Mike McQueary's Credibility Is Shot as Police Have No Record of Sandusky Report

Amidst a firestorm of criticism for his perceived inaction in a 2002 incident in which he allegedly saw former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sodomizing a young boy in a Penn State locker room, assistant coach Mike McQueary insists he went to police.

In an email, McQueary said that he made sure the sexual abuse had stopped before leaving the room and calling his father. He also maintains that he did speak with police regarding the matter. Despite his claims, State College police say that no report was ever filed.

McQueary's new version of the story was a bit suspicious to begin with as he made no mention of stopping the incident or speaking with police in his grand jury testimony. The fact that he has received plenty of criticism and threats due to his actions regarding the case may have had something to do with his latest claims.

There is still a chance, however, that McQueary reported the incident to university police, although that hasn't been determined yet. Whatever the case, McQueary's credibility has to come into question as he has changed his story since his grand jury testimony.

While this stands to help the case of Sandusky's defense team, it remains to be seen if anything comes of it. Sandusky has already been buried by the media and his chances of being found innocent don't seem great.

The fact that the only eye witness of an alleged sexual attack has inconsistencies in his story has to be a bit disconcerting for the prosecution, though. Without a credible witness, the jury will be forced to make decisions based upon the accounts of alleged victims.

That still may be enough to get Sandusky convicted, but it is much more powerful to hear from somebody who saw the abuse first hand. If the jury doesn't feel as if it can trust McQueary due to his ever-changing story, then it could be very damaging to the case against Sandusky.

As much as McQueary was being destroyed by the general public for apparently doing nothing to stop Sandusky, he has actually made things worse by saying that he stopped the abuse and spoke with police. Had his story remained status quo, then there still would have been heat on him, but he would have been credible.

It's hard to say whether McQueary is telling the truth, but he was damned if he did and damned if he didn't in terms of changing his story. While the new version does make him look better, it also may hurt in the prosecution of the jury. Because of that, this looks like yet another misstep by McQueary.