Ex-assistant coach seeks $1.7M in legal fees from Penn State
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A former assistant football coach who won verdicts of more than $12 million from Penn State over his treatment after Jerry Sandusky was arrested for child molestation is asking for another $1.7 million in legal fees.
Lawyers for Mike McQueary filed a petition Wednesday outlining the litigation costs and lawyer bills that would justify such an award.
The legal fees are being sought under the state's whistleblower protection law.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Penn State spokeswoman says the school will review the request.
McQueary testified he saw Sandusky sexually abuse a boy in a team shower in 2001.
After Sandusky's 2011 arrest, McQueary was placed on paid leave and banned from athletic facilities. He was terminated the next year when his coaching contract expired.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sandusky is appealing a 45-count child sexual abuse conviction.