Another lawsuit filed against Penn State by man claiming Sandusky abuse

Roughly a month after Penn State University entered into settlements with 26 victims of sexual predator Jerry Sandusky — and agreed to pay almost $60 million — another individual filed a lawsuit against the school Thursday.

The man, whose identity is being kept confidential, claims Sandusky assaulted him for four years beginning in 2005, when he was just 12 years old.

"By the time this boy was introduced to Sandusky on the Penn State Campus, the top administrators at Penn State knew that Sandusky was a sexual predator," according to a statement by Philadelphia law firm Raynes McCarty, which is representing the victim. "Since last summer when Mr. Freeh released his detailed initial investigation, the known number of Sandusky's victims has more than doubled."

When Penn State announced the 26 settlements Oct. 28, the university also acknowledged six other individuals had levied claims of abuse by Sandusky and negligent oversight by the institution that employed him.

"Each of those tragic assaults provided Penn State with the opportunity to stop Sandusky, opportunities which Penn State squandered," Raynes McCarty said. "We will learn through this lawsuit why that happened and what additional lessons Penn State should learn from this tragic episode in its history."

The law firm said they've been working over the past year with a mediator selected by Penn State in an attempt to reach a settlement — to no avail.

"Penn State has acknowledged that his claim is by far the most significant and that he is the most severely harmed of the boys abused by Sandusky," Raynes McCarty said. "Penn State's refusal to compensate him adequately for what he needs and deserves has forced us to file this lawsuit. We trust and believe that a jury will compel Penn State to finally fulfill its responsibilities to this young man."