Adopted son says he was abused by Sandusky

 The jury in the Jerry Sandusky trial had begun deliberating Thursday when attorneys representing one of the defendant’s five adopted sons issued a statement alleging that Sandusky had abused him.

 “During the trial, Matt Sandusky contacted us and requested our advice and assistance in arranging a meeting with prosecutors to disclose for the first time in this case that he is a victim of Jerry Sandusky’s abuse,” Andrew Shubin and Justine Andronici said in the statement. “At Matt’s request, we immediately arranged a meeting between him and the prosecutors and investigators.

 “This has been an extremely painful experience for Matt and he has asked us to convey his request that the media respect his privacy. There will be no further comment.”

 Karl Rominger, one of Jerry Sandusky’s lawyers, declined comment.

 Matt Sandusky went to live with Sandusky and his wife as a foster child and was adopted by them as an adult.

 Shortly after Jerry Sandusky’s arrest, Matt Sandusky’s ex-wife went to court to keep her former father-in-law away from their three young children. Jill Jones successfully obtained a restraining order forbidding the children from sleeping over at their grandparents’ home.

 Around the same time, details emerged that Matt Sandusky had attempted suicide just four months after first going to live with the couple in 1995.

 During testimony last week, an accuser known as Victim 4 said Matt Sandusky was living at the Sandusky home at the time he stayed there overnight and testified that Jerry Sandusky came into the shower with the two boys and “started pumping his hand full of soap.” Matt Sandusky shut off the shower and left, appearing nervous, the witness said.