The Second Mile was a nonprofit organization that provided help for underprivileged and at-risk youth in Pennsylvania. Jerry Sandusky founded The Second Mile in 1977 and met many of his underage victims through their participation in the program. The Second Mile disbanded after Sandusky was found guilty of child sexual abuse.
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The Second Mile Term Timeline in Talking to Strangers
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Chapter Five: The Boy in the Shower
...joy of childhood with him as an adult. In 1977, he founded a charity organization, Second Mile , for troubled boys from impoverished and unsettled homes. Sandusky played with the boys, gave...
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5. After the public learned of the accusations against Sandusky, former Second Mile member Allan Myers rushed in to defend him. Myers insisted he had showered with Sandusky...
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Another notable Sandusky victim is Brett Swisher Houtz, a Second Mile kid who had been very close with Sandusky. Houtz was brought in as a witness...
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Courtney considered Sandusky’s reputation for having a playful, goofy demeanor around the Second Mile kids in public and, in Gladwell’s words, “defaulted to that impression.” When Curley and Schultz...
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