HARRISBURG — A man who claims he told Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno in 1976 that he was sexually abused as a teen by Jerry Sandusky asked a judge Wednesday to protect his identity and limit questioning by lawyers in a lawsuit brought by Paterno’s family against college sports’ governing body.
Lawyers for the man called John Doe 150 said he gave a sworn deposition in October 2014 in a related case, brought by Penn State against its insurer over coverage for Sandusky-related claims, and that he should not have to endure another one.
He previously testified under oath about his abuse claims “and his reporting of the abuse to Coach Joseph Paterno and Penn State,” his lawyers told Judge John Leete, who is presiding in the Paternos’ lawsuit against the NCAA.