On any given morning, gas industry trucks barrel along the county’s highways. The area has been doing a bit better lately due to the natural gas boom in western Pennsylvania, which has brought jobs and new hotels. A quarter of the population works in manufacturing. The economy of Lock Haven, just under an hour’s drive from Penn State, has long been driven by the area’s natural resources, particularly timber. The kids “were betrayed by someone they trusted and believed in. “An awful lot of people were hurt by the things that are going on, a lot of people who shouldn’t have been hurt,” said Yost, who is now retired. He now says he feels “betrayed” and no longer considers Sandusky a friend. And hang out at the gym.”īud Yost played football alongside Sandusky as a linebacker at Penn State in the 1960s and later as Clinton County commissioner helped Sandusky set up a chapter of the Second Mile charity here. Mostly just hang out, listen to music, smoke pot and party. “There honestly isn’t much to do,” one local youth said. Wal-Mart is the place to catch up with neighbors, and the unpretentious downtown hosts a handful of restaurants and shops. Most of the homes are modest and trailers dot the landscape.

Lock Haven is a town of about 10,000 on the banks of the Susquehanna River, surrounded by forests and hills.

Sandusky has denied the abuse charges, although he told NBC News he did sometimes shower with boys, which he now regrets. Many here are now second-guessing their interactions with a man known as a legend in college football and asking the unthinkable question: if the allegations against Sandusky are true, could someone they know have been sexually abused? REUTERS/Pennsylvania State Attorney General's Office/Handoutīut with the former assistant Penn State University football coach now accused of sexually abusing eight boys, the Lock Haven area finds itself with unwelcome notoriety as the home of the boy whose allegations sparked the Pennsylvania attorney general’s investigation. Former Penn State football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky is pictured in this Novempolice photograph obtained on November 7.

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