Mike McQueary, the Penn State assistant coach who told a grand jury he witnessed former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a boy in the shower in 2002, told colleagues in an email, "I did the right thing."
McQueary has not spoken publicly since the Penn State scandal broke. But, last week, in an email obtained exclusively by NBC News, he told friends and former teammates:
"I did the right thing …you guys know me…the truth is not out there fully…I didn't just turn and run…I made sure it stopped…I had to make quick tough decisions."
While McQueary is not facing any charges, The Harrisburg Patriot-News reported he has hired an attorney.
Meanwhile, the judge who granted bail to Sandusky was a volunteer for his Second Mile charity, according to her biography on her former law firm's website.
Sandusky was arrested on Nov. 5 and charged with 40 counts of sexual abuse of young boys over a 15-year period.
Deadspin, a sports blog, reported that upon Sandusky's arraignment, prosecutors requested $500,000 bail for Sandusky. They also wanted him to wear a leg monitor.
However, Judge Leslie Dutchcot freed Sandusky on $100,000 unsecured bail, meaning he'll only have to pay if he doesn't show up for court.
The judge's profile on her former law firm's website states that she volunteered at the Second Mile, the same organization where Sandusky allegedly found his victims.
Meanwhile, Dr. Jack Raykovitz, Second Mile's CEO of 28 years, resigned on Sunday, the organization's board of directors said in a statement Monday.
The vice chairman of the organization, David Woodle, will now be in charge of day-to-day operations.
The board said it was conducting an internal investigation and that it had hired the law firm Archer & Greiner to be its general counsel.
In his resignation statement, Raykovitz said he wanted all of the focus to be "on the children, young adults and families who have been impacted" by the alleged abuse.
Tax forms indicate that Raykovitz's wife, Katherine Genovese, was executive vice president of The Second Mile. She has been with the group since 1984. It's not clear if she still works at the charity, as the staff biography page has been removed from the website.
According to a 2009 tax return Raykovitz received about $133,000 from The Second Mile that year and Genovese received about $100,000.
Second Mile connection
Some observers are questioning why Dutchcot, the judge, didn't recuse herself from Sandusky's case, given her connection to him through the Second Mile.
Rep. Mike Vereb told a local FOX affiliate that the details needed to be reviewed.
"I'm sending off a letter to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Ron Castillo and asking him to look at what happened here, to look at the reports that are out there, and if in fact does this district justice has a conflict of interest," Vereb said.
Sandusky founded The Second Mile in 1977. The group has said that its youth programs serve as many as 100,000 children a year.
Click to see The Second Mile's 2009 tax return (.PDF)
Sandusky, who retired from Penn State in 1999, informed The Second Mile board in November 2008 that he was under investigation. The charity subsequently barred him from activities involving children, charity officials said.
Sandusky has been banned from the Penn State campus and could face life in prison if convicted of the charges against him.
Click to see The Second Mile's 2008 tax return (.PDF)
Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley and Senior Vice President Gary Schultz were charged with perjury. Both have denied wrongdoing and have left their university posts.
The scandal led to the departure of university President Graham Spanier and the dismissal of legendary head coach Joe Paterno after law enforcement officials said they didn't do enough to stop suspected abuse when it was reported to them in 2002.
Penn State itself donated money to The Second Mile even after high-ranking university officials were told that Sandusky had been seen sexually assaulting a boy on campus. Penn State donated between $1,000 and $1,999 to The Second Mile in 2009, and its Altoona campus donated between $2,000 and $4,999 that same year.
Click to see The Second Mile's 2007 tax return (.PDF)Major companies and their foundations also have given to The Second Mile. Between 2008 and 2010, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Highmark Foundation, The Hershey Company and State Farm Companies Foundation all gave $50,000 or more to the charity.
Other donors included U.S. Steel Corp., the University of Pittsburgh, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Frito-Lay, the Pa. School Counselors Association, local Walmarts and newspapers.
The Second Mile has said in a statement that it has done "everything in our power to cooperate with law-enforcement officials," but Attorney General Linda Kelly has said there was an "uncooperative atmosphere" from some officials at Penn State and The Second Mile.
The Second Mile also announced a new general counsel on Monday. Lynne Abraham is replacing Wendell Courtney, who resigned last week.
Abraham served as the top prosecutor in Philadelphia for nearly two decades, during which she was known for her no-nonsense approach. The city's first female district attorney, she earned the lasting nickname "one tough cookie" from former Mayor Frank Rizzo. She decided not to run again in 2009 and became a partner at the Philadelphia office of the Archer & Greiner law firm in early 2010.
The Second Mile board also said that it would conduct an internal investigation to assess policies and make recommendations regarding future operations. They hope to have those findings by the end of December.