HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Lawyers for a man who claims to be the unknown victim abused in a Penn State shower by Jerry Sandusky in a case that led to Joe Paterno's firing said he intends to sue the university.
The lawyers said in a statement that they have done an extensive investigation and gathered "overwhelming evidence" on details of the abuse.
The statement said the victim wants to hold officials accountable for "egregious and reckless conduct that facilitated the horrific abuse."
Penn State said it cannot comment on pending litigation.
Prosecutors have said they don't know the identity of the boy molested by Sandusky in 2001. The encounter was spotted by a former graduate assistant who reported the abuse to school officials, including Paterno, but none of them told police.
The victim is not named in the statement, and the AP generally does not identify victims of sex crimes without their consent.
Sandusky awaits sentencing after being convicted of 45 sex abuse counts.
After an eight-month inquiry, a firm led by former federal judge and FBI director Louis Freeh produced a 267-page report finding that Paterno, athletic director Tim Curley, university vice president Gary Schultz, who oversaw the campus police department, and university president Graham Spanier "never demonstrated, through actions or words, any concern for the safety and well-being of Sandusky's victims until after Sandusky's arrest."
Sexual abuse might have been prevented if university officials had banned Sandusky from bringing children onto campus after a 1998 inquiry, the report said. Despite their knowledge of the police probe into Sandusky showering with a boy in a football locker room, Spanier, Paterno, Curley and Schultz took no action to limit his access to campus, the investigation found.
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