Victim 2, the victim who claims to be molested in the shower by former Penn State University football coach Jerry Sandusky convicted of child sex-abuse last month, says that he plans to sue the university for the cover up which was revealed in the release of the FBI Freeh report.
The victim, who remains nameless, said that he would be suing the University for its "egregious and reckless conduct," according to Yahoo News.
The shower victim played a pivotal role in getting the 68-year-old Sandusky convicted, mainly through the testimony of Mike McQueary, Sandusky's assistant, who testified in May that he witnessed the former coach in the shower with the victim, touching him inappropriately. McQueary also stated that he took the issue up to the university, but was dismissed. McQueary's father later testified as remembering his son telling him about the incident.
The lawyers of Victim 2 told the Associated Press, "'Our client has to live the rest of his life not only dealing with the effects of Sandusky's childhood sexual abuse, but also with the knowledge that many powerful adults, including those at the highest levels of Penn State, put their own interests and the interests of a child predator above their legal obligations to protect him."
The University is expected to face a number of civil lawsuits in regards to the scandal, PSU has not commented on this particular incident as of now.
The reports which prompted the litigation were released earlier this month by former FBI director Louis Freeh, who conducted the investigation released a report detailing his findings, the report gained his name as the Freeh reports. The reports revealed that the top university officials had "total disregard" for the victims during the period of reported abuse.
The 267 page report was formed over seven months of investigation, more than 400 interviews, and a review of over 3.5 million documents. The report implicates the University President Graham Spanier, Vice President Gary Schultz, Athletic Director Tim Curley as well as the deceased head football coach Joe Paterno as actively and consciously trying to hide the events and protect Sandusky.
The most powerful PSU officials "repeatedly concealed critical facts relating to Sandusky's child abuse from the authorities, the board of trustees, the Penn State community and the public at large," according the New York Times.
Sandusky, 68, is currently in Centre County prison awaiting his sentencing, which is scheduled to be held in about 90 days. He could face a maximum sentence of 373 years.
In May a jury of seven women and five men found the 68 year-old guilty of 45 out of the 48 counts against him for sexual abuse of ten young boys over a span of 15 years.
