Whistleblower lawsuit against Penn State in Sandusky case going to trial
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A lawsuit by a former Penn State coach whose testimony helped convict fellow assistant Jerry Sandusky of being a sexually violent predator goes to trial Monday over allegations that the university defamed him and wrongly refused to renew his contract.
Mike McQueary, now 42, played quarterback at Penn State before becoming a member of Joe Paterno's coaching staff.
But he became best known as the assistant who went to Paterno in 2001 to report seeing Sandusky, then a retiree with gym privileges, sexually molesting a boy in the team shower. Sandusky was not arrested until a decade later, leading to accusations of a high-level cover-up.
Nine women and three men were chosen for the jury last week. Both sides will make opening statements Monday.
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