Mike McQueary: Former Penn State Assistant Shouldn't Profit off Sandusky Scandal

Aside from former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, nobody has been more maligned throughout the school's sexual child abuse scandal than wide receivers coach Mike McQueary. Because of that, in part, McQueary is seeking damages from the university, but he certainly doesn't deserve any.

According to Mike Dawson of the Centre Daily Times, McQueary is going to file a whistleblower lawsuit against Penn State. McQueary is still technically employed by the university, although he is currently on leave, so this suit is being described as an employment dispute.

McQueary's involvement in the Sandusky scandal has been well documented by this point as he allegedly witnessed Sandusky sexually assaulting a boy in a Penn State locker-room shower in 2002. McQueary's story has wavered several times, though, and it has now come to light that the incident may very well have happened in February of 2001.

The 37-year-old, ex-Penn State quarterback's credibility has been called into question time and time again, and it has been for good reason. Rather than go to the authorities after witnessing the alleged abuse, McQueary went to late Nittany Lions head coach Joe Paterno instead.

That ultimately led to the dismissal of Paterno and the crumbling of the entire Penn State foundation. Many have wondered why McQueary failed to step in and stop the alleged assault, and that has caused his story to change as well. He initially said that he called his father after witnessing the event, but later said that he stopped it after dealing with public backlash.

It's honestly impossible to tell what McQueary is being truthful about at this point, so he has essentially reached villain status in this case even though Sandusky is the one who is accused of unspeakable acts. With all of that said, it appears as though McQueary is trying to profit off of this situation, but that simply wouldn't be right.

McQueary probably feels as though the scandal has ruined his career as he was basically forced into taking a leave of absence. He is also damaged goods at this point and may never be able to find another job at a major program. McQueary has himself to blame for a lot of that, though, because he didn't follow logical protocol when dealing with the alleged abuse.

If he saw Sandusky sexually assaulting a boy, then he should have stopped it and gone to the police immediately. It's understandable that he might have been afraid or confused, but the natural reaction in such a situation should be to do the right thing. Maybe he felt like telling Paterno was enough, but if he was a witness, then it was his responsibility to tell the police.

McQueary's actions have really complicated this case and it doesn't seem like he has made a right decision the entire time. Suing the university falls under that category as well because now it looks like he is just trying to make money off the situation. The fact of the matter is that he has botched his role as a witness.

In some respects you have to feel a little bad for McQueary because he has been put in a very tough situation. However, he needs to fulfill his duties as a witness and avoid extracurricular things such as lawsuits against Penn State because it's making him look petty and uncaring.