PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Filmmaker Tyler Perry is expressing his support for an alleged victim in the child sex abuse case that has shocked the U.S. sports world, calling him a hero for coming forward.
The producer and director, who went public last year with his own story of childhood molestation, made his comments in an open letter published Monday by Newsweek magazine.
It is addressed to a boy who was 11 when he reported alleged sexual abuse by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Authorities arrested Sandusky on Nov. 5 and charged him with molesting eight boys over 15 years. Sandusky says he is innocent.
"Do you know that at the young age of 11 you …
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