Jerry Sandusky and major Penn State donor 'abused two boys aboard a private plane', claims new witness
- FBI is investigating whether Sandusky 'shared boys with a wealthy backer of the football program'
- Postal Service is also looking into allegations Sandusky sent 'seductive letters' through the mail as part of child porn ring
- New witness challenges notation that Sandusky worked alone in abusing young boys
By
Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED:
09:31 EST, 13 August 2012
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UPDATED:
12:31 EST, 13 August 2012
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Ring master? Federal officials are looking into
the possible existence of a pedophile ring involving convicted child
molester Jerry Sandusky
A man has come forward alleging he
saw Jerry Sandusky and a prominent Penn State University donor sexually
abusing two boys together aboard a private plane, it was claimed on
Monday.
The FBI is
reportedly taking the accusations 'seriously,' and has opened an
investigation into a pedophile sex ring that could spread beyond the
former Penn State football coach.
Until
now, authorities have believed that Sandusky was a lone abuser. The
newest allegations threaten bring out more horrifying revelations about
sexual abuse surrounding the once-prestigious college athletics program.
RadarOnline.com
reports that the witness, who has business ties to the Penn State
booster, told postal inspectors and the FBI that he was aboard the
private plane when the alleged abuse occurred.
He
said he remained silent about what he saw until now and does not know
whether the boys are new victims or if they have already been identified
as having been abused by the former defensive coordinator.
'If the Feds can prove what this witness is saying then a sickening situation just got worse,' an anonymous source told
Radar.
'The
witness does not know who the boys are and if they were from Sandusky's
Second Mile charity. He can prove his tie to the booster but the Feds
are going to have to prove the rest.'
According
to Radar Online, federal authorities are looking into the possibility
that Sandusky shared his young victims with other pedophiles including a
'very rich, very powerful man connected with the university.'
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Grave allegations: Sources close to the
investigation say a prominent man with close ties to Penn State may have
been involved in the alleged sex ring
University boosters used to be
content cheering for their college sports team and organizing
fundraisers. However, in recent years, wealthy donors have been more
active in major university athletics.
In
many cases, their money buys them access to coaches and players and
influence the decisions of university administrators. In years past,
scandal has erupted at other
universities when boosters have used their cash and power to woo college players with cars, cash and other gifts.
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REVELATION OF SEX RING WOULD ROCK A UNIVERSITY ALREADY REELING FROM ABUSE SCANDAL
Until now, authorities have always thought Jerry Sandusky did his terrible deeds alone.
However,
the new allegations threaten to widen the horrific scandal -- possibly
implicating a wealthy donor in sex abuse itself.
University
officials, including legendary coach Joe Paterno himself, have been
accused of covering up and not acting on allegations that Sandusky was
abusing young boys.
Only Sandusky, though, has been accused of committing the actual abuse.
In
June, Sandusky, the former defensive coordinator for the Penn State
football team, was convicted of 45 counts of sexual abuse for molesting
10 boys.
Prosecutors say Sandusky met his victims at the Second Mile, a charity he founded for under-privileged children.
Sandusky has not cooperated with authorities and has denied he ever sexually
abused children.
Investigators with the US Postal
Service are also examining Sandusky. They have seized his computers and
are looking into allegations that he sent 'seductive letters' across
state lines -- including to some of his victims.
Federal
investigators are currently working to verify the allegations against
the booster, who remains unnamed. The alleged witness reportedly
included specific information like times and places.
Radar Online said investigators were starting with the known victims because the eyewitness didn't know who the boys were.
'This
interview did not take place in the state of Pennsylvania and there are
documents linking the eyewitness to the man he claims abused children
with Sandusky. There is enough evidence that this is being taken very,
very seriously.'
The booster allegedly involved with
Sandusky is described as a 'very rich and powerful man connected with
the university,' Radar reports.
The news comes a little over a month
after Sandusky, 68, was convicted on 45 counts of child sexual abuse for
molesting 10 boys over the course of 15 years.
The United States Postal Inspectors
office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has spearheaded the investigation
because pornographic materials involving underage boys
have allegedly been sent through the mail.
Analyzing
a computer seized from Sandusky, investigators are also looking into
whether he sent ‘seductive letters’ across state lines for sexual
purposes, according to
CBS. Some of these letters were said to be sent to some of his
victims.
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Guilty: Penn State's storied football
programme is now marred by decades of sexual abuse by former defensive
coordinator Jerry Sandusky, who was convicted last month
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In custody: Sandusky's attorneys have indicated that they will appeal his conviction
‘The investigation
is in its early stages,’ the source added. ‘They have not yet cast a
wide net but it is ongoing and it is serious.’
Sandusky is expected to be sentenced
to a life in prison for sexually abusing underage boys. Many of the
victims came from the Second Mile charity, which Sandusky founded in
1977 to help troubled youth.
Penn State representatives were not immediately available to comment on the investigation.
Meanwhile, a status conference has
been scheduled for September 7 in a Pennsylvania courtroom as Second
Mile seeks to shut down and transfer its assets.
Sandusky’s charity is hoping to give
its assets to Houston-based Arrow Child & Family Ministries Inc.,
but lawyers for some of the child abuse victims have objected.
With Sandusky facing 442 years
in prison, his legal team has raised an argument about the disgraced
ex-Penn State football coach’s speedy trial that may become the thrust
of an appeal.
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