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only eight actually testified. and a new accuser has come forward, of course. jerry sandusky's adopted son matt. that is not something that the jury is supposed to be considering tond. a scandal the likes of which punxsutawney, pennsylvania has not seen in years. the jury deliberated for 21 years after a trial that was brief but wrenching when it comes to what they heard. defense attorney said he would be shocked if they acquitted his client on all charges. in fact he said he would probably die of a heart attack. we'll know in just a few minutes what will happen. susan candiotti is o...

We're back. after closing arguments in bellefonte, pennsylvania, a jury has begun deliberating on the 48 counts of sex abuse jerry sandusky faces all of which he denies. nbc's michael isikoff reported this morning that sandusky declined to testify after prosecutors warned his legal team if he took the stand his adopted son matt was ready to act as a prosecution witness with a damaging rebuttal. and just a short time ago, we learned what that would have been. matt's attorneys confirmed that he, too, claims to be an abuse victim of jerry sandusky. michael isikoff is here with me now. i saw your ...

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Up on the witness stand they're open to strong cross-examination because of prior inconsistent statements. first you said you weren't. now you say you are. which one's the truth? >> reporter: matt first met jerry at 10 years old and moved in with the sanduskys at 16. he tried to commit suicide four months later. legal experts say matt may have been a difficult witness on his own because he repeatedly denied in the past any sexual abuse by his father. even when his birth mother, deborah long, told abc news she had her suspicions and believed matt was covering for jerry. >> my son was afraid of ...