Penn State wide receivers coach Mike McQueary has seen his role in the Jerry Sandusky story grow larger and larger as days go by. Since he was first identified as the 2002 eyewitness named in the grand jury report, he’s been howled at for failing to stop Sandusky from allegedly raping a boy and failing to call the police.
Mike McQueary Worked Jerry Sandusky Charity Event Weeks After Alleged Rape
He’s said he did do both, though police have denied the latter. He’s become enough of a celebrity that the CBS Evening News went 72-point font over a 20-second interview during which nothing was actually said.
But this might be one of the most bizarre developments yet. From the Citizen’s Voice, a Luzerne County paper:
McQueary played in and Sandusky coached in the annual Easter Bowl benefiting Easter Seals Central Pennsylvania on March 28, 2002, according to a review of news archives from the time period. McQueary, a former Penn State quarterback, also played in a June 21, 2002, celebrity golf tournament benefitting Sandusky’s charity, The Second Mile.
McQueary played in Second Mile golf tournament again in 2003 and was again on the field for the Easter Seals flag football game, with Sandusky coaching, in April 2004.
That Easter Bowl game was not even a month after McQueary allegedly saw Sandusky raping a child. The mind boggles at how the two could be on the same field days later, especially since McQueary has said he made sure Sandusky let the boy go, which implies a shower conflict of some sort. Previous obligations are previous obligations, but still.
Related: Jerry Sandusky fallout, replacing Joe Paterno, and Penn State’s movement to support sexual abuse survivors. For more on the Nittany Lions, visit Penn State blog Black Shoe Diaries. More college football news.
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