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Sandusky's adopted son says he was victim to abuse

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    Lawyers for Matt Sandusky say he was prepared to testify against his dad

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This third thing.

-- development in the child sex abuse trial of the former Penn state university assistant football coach.

Now we know one of -- send -- his own children says he too was a victim of his father's alleged sexual assault.

Lawyers for San does he's adopted son Matt say they have reported to police the revelation on the same day that the jury begin deliberating send -- -- fate.

Jerry sandusky is already facing trial for rape and abusing ten boys over the course of fifteen years.

During the trial victim of given graphic testimony or alleged victims of what they say they endured and and the threats they say often followed.

Jerry sandusky denies all wrongdoing and earlier today the prosecution and defense presented closing arguments before the jury begin deliberating.

And if convicted coach Jerry sandusky could spend the rest of his life in prison.

But these new accusations no -- doubt cast a whole new shadow over the case.

We're told the sun last week -- got an attorney and then contacted prosecutors about his own allegations of abuse.

Until then he'd been supporting his father and at first that he had not been abused -- flipped.

And get this we're now told the reason Jerry sandusky did not testify in his own defense.

Is that prosecutors warned that if he did send us his own son would have testified against him in rebuttal.

But the jury will never know about that accusation or of another from a man -- come -- making similar allegations NBC news.

David Lee Miller's outside the courthouse -- fought Pennsylvania David -- what more do we know about Jerry sandusky -- Yesterday morning -- and -- entered the courthouse behind me at just about the very same time.

That his father was expected to take the stand.

The timing here shepherd.

Is not a coincidence.

Prosecutors had already rested their case but sources tell us that it was very possible -- could have been a rebuttal witness.

To -- his father's testimony if in fact Jerry sandusky did take the stand.

Attorneys from -- and -- just a short time ago released a statement.

It's -- in part and I quote.

During that during the trial Mets and -- contacted us and requested our advice and assistance with prosecutors to disclose for the first time in this case.

That he's a victim of Jerry -- he's abuse.

And sources close to the defense told me just a few minutes ago that they are very glad that the jury is and what they described as -- sequestration.

In other words they have no exposure to any news of any type.

Authorities are also.

Saying that -- any allegations are going to be investigated -- While David -- what did we here today during closing arguments.

During the close the defense repeated its claim that Jerry sandusky is essentially the target of a conspiracy.

All of the accusers conspiring together essentially using information provided by the police.

To file false claims against Jerry sandusky in order to file civil lawsuits to make a lot of money the defense told the jury and I quote.

The system decided mr.

-- he was guilty in this system set up to convict him.

The prosecutor said that Jerry sandusky was a predatory had to file -- have very dramatic moment.

He walked across the courtroom from the jury box over to the defense table where -- -- -- was seeded.

And he said I leave it to you he knows he did it and you know he did.

Sitting in the front row of that courtroom -- some of the alleged victims.

Many of whom had testified.

During this trial.

The jury.

We are told just finished dinner break the deliberations at this hour have reportedly resumed.

And we are told that there are still several more hours of -- -- deliberations before they're gonna call it quits for tonight.

-- we'll go back to David Lee Miller for breaking news as it happens David Lee thank you the man who shot and killed a central.

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