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Jerry Sandusky's adopted son was ready to testify against him

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BELLEFONTE, Pa. -

NBC News is reporting that they have learned that Jerry Sandusky's adopted son, Matt, contacted prosecutors after the trial began and told them he would testify about some of the events he allegedly witnessed his 68-year-old father commit.

He never took the stand, and now the case is in the hands of the jury. They are deliberating over the child sex abuse charges against the former Penn State assistant football coach. Prosecutors described Sandusky as a serial molester who groomed his victims -- luring them with gifts and the pageantry of Penn State's football program.

Defense lawyers, though, told jurors that Sandusky was the victim of overzealous prosecutors who prompted his accusers to make false claims against him.

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