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Sports Nut Last Man Standing Mike McQueary says that he saw Jerry Sandusky sexually assault a child. Why does he still have a job at Penn State? By Josh Levin Posted Thursday, Nov 10, 2011, at 11:00 PM ET On March 1, 2002, Mike McQueary allegedly walked into the Penn State locker room and saw Jerry Sandusky raping a young boy. According to the grand jury report in the Sandusky case, McQueary—then a 28-year-old graduate assistant for the Nittany Lions football team—"left immediately, distraught." McQueary then called his father, who advised him to tell coach Joe Paterno what he'd seen. He did as his father advised, and a short while later, he told Penn State's athletic director Tim Curley and administrator Gary Schultz as well. A few weeks later, the report explains, Curley told McQueary "that Sandusky's keys to the locker room were taken away and that the incident had been reported to The Second Mile," Sandusky's nonprofit for at-risk children. Until he testified before the grand jury, that's where the story ended for Mike McQueary. He was never interviewed by Penn State police, and he never reported Sandusky's actions to any other agency. In the week since we've learned of Sandusky's horrible crimes and Penn State's negligence in reporting them, almost everyone who could conceivably have done anything to stop the alleged child molester has resigned or been dismissed. Paterno is out. So are Curley and Schultz and Penn State President Graham Spanier. But Mike McQueary, now Penn State's receivers coach, still has a job, and as of Thursday afternoon, he's supposed to coach in Saturday's football game against Nebraska. [Update, 11/10/2011 ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Why Is the Grad Assistant Who Says He Saw Sandusky Rape a Boy Not in Trouble? If You Want To See Kirsten Dunst Suffer—I Mean Really Suffer— Melancholia Is the Movie for You Bachmann Wants To Add Calvin Coolidge to Mount Rushmore. Why Do Conservatives Love Him?	Advertisement
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