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Former Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky's Grand Jury indictment paints the
disturbing portrait of a man who used his position to target and sexually
abuse young boys over a long period of time. NBC's Savannah Guthrie reports
on the missed opportunities to stop Sandusky.
By Michael Isikoff
NBC News National Investigative Correspondent
Joe Paterno has reached out to a prominent Washington criminal defense
lawyer to represent him in the Penn State sex abuse case, a source close to
the case told NBC News.
J. Sedgwick Sollers, who once represented President George H.W. Bush in the
Iran-Contra affair, was contacted by Paterno's advisers on Thursday. But
Sollers has not yet met with Paterno, and a formal retainer agreement has
not been signed.
The longtime Penn State football coach was fired Wednesday night after
disclosures in a grand jury report that one of his assistants informed him
in 2002 about an alleged incident of sexual abuse by former defensive
coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
Paterno has not been charged with any crimes in the case. He has been
described as a cooperating witness in the case. Two other university
officials told by Paterno about the alleged incident were charged this week
with failing to report Sandusky's conduct to legal authorities and perjury.
Sollers declined to comment Thursday night. He is the managing partner in
the Washington office of King & Spalding, a major Atlanta-based law firm. A
spokesman for Paterno said in an email that "no lawyer has been retained."
A source close to Paterno said that in addition to the investigations by the
Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, the former coach is concerned about
the likelihood of civil lawsuits by Sandusky's alleged victims and their
families. |
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