Among the many developments that unfolded yesterday, Victim 1 testified that his school guidance counselor didn’t believe his reports of alleged abuse by Jerry Sandusky. Roger Canaff, a former special victims prosecutor and legal analyst hailing from Washington D.C. provides some elaboration regarding guidance counselors’ responsibilities, the standard procedure for reporting abuse, and more.
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The next witness was the high school football coach of Victim 1. One time, he says that he Saw Sandusky on top of Victim 1. "Jerry propped himself up on one arm," the coach said. "He said, 'Hey coach, I'm just working on some wrestling moves!' I didn't think anything of it at the time," the coach said. "I thought, 'He's Jerry Sandusky. He's a saint. What he's doing with these kids -- it's fantastic.'"
In a surprise move, Mike McQueary -- who wasn't expected to testify for another couple days -- was called to the stand. McQueary is known for witnessing the now-infamous Lasch shower incident, where he claims to have seen Sandusky abusing a young boy, referred to as Victim 2 in the Grand Jury report.
Victim 1 finished his testimony this morning, fielding questions from Joe Amendola regarding his varying testimony to police officers and the Grand Jury.