STATE COLLEGE - Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State University assistant football coach charged with child sex abuse, says he is not a pedophile, but admits he showered with young boys.
In a full-court media press across two television networks, Sandusky and his attorney, Joe Amendola, said they have answers for all 40 charges that Pennsylvania prosecutors have leveled."I am innocent of those charges," Sandusky told NBC's Bob Costas in excerpts released by the network on Monday night.
The former coach and founder of The Second Mile charity for disadvantaged youth, acknowledged that after workouts he has showered with boys.
"I have hugged them and I have touched their leg without intent of sexual contact," Sandusky told Costas.
