A child in such an environment “doesn’t know what normal attachment is, no one is there to soothe them,” says Penn's Gelles, noting the result is abnormal brain development. – and helping others find their own personal peace is why Matt Sandusky, 38, is speaking out years after his adopted father's convictions. He said his grandfather would beat him with a broom handle telling him to "own it" and not to cry. Some believe Jerry Sandusky passed on the witness stand because of Matt’s own willingness to testify. After listening to testimony, he too came forward to report to authorities the abuse he suffered at Jerry Sandusky's hands. Jeffrey Sandusky pleaded guilty to all 14 counts, including solicitation of statutory sexual assault and solicitation of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. 'I had numerous opportunities to tell people… and I didn’t. It was heady stuff for a poor child from Central Pennsylvania. Matt was sent to a juvenile detention facility for arson. He was not called to testify, and Jerry Sandusky has not been charged with any crime in relation to his adopted son. He was adopted by the family after he turned 18. Jerry Sandusky, 72, the former Penn State assistant football coach, was convicted of abusing 10 boys. Referring to his adoptive family, Matthew added: ‘They cared about me, they loved me. Things came to a head when at age 16 he was arrested after accidentally burning down a barn. (AP/Centre County Correctional Facility) (AP2011). Matt Sandusky says his adoptive father, who spent 32 years on the Penn State sidelines, used the charity group as a tool to identify and target hard-luck boys, grooming vulnerable children – boys like Mattie Heichel. Thursday, he’ll engage students and the public, also at Stockton, in the Campus Center at 5:30 p.m. “I am grateful that Matthew Sandusky is coming to Stockton University to address his experiences. ‘I can handle people attacking me; I handled the abuse… I can take it,’ Matthew said, growing emotional. As someone who had come from nothing, Matthew said he was the perfect victim. Officials investigated Jerry Sandusky's abuse of other children and at the beginning of the trial Matt Sandusky stood with the rest of the family in support of Jerry Sandusky. Child sexual abuse survivor Matt Sandusky speaks at a breakfast for the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center. Matt Sandusky was 33 years old then – 25 years after the abuse began. Targeting him was easy. Pedophile: Jerry Sandusky, pictured in January 2013, was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for his crimes. Every year 300,000 children are sexually abused and 42 million people have had experiences similar to mine, he said. 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