Now I know why none of Sandusky's children came forward

[madashelltoo]

Matt Sandusky was prepared to rebutt his father's testimony and tell the court he had witnessed and potentially was a victim. They are discussing it on Matthews' show (MSNBC) now.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. So why didn't he do it?

[elleng]

3. Because Sandusky didn't take the stand and profess his innocence.

Had he done so, Matt was willing to 'confront' that evidence with history of him and his father.

Case based on testimonies of other kids, not his children.

[lunatica]

4. Don't tell me you can't figure that out

Big damn family secrets kept because there's shame and love and anger and pity all mixed up in you when you're a child. Maybe it's to protect siblings or the mother, or the grandparents, uncles and extended family.

If his son was going to do this it must have been incredibly difficult for him to make that decision. Incest and pedophilia hurts much more than just the immediate victims. Especially when it becomes out. It destroys everyone.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. I'm not sure

how that would have been obvious to me. I get what you're saying and know somewhat about the dynamics of sexual abuse (I work for CPS) but I don't know anything personal about the Sandusky family or what the motivations of his son may or may not have been about testifying (or not).

[elleng]

2. AWFUL.

[SoutherDem]

5. I think we would be shocked if we knew how many children this man abused.

I may be wrong, but I think the ones we have heard about are just the tip of the iceberg. He was in a position to have abused possibly hundreds of children and have the officials at Penn State and the reputation of Penn State to cover it up.

[blue neen]

7. Agreed.

One other thing to mention---the governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, also covered up Jerry Sandusky's crimes.

[notadmblnd]

9. I think it goes way deep and they want this case over ASAP with Sandusky taking the blame for it all

I think the charity (since closed down) was a front for a child prostitution ring. I think that a lot of important people paid for services that these children were forced to provide by making donations to that charity. Of course we will never know.

[kestrel91316]

13. That's the exact feeling I got, too. The charity was a way for Sandusky and

fellow wealthy, influential pedophiles to get fresh meat.

[GObamaGO]

12. I agree

I think there could be hundreds of children. Easily.

[notadmblnd]

8. I understand that Matt was a foster child and was adopted by Sandusky as an adult

I'm curious to know why he was adopted as an adult?

[WinkyDink]

10. There was no "potentially" about it, according to Matt.

[yellerpup]

11. From the minute the media announced

that he and his wife had adopted five boys (1 girl) I knew this would happen. Child rapists are notorious serial criminals and the usually go for their own children first because that's the most convenient. I didn't believe his wife about not hearing screams from the basement, especially when she said she had 'very good hearing.'

[ellenfl]

14. my take as well. imo, he knowingly adopted his victims . . . & she knew about it. eom