Penn State assistant Mike McQueary tells players he's in 'protective custody'
Published: Friday, November 11, 2011, 5:51 PM Updated: Friday, November 11, 2011, 6:36 PM
By DAVID JONES, The Patriot-News
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Penn State's deposed receivers coach Mike McQueary, today placed on what the school called "administrative leave," moments ago told his receivers on a brief conference call that he was in "protective custody" at a secluded location not in State College.
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McQueary, witness to the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old boy in 2002 by Jerry Sandusky, has been the subject of physical threats. He is the key subject in further investigation into the scandal and potentially could be the single most important trial witness.
On Friday afternoon, according to two team sources, new receivers coach Kermit Buggs gathered his players in a room at the PSU football complex and allowed them to talk with McQueary on a speaker phone.
During a brief and emotional conversation, McQueary told them, “I wanted to let you guys know I'm not your coach anymore. I'm done.”
When players asked, "Coach, where are you? Can we see you?" McQueary responded, “No, I'm actually in protective custody. I'm not in State College.”
It was decided by school officials yesterday that McQueary would not coach in Saturday's game against Nebraska after he received threats.
McQueary, 37, has been a full-time coach at PSU since 2004, specializing as the receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. He was the Nittany Lions' starting quarterback in 1997. He is married with a 2-year-old daughter.
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WOW! Something tells me, especially if Mark Maddens comments yesterday are true ( http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ycn-10407023) that this thing runs a lot deeper than Sandusky and does in fact involve multi millionaires.
Hell, the former DA went missing in 2005 that was prosecuting this case! There's a lot going on that we dont know about. The fact that he is in protective custody tells you those mustve been some serious threats he received from some connected people, and not some silly average Joe.
Published: Friday, November 11, 2011, 5:51 PM Updated: Friday, November 11, 2011, 6:36 PM
By DAVID JONES, The Patriot-News Follow
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Penn State's deposed receivers coach Mike McQueary, today placed on what the school called "administrative leave," moments ago told his receivers on a brief conference call that he was in "protective custody" at a secluded location not in State College.
McQueary, witness to the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old boy in 2002 by Jerry Sandusky, has been the subject of physical threats. He is the key subject in further investigation into the scandal and potentially could be the single most important trial witness.
On Friday afternoon, according to two team sources, new receivers coach Kermit Buggs gathered his players in a room at the PSU football complex and allowed them to talk with McQueary on a speaker phone.
During a brief and emotional conversation, McQueary told them, “I wanted to let you guys know I'm not your coach anymore. I'm done.”
When players asked, "Coach, where are you? Can we see you?" McQueary responded, “No, I'm actually in protective custody. I'm not in State College.”
It was decided by school officials yesterday that McQueary would not coach in Saturday's game against Nebraska after he received threats.
McQueary, 37, has been a full-time coach at PSU since 2004, specializing as the receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. He was the Nittany Lions' starting quarterback in 1997. He is married with a 2-year-old daughter.
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WOW! Something tells me, especially if Mark Maddens comments yesterday are true ( http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ycn-10407023) that this thing runs a lot deeper than Sandusky and does in fact involve multi millionaires.
Hell, the former DA went missing in 2005 that was prosecuting this case! There's a lot going on that we dont know about. The fact that he is in protective custody tells you those mustve been some serious threats he received from some connected people, and not some silly average Joe.
