FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2011 file photo provided by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky, center, walks to the office of Centre County Magisterial District Judge Leslie A. Dutchcot while being escorted by Pennsylvania State Police and Attorney General's Office officials in State College, Pa. The criminal defense for Sandusky, expected in a State College courtroom Dec. 6 to face charges he sexually abused boys over many years, will have to rebut a 23-page grand jury report that portrayed him as man who preyed on vulnerable children he lured with gifts and the prestige of his connection with Penn State University. (AP Photo/Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General via Commonwealth Media Services, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2011 file photo provided by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky, center, walks to the office of Centre County Magisterial District Judge Leslie A. Dutchcot while being escorted by Pennsylvania State Police and Attorney General's Office officials in State College, Pa. The criminal defense for Sandusky, expected in a State College courtroom Dec. 6 to face charges he sexually abused boys over many years, will have to rebut a 23-page grand jury report that portrayed him as man who preyed on vulnerable children he lured with gifts and the prestige of his connection with Penn State University. (AP Photo/Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General via Commonwealth Media Services, File)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) ? Jerry Sandusky's lawyer said he's looking forward to questioning the witnesses against his client ? including any alleged victims who testify at next week's preliminary hearing.
"Although the preliminary hearing is not a trial, but simply a probable cause proceeding ... we will, for the very first time, have the opportunity to face Jerry's accusers and question them under oath about their allegations," Joe Amendola said in a statement released Monday.
"We look forward to this opportunity."
At least one alleged victim plans to testify at the Dec. 13 preliminary hearing, according to his attorneys.
Sandusky has been charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse stemming from a grand jury report released last month that alleged the former Penn State football coach had illicit contact with eight young boys over a 15-year span.
In interviews, Sandusky has denied sexually assaulting children but has acknowledged showering with and embracing boys.
Some of the alleged abuse happened on Penn State's campus, including one incident the grand jury said was witnessed by then-graduate assistant Mike McQueary, now an assistant coach. That incident wasn't immediately brought to the attention of authorities even though high-level people at Penn State apparently knew about it.
The scandal has resulted in the ousting of school President Graham Spanier and longtime coach Joe Paterno, and has brought shame to one of college football's legendary programs. Athletic Director Tim Curley has been placed on administrative leave, and Vice President Gary Schultz, who was in charge of the university's police department, has stepped down.
Schultz and Curley are charged with lying to the grand jury and failure to report to police. They maintain their innocence.
Prosecutors allege Sandusky met the victims through The Second Mile, a charity he founded in 1977 to help at-risk children.
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