Mike McQueary Discusses Penn State Facilities Ban After Jerry Sandusky Scandal

Former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary talked Friday about his ban from the school's football facilities after Jerry Sandusky was charged with child molestation in 2011.

Per the Associated Press (via ESPN.com), McQueary said during his testimony as part of the lawsuit he filed against the school that he doesn't understand why he was told to stay away from the program.

"They tell me, the guy who turned in a pedophile, [to stay away from team facilities]," McQueary testified. "And they let him go around there for years after they knew about it not once but twice. That gets me. That does not make sense to me. It's wrong."

In November 2011, Penn State announced McQueary would not serve as the team's wide receivers coach for a game against Nebraska because he had received "multiple threats" after his testimony helped lead to the charges brought against Sandusky.

Per David Jones of PennLive.com, McQueary told players he would no longer be their coach following the school's announcement that he was placed on administrative leave.

At the trial of former Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and vice president Gary Schultz in December 2011, McQueary testified he heard "rhythmic slapping sounds" and witnessed Sandusky standing behind a boy who "was up against the wall with his hands up against the wall" in the shower of the program's locker room facilities.

McQueary then reported the incident to Penn State head coach Joe Paterno and two school administrators.

As part of his testimony, McQueary said Paterno told him he didn't do anything wrong.

"[Paterno] specifically said, 'Make sure you have a lawyer. You're all right. You didn't do anything wrong.' He was very—the word I want to use is—'unselfish' about all of it," McQueary said.

McQueary is seeking $4 million in a civil lawsuit against Penn State, alleging the school defamed him, retaliated against him and misled him to think his report about Sandusky would be handled properly, per the AP (via NBC News).