Sandusky Day 2: Penn St in deep doo-doo and tough testimony

Mike McQueary

Is it wrong to say that we feel dirty just having to report on this?

Day 2 of testimony in the Jerry Sandusky trial revealed more of the details on what only can be called a horrible life lived by victims and more insight to what appears to be the depth of Sandusky's apparent depravity.

It also called into question just how much people in and around Penn State knew about Sandusky's alleged exploits.

Aside from the testimony, reports indicate that former Penn State vice president Gary Schultz appears to have kept a "Secret" file on the former football assistant coach with information about the highly reported "Shower Incident". Yes, it appears that former Penn State president Graham Spanier, AD Tim Curley and others knew about it too.

Read more from KDKA-TV RIGHT HERE

And yes, it appears most of the higher ups at Penn State totally lied about what they knew. NBC reported Monday night that Schultz and Spanier discussed Sandusky back in 2001 and Spanier allegedly said It wouldn't be "humane" to involve authorities with Sandusky's issues.

Really? We are going to avoid the anger that is bubbling at the surface about this.

Also today, in somewhat of a surprise, former assistant coach Mike McQueary took the stand to talk about what he saw in the now infamous "Shower Incident" at the team facility. He testified that he had heard "Slapping" types of noise coming from the shower. He believed he saw Sandusky in a mirror engaged in what he believes to be a "Sexual Act" and hit a locker to let the people in the shower know he was there.

McQueary's testimony reinforced most of what he had said previously with the addition that he was so stunned at what he saw after making eye contact with Sandusky that he panicked and immediately called the person he trusted the most...his father.

He also testified about going to former coach Joe Paterno's home the next day to tell him, but that out of respect and fear, he didn't not name names.

Defense attorney Joe Amendola tried to discredit McQueary by saying that he was "In it for the money like the other defendants". Amendola claims McQueary's inability to remember the exact date is the reason for his doubt. And that is central to the defense strategy, create any kind of doubt they can.

Finally, the 2nd of Sandusky's alleged victims took the stand. And the now 18-year-old's testimony was both riveting and revolting.

He spoke in detail about suffering through incidents on a water bed in the basement of Sandusky's home. He tried, with tears in his eyes, to describe Sandusky's attempt at foreplay, and eventually acts of sexual behavior.

His story continued until he told of what happened upon his entry into High School in 2008. And he told jurors how he began leaving hints at a problem to his mother, who eventually went to authorities.

Other than a preliminary investigation, one that later was discovered a Pennsylvania State Trooper believed to be true, nothing happened.

Read more about victim 2's difficult testimony from Yahoo Sports RIGHT HERE

Jesus.

This just gets more and more difficult to comprehend. How can anyone who worked at the top levels of Penn State administration back then look at themselves in the mirror?

Yeah, that's you we are talking about Schultz, Spanier and Tim Curley.

It's so hard...and painful to hear about what happened. And as much as we'd all like to think that we would have immediately reacted, that isn't always the case. Abuse like this...it's one of those things that you just can't know until you know. Whether there were obvious signs or not.

That statement in no way, shape or form justifies anything that happened here, but think about it from the victims perspectives. Would you just immediately tell somebody something like that happened to you when you are a kid? And if you are an adult who doesn't really know the signs of Pedophilia, would they jump off the page at you?

Let's just hope this gets over with sooner rather than later. And let's hope somehow, someway, both those who appear to have protected this monster and the monster himself have attracted the attention of Karma...who has a way of coming back to collect overdue bills.

Here's coverage from our friends at WHP-TV in Harrisburg...