of abuse before 2001 charge.
Penn State coach Joe Paterno may have known of Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse of children before Sandusky was arrested in 2011, CNN reported Saturday.
According to a police document obtained by CNN that was not previously public record, the legendary coach Paterno told Mike McQueary when McQueary witnessed Sandusky sexually abusing a child and it « was the second complaint of this nature he had received. »
McQueary, a former player and then assistant coach, made the claim that led to the 2012 conviction of Sandusky, a long-time defensive coordinator for Penn State under Paterno. Sandusky is serving a 30-year prison sentence.
