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I was in prison for a very long time. Toward the end of my stay I met Jerry Sandusky. Eventually we became friends. I was first struck with surprise at how different his personality was from what I expected, given the crimes he is alleged to have committed.
I had met a lot of sex offenders over the years, including many pedophiles. They exhibit a lot of similar traits–not necessarily all bad, but just similar. Jerry was completely NOT that guy. Given his personality, he would have never fit into that group of offenders. That may not seem significant, but people are much more predictable when they live in a close-knit community–such as prison presents.
Watching people interact and socialize, in prison, you can almost guess the nature of the crimes that brought them there. If the media had not informed us first, I don’t think anybody, given his personality, would have guessed that Jerry was tried and convicted of these crimes.
Later on I read the book “The Most Hated Man In America.” It was a very informative book. What I most concurred with in the book–and still concur with–is the way the author presented and described Jerry’s personality. (By then I had gotten to know Jerry pretty well.) After reading that book, I found myself saying, “Wow! That author perfectly described Jerry’s personality!” FAR from being sneaky, underhanded and cynical, Jerry is very open, outgoing, friendly, gregarious, and loving.
Not long after meeting Jerry, you get this sense that he just really loves people. It bursts out of him. This really surprised me. After all he has been through, I would have expected him to be very shut down–especially if he was ACTUALLY guilty of these sorts of crimes. But he was the opposite! Surrounded by people who hated him, he was just as friendly and loving as ever.
I am not the least bit ashamed to say that meeting Jerry is a bright spot in my life. I pray that TRUE justice will prevail, and I can one day take him and his wife out for a steak dinner.
