OWN Sets Interview With Matthew Sandusky

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Oprah Winfrey will interview Matthew Sandusky, the adopted son of convicted former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky as part of an Oprah Prime special July 17, the network said Tuesday.

Winfrey will speak to Matthew Sandusky in his first interview since the 2012 conviction of Jerry Sandusky on 45 counts of child sexual abuse, as he reveals never-before-heard details of the sexual abuse he experienced as a child at the hands of his adopted father.

Sandusky also talks about accusations from his adopted mother, Dottie Sandusky, that he lied and stole from the family, said network officials.

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.