Lawyers release voicemail purportedly from Sandusky to 'Victim 2'

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers for a man who they say was "Victim 2" in the Jerry Sandusky case have released a pair of voicemails recorded last year, in which a man who is purported to be Sandusky expresses his love.

The lawyers say their client was the boy who was seen being assaulted in the Penn State football team's showers in 2001 by Sandusky. They say he suffered "extensive sexual abuse over many years" both before and after that incident.

And now, they are threatening to sue the university.

The voicemails are dated from September of last year, less than two months before the former Penn State assistant coach was arrested on child sex abuse charges.

In one of the voicemails, the man identified as Sandusky asks whether the person who is purported to be Victim 2 would like to attend Penn State's next game.

Attorneys say Sandusky left "numerous" voicemails for their client that fall.

The identity of "Victim 2" was one of the remaining mysteries from the trial of Sandusky, which ended in his conviction on 45 sex abuse counts. Those included counts related to Victim 2, based on the testimony of a former graduate assistant with the team, who described seeing the attack.

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250-r-15-(Excerpt of voicemail message, purportedly recorded by Jerry Sandusky in 2011, left for a man identified as Victim number 2, and released by his attorney)-"this message, thanks"-In this excerpt of a voicemail message, purportedly recorded by Jerry Sandusky last year, he asks Victim number 2 to return his call. (26 Jul 2012)

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247-r-10-(Excerpt of voicemail message, purportedly recorded by Jerry Sandusky in 2011, left for a man identified as Victim number 2, and released by his attorney)-"would appreciate it"-In this excerpt of a voicemail message, purportedly recorded by Jerry Sandusky last year, he asks Victim number 2 about attending a game. (26 Jul 2012)

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249-r-12-(Excerpt of voicemail message, purportedly recorded by Jerry Sandusky in 2011, left for a man identified as Victim number 2, and released by his attorney)-"and up front"-In this excerpt of a voicemail message, purportedly recorded by Jerry Sandusky last year, he tells Victim number 2 that he wants to express his emotions. (26 Jul 2012)

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APPHOTO NY122: FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2012 file photo, Penn State University President Rodney Erickson speaks during a town hall meeting with alumni in King of Prussia, Pa. The Penn State board of trustees gathered Wednesday afternoon, July 25, 2012 to discuss whether President Rodney Erickson had the authority to agree to unprecedented NCAA sanctions against the football program without first getting the board's approval, according to a person with knowledge of the meeting. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) (12 Jan 2012)

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APPHOTO NY120: FILE - In this combination of 2012 file photos, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, left, leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. in handcuffs, and former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary waits in line for a public viewing for Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in State College, Pa. A man who claims to be the unknown victim molested in a Penn State shower by Sandusky in a case that led to Paterno's firing intends to sue the university for its "egregious and reckless conduct" that facilitated the abuse, his lawyers said Thursday, July 26, 2012. The identity of so-called Victim 2 has been a central mystery in the Sandusky case, and jurors convicted Sandusky last month of offenses related to him judging largely by the testimony of McQueary, who was a team graduate assistant at the time and described seeing the attack. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (26 Jul 2012)

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