Penn State settles claim from Sandusky's adopted son: source Penn State sex abuse scandal settles

By Dave Warner A week ago, Philadelphia attor- ney Tom Kline told that PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Penn State had agreed to settle a State University has lawsuit filed by a man known as reached a settlement with former Victim 5 in court proceedings, who assistant football coach Jerry was abused by Sandusky in a cam- Sandusky's adopted son, who is pus shower. among the men who have said they were sexually abused by him, a The Victim 5 claim was the first source with knowledge of the nego- to be finalized. Kline declined to tiations said on Saturday. disclose the terms of the settlement, but Penn State has approved spend- Matt Sandusky, who has peti- ing $60 million for the payouts. tioned a Pennsylvania court to change his name, had said through Victim 5, who testified at Jerry a lawyer about the time of Jerry Sandusky's trial and sentencing, Sandusky's trial in 2012 that he too was assaulted by Sandusky in Au- had been molested by him. gust 2001, six months after then- graduate assistant Michael Penn State has reached settle- McQueary reported to university ments or tentative agreements with officials that he saw Sandusky 26 claimants and is working a boy in a campus shower, Kline through the details of the settle- said. ments with their representatives. The Philadelphia Inquirer first re- David La Torre, a Penn State ported Victim 5's settlement and spokesman, said on Saturday that quoted the lawyer hired by the uni- negotiations were continuing and versity to settle the cases, Michael the university would have nothing Rozen, as saying lawyers in the more to say at this stage. other cases had received settlement Jerry Sandusky was convicted last paperwork and their signoff was year on 45 counts of abusing 10 expected to be imminent. boys in a 15-year period. Sandusky, Former university President Gra- 69, was sentenced to 30 to 60 years ham Spanier and two other univer- in prison in a case that tarnished the sity officials face trial on charges of reputation of late Penn State foot- failing to report and act on the ball coach Joe and focused abuse in the 2001 case reported by national attention on child sexual McQueary. abuse.