joe paterno STATE COLLEGE, PA – NOVEMBER 09: Penn State University head football coach Joe Paterno watches his team during practice on November 9, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

The disgusting story that is Penn State football and the Jerry Sandusky sexual assault case somehow continues to get worse.

According to the Washington Post, new court documents unsealed Tuesday in a Philadelphia court reveal that a man testified in court in 2014 that Joe Paterno ignored his complaints of sexual assault committed by Jerry Sandusky all the way back in 1976 when he was 14 years old.

From the Washington Post:

The victim, who was identified in court records as John Doe 150, said that while he was attending a football camp at Penn State, Sandusky touched him as he showered. Sandusky’s finger penetrated the boy’s rectum, Doe testified in court in 2014, and the victim asked to speak with Paterno about it. Doe testified that he specifically told Paterno that Sandusky had sexually assaulted him, and Paterno ignored it.

“Is it accurate that Coach Paterno quickly said to you, ‘I don’t want to hear about any of that kind of stuff, I have a football season to worry about?’” the man’s lawyer asked him in 2014.

“Specifically. Yes … I was shocked, disappointed, offended. I was insulted… I said, is that all you’re going to do? You’re not going to do anything else?”

Paterno, the man testified, just walked away.

The records also detail claims that Penn State assistants witnessed inappropriate and sexual contact between Sandusky and a child in 1987 and 1988. Sandusky received a minimum of 30 years in prison after being convicted back in 2012.

The documents being referenced by the Washington Post came out in May. A court order brought to light that one of Penn State’s insurers claimed “in 1976 that a child reported to Joe Paterno that he [the child] was sexually molested by Sandusky,” according to the Post.

Penn State President Eric Barron released the following statement from the university’s website Tuesday:

Penn State’s overriding concern has been, and remains, for the victims of Jerry Sandusky. While individuals hold different opinions, and may draw different inferences from the testimony about former Penn State employees, speculation by Penn State is not useful. We must be sensitive to all individuals involved, and especially to those who may be victims of child sexual abuse. It also makes it much more difficult for Penn State to create an environment where victims of sexual abuse feel comfortable coming forward and where students, faculty and staff feel protected in reporting wrongdoing.

Although settlements have been reached, it also is important to reiterate that the alleged knowledge of former Penn State employees is not proven, and should not be treated as such. Some individuals deny the claims, and others are unable to defend themselves.

Speculation also serves to drive a wedge within the Penn State community. I would ask that we remember our University’s primary mission is to focus on research, education and service. Let’s be respectful of other viewpoints and focus on our mission. The University is committed to ensuring our campuses are safe for children, and to ongoing prevention and education programs and research that contribute to a better society.

We’ll keep you updated on this story as it develops.

[Washington Post]

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Harry Lyles Jr. is an Atlanta-based writer, and a Georgia State University graduate.