Pennsylvania prosecutors say 10 young men were sexually abused when they were boys by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, charges he has repeatedly denied.
Here's a breakdown of alleged Victims 1-10, as they are referred to in charging documents, and the alleged abuse.
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— Victim 1: Sandusky allegedly fondled him and performed oral sex on him multiple times, in his home and State College hotels. The boy was 11 to 15 years old at the time. Sandusky was barred from his central Pennsylvania high school in 2009 after the boy's mother alerted school officials, triggering the investigation that produced charges. Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse (two counts), indecent assault, unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child's welfare.
— Victim 2: A boy of about 10 that a graduate assistant, Mike McQueary, has said he saw being attacked by Sandusky in the team showers in February 2001. Investigators have not been able to determine the boy's identity. McQueary reported what he saw to head coach Joe Paterno, and Paterno's handling of it contributed to the university board of trustee's decision to fire him shortly after Sandusky was arrested in November. Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child's welfare.
— Victim 3: Sandusky hugged him in the shower and fondled him, he testified in court Thursday. The encounters allegedly occurred between July 1999 and December 2001, when the boy was 12 to 14, at Sandusky's home and in team showers. Indecent assault, unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child's welfare.
— Victim 4: Sandusky is accused of repeated involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. Prosecutors say more than 50 alleged incidents occurred between 1996 and 2000, at the Sandusky home, hotels and university facilities, when the boy was 12 to 17 years old. He also traveled with the Sandusky family to bowl games in Texas and Florida. Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse (three counts), aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child's welfare.
— Victim 5: Sandusky put his hand on the boy's leg while in a car, they showered together and he placed the boy's hand on his genitals, according to his testimony in court. It allegedly occurred in August 2001, while the boy was 12 or 13. Indecent assault, unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child's welfare.
— Victim 6: While showering together in May 1998, he testified Thursday that Sandusky grabbed him and said, "I'm going to squeeze your guts out" and that the ex-coach said he was the "tickle monster." The boy's mother complained when he came home with wet hair, prompting a police investigation at the time that did not result in charges. The boy was 11. Indecent assault, unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child's welfare.
— Victim 7: They showered together and Sandusky bear hugged him in 1995-96, rubbed the boy's nipples and put his hands down the waistband of the boy's pants, the man testified. He was 9 to 11 years old at the time. The man said on the stand that he now has an aversion to chest hair because of his contact with a sometimes-shirtless Sandusky. Attempted indecent assault, corruption of minors, endangering a child's welfare. (A charge of unlawful contact with a minor was dropped mid-trial, because that statute was not yet in effect at the time.)
— Victim 8: Boy of about 11 to 13, seen in late November 2000 by a university janitor allegedly being subjected to sexual abuse by Sandusky in the team showers. The janitor now has dementia and is not available to testify, but a co-worker told jurors what the janitor told him. The boy has not been identified by investigators. Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child's welfare.
— Victim 9: Part of second set of charges. Now 18, he testified that he was sexually abused by Sandusky at the Sandusky home where he spent more than a hundred nights in a room in the basement that had a waterbed. He testified Thursday that he was subjected to forced oral and anal sex and screamed for help. He was also abused in a State College hotel and other locations between July 2005 and December 2008, according to prosecutors. He was 12 to 15 years old at the time. Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse (two counts), indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child's welfare.
— Victim 10: Part of second set of charges. The boy, a foster child, said was subjected to sexual abuse in 1998 and 1999, when he was about 11. He testified Wednesday and claimed that Sandusky said he'd never see his family again if he said anything. Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse (two counts), indecent assault, unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child's welfare.
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Sources: Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, trial testimony, grand jury reports.
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