Jerry Sandusky wrote a book called "Touched"

(CBS) - Years before Jerry Sandusky was indicted on charges of sexually abusing boys, the former Penn State football coach wrote a book about his life. Over a period of ten years, beginning in 1991, Sandusky worked with former equipment manager and Penn State journalism student Kip Richeal to record what Sandusky called a "unique" life. What they eventually produced, in 2000, was the book "Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story."

In the introduction of the book, Richeal, who was born with hip dysplasia and is disabled, describes an "odd" question posed by Sandusky when they first met:

My first real contact with Jerry Sandusky came from a rather odd question he posed to me: "How much do you weigh, young man?" I was puzzled, because I knew he wasn't interested in me as a linebacker, but I told him I weighed about 95 pounds. "Get up on that scale," he ordered. I did and the locker room scale topped out at 96. "Not bad," Jerry said, trying to sound as mean as possible, "but you still have some work to do." Sensing my confusion, Jerry stared at me and continued. "We gotta get you up to 100 pounds before you're ready to fight me." Fight him? I barely knew him. "When you get to 100 pounds, it's gonna be you and me in the center of the locker room in a boxing match. Then I'll show you who the real boss is. It'll be you and me eyeball-to-belly button."

In an interview with Deadspin.com, Richeal explains that he had no cause for concern during their meeting.

"Now, you know, I'd be kind of uncomfortable," Richeal said. "But I had no reason to be then. It was just a running gag because I weighed under 100 pounds. He'd say, you know, 'We gotta put some meat on those bones.'"

"I want to believe it's not true," Richeal said of the allegations against his friend. "The person I knew, I never ever saw anything like that."

Sandusky dedicated "Touched" to "all the people who have touched my life." As for his own life, Sandusky started the second chapter of the book with this:

I had always professed that someday I would reap the benefits of maturity, but my lifestyle just wouldn't let me. There were so many things I had done in my life - so many of them crazy and outlandish. But I have always had fun, and one this is for certain: My time on this earth has always been unique. At the times when I found myself searching for maturity, I usually came up with insanity. That's the way it is in the life of Gerald Arthur Sandusky.

[jackp32]

Thanks for the confession Jerry. We can read between the lines.

[greensboro78]

"Touched" I guess a number of little boys "touched" his life.

[51saint]

That mother whose 11 yr old son showered with Sandusky should have kneed him really hard in the balls, called him a 'pervert' & called the police ASAP, not necessarily in that order.

[SarahInTexas]

The excerpts from his book quoted in this article reveal an extreme narcissist. No wonder he thought he could molest defenseless children; it's all about him and no one else matters.

[tmn]

Let's all go out and buy a copy, OK?

[Forty-Four]

Jerry Sandusky wrote a booke called "Touched"

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