The fan with the F-bomb has actually claimed responsibility for it on YouTube.
This guy: http://www.youtube.com/user/DisregardingLaw
This guy: http://www.youtube.com/user/DisregardingLaw
BOB COSTAS:
What did happen in the shower the night that Mike McQueary happened upon you and the young boy?
JERRY SANDUSKY:
Okay, we-- we were showing and-- and horsing around. And he actually turned all the showers on and was-- actually sliding-- across the-- the floor. And we were-- as I recall possibly like snapping a towel, horseplay.
BOB COSTAS:
How could somebody think they saw something as extreme and shocking as that when it hadn't occurred, and what would possibly be their motivation to fabricate it?
JERRY SANDUSKY:
You'd have to ask them.
BOB COSTAS:
It seems that if all of these accusations are false, you are the unluckiest and most persecuted man that any of us has ever heard about.
BOB COSTAS:
Are you a pedophile?
JERRY SANDUSKY:
No.
BOB COSTAS:
Are you sexually attracted to young boys, to underage boys?
JERRY SANDUSKY:
Am I sexually attracted to underage boys?
BOB COSTAS:
Yes.
JERRY SANDUSKY:
Sexually attracted, you know, I enjoy young people. I love to be around them. But no I'm not sexually attracted to young boys.
BOB COSTAS:
Obviously you're entitled to a presumption of innocence and you'll receive a vigorous defense. On the other hand, there is a tremendous amount of information out there and fair-minded common sense people have concluded that you are guilty of monstrous acts. And they are particularly unforgiving with the type of crimes that have been alleged here. And so millions of Americans who didn't know Jerry Sandusky's name until a week ago now regard you not only as a criminal, but I say this I think in a considered way, but as some sort of monster. How do you respond to them?
JERRY SANDUSKY:
And I don't know what I can say or what I could say that would make anybody feel any different now. I would just say that if somehow people could hang out until my attorney has a chance to fight, you know, for my innocence. That's about all I could ask right now. And you know, obviously, it's a huge challenge.
How did Sandusky's attorney think that going on with Bob Costas last night could even remotely help their case?
Some "highlights":
At one point, about seven minutes into the interview and after Costas asked Sandusky about the 40-count indictment he faces for sexually abusing boys over a 15-year period, and Sandusky replies that he is innocent of those charges, Costas asks Sandusky if he fits the classic MO of a pedophile.
Sandusky's reply at the 19:01:01:00 mark of the interview is perhaps the most damning of the entire session:
"Well -- you might think that," Sandusky said. "I don't know. (LAUGHS) In terms of -- my relationship with so many, many young people. I would -- I would guess that there are many young people who would come forward. Many more young people who would come forward and say that my methods and -- and what I had done for them made a very positive impact on their life. And I didn't go around seeking out every young person for sexual needs that I've helped. There are many that I didn't have -- I hardly had any contact with who I have helped in many, many ways."
JERRY SANDUSKY:
Am I sexually attracted to underage boys?
BOB COSTAS:
Yes.
JERRY SANDUSKY:
Sexually attracted, you know, I enjoy young people....
Is the attorney trying to taint the jury pool?
Quite the opposite. He knows the court of public opinion has already ruled that Sandusky is guilty. The Costas interview was an effort to try and put some doubt in the minds of those who will actually be in the jury pool.Is the attorney trying to taint the jury pool?
Quite the opposite. He knows the court of public opinion has already ruled that Sandusky is guilty. The Costas interview was an effort to try and put some doubt in the minds of those who will actually be in the jury pool.Is the attorney trying to taint the jury pool?
No, he didn't.Just hearing some of the clips today, he didn't do a very good job.
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