Matt Sandusky, Jerry Sandusky's six adopted children, has filed for a name change along with his entire family, in an effort to put distance between them and the convicted sex criminal.
Jerry Sandusky, an ex-Penn State football coach and founder of The Second Mile, an organization that helped children find good foster care, is now serving a 60-year prison sentence after being convicted on 45 of 48 counts of child molestation.
The Second Mile was once praised by George H. W. Bush as "shining example" of charity work in 1990, and high-profile Honorary Board members including Dick Vermeil, Andy Reid, Philadelphia Phillies owner Ruly Carpenter, ESPN analyst Matt Millen, Mark Wahlberg, golfer Arnold Palmer, and ex-Steelers great Franco Harris.
Matt Sandusky is among the victims of Jerry's misdeeds; he initially denied being abused but later admitted the truth to his attorney during jury deliberations, that he was, in fact, abused by his stepfather.
Matt Sandusky told CNN in 2012 why he came clean. "I mean for my family so that they can really have closure and see what the truth actually is," he said. "And just to right the wrong, honestly, of going to the grand jury and lying."
He described the abuse, saying, "If you were pretending you were asleep and if you were touched or rubbed in some way you could just act like you were rolling over in your sleep, so that you could change positions." He also said his stepfather would rub his genitals, or the area around them.
The rampant sexual abuse that took place on Penn State's campus will have reverberations for years to come. The football program was forced to cut ties with Joe Paterno, one of the most legendary coaches in college football history. His statue was removed, and he succumbed to cancer shortly after his tenure ended.
In addition, both the Penn State president and athletic director lost their jobs.
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