text: An attorney representing a boy who accused former Pennsylvania State University football coach Jerry Sandusky of sexual abuse said his client and other alleged victims planned to testify at a hearing in two weeks, marking the first time they would publicly confront Mr. Sandusky. 
   
   Michael Boni, an attorney in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., said Tuesday his teenage client, who made his initial allegation to youth-services officials in 2008, planned to appear at a Dec. 13 preliminary hearing for Mr. Sandusky in Centre County Court. However, Mr. Sandusky could waive his right to the open hearing. 
   
   Enlarge Image Close Getty Images Penn State students attending a candlelight vigil earlier this month on campus for victims of child abuse. 
   
   Mr. Boni's client is known as Victim 1 in a grand-jury report issued by the Pennsylvania attorney general earlier this month. The attorney general charged Mr. Sandusky with 40 criminal counts related to alleged abuse of eight boys over a 15-year period, after meeting them through a charity he founded called the Second Mile. Mr. Sandusky has said he is innocent of all charges. 
   
   Until recently, the boy attended Central Mountain High School in Mill Hall, Pa., but he transferred to another school after being bullied, according to people familiar with the situation. The school has declined to comment because of the criminal case. 
   
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   Mr. Boni said he and Philadelphia attorney Slade McLaughlin were hired last week to represent the boy and his mother. The lawyers plan to file civil litigation, Mr. McLaughlin said, but not until the criminal case is concluded. Mr. Boni named Mr. Sandusky, the Second Mile charity, Penn State and "a number of individuals" as potential defendants. 
   
   "They're certainly within our crosshairs," Mr. Boni said. Mr. Boni said he did not anticipate that there would be an impediment to suing Penn State because it is a public university. He noted that Penn State has an independent board of trustees and is not an arm of the state the way other schools are. "There's Pennsylvania appellate case law that has found that Penn State is not entitled to sovereign immunity," he said. 
   
   A Penn State spokesman couldn't immediately be reached for comment Tuesday. 
   
   A Second Mile spokesman declined to comment on potential civil lawsuits. The charity added that it was focused on cooperating with law enforcement and saving its programs. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and the families," it said. 
   
   Mr. Boni said the media glare surrounding the case has taken an emotional toll on the boy and his mother, and that recent remarks by Mr. Sandusky's lawyer, Joseph Amendola of State College, Pa., added to this burden. 
   
   In recent media interviews, Mr. Amendola said that he believed that Victim 1 made up the allegations against Mr. Sandusky, and that he has evidence to refute other alleged victims' claims in the grand-jury report. 
   
   "The statements issued by Mr. Sandusky and his attorney have caused tremendous emotional hardship to both of my clients. They have been devastated by these accusations and hurtful remarks," Mr. Boni said. 
   
   Mr. Amendola didn't return a call requesting comment on his remarks or a possible civil case. 
   
   Separately, on Monday, Second Mile said it was now asking its donors to direct contributions to the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape, a group that works to eliminate sexual violence. 
   
   Second Mile said it was continuing to review three options—continuing to operate, transferring programs to another nonprofit, or closing altogether—but that its December programs would continue. 
   
   "Effective immediately, we ask that you join us in this commitment to sexual-abuse survivors by sending your donations to PCAR to support sexual-abuse prevention, as well as the counseling needs of sexual-abuse victims," the charity wrote. 
   
   "The events reported over the past few weeks have saddened and horrified us; we are determined to do all we can to help the survivors with the healing process," the group wrote. 
   
   Second Mile also is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit that asked a judge to prevent it from transferring any financial assets. Last week, lawyers who said they represent one of the alleged victims filed a suit in the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia seeking an injunction, because alleged victims of abuse might seek monetary damages from the nonprofit. 
   
   Attorneys for Second Mile have argued that the plaintiffs' complaint should be denied on numerous grounds, including that there has yet to be a lawsuit brought seeking damages, that there are no facts supporting allegations that the charity is "dissipating" its assets, and that the suit was brought in the wrong jurisdiction. 
   
   Moreover, Second Mile's attorneys argued that the plaintiffs had failed to show any "immediate or irreparable harm," because there is no evidence that the charity is transferring its assets. 
   
   The plaintiffs lawyers didn't return calls seeking comment on Tuesday. 
   
   Write to Kris Maher at kris.maher@wsj.com ||||| Nov. 5, 2011: In this photo provided by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky, center, is placed in a police car in Bellefonte, Pa. to be taken to the office of a Centre County Magisterial District judge.AP 
   
   All of the alleged victims identified in the child sex charges against disgraced ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky are expected to testify next month in open court, a lawyer for one of the victims told FoxNews.com, despite claims by Sandusky's defense team that some of the victims would recant. 
   
   Slade McLaughlin, one of two Philadelphia-area attorneys representing "Victim One," suggested there was little doubt about the testimony. 
   
   "In ordinary course of things, it would be expected that all victims would testify," McLaughlin said. 
   
   Sandusky is accused of sexually abusing eight young boys over 15 years, allegedly using his charity The Second Mile to find his victims. The grand jury report notes that two of the victims have not been identified despite eyewitness accounts. 
   
   The other six are expected to take the stand at the upcoming hearing set for Dec. 13, including the Clinton County youth known so far only as Victim One. The alleged victim kickstarted the investigation by telling authorities he was being abused by Sandusky, a former defensive coordinator under legendary football coach Joe Paterno. 
   
   The case has engulfed Penn State in scandal over how school officials responded to what they knew about the allegations, and it led to the firing of Paterno and the university's president. Two other school officials were hit with charges of perjury and failure to report allegations of child abuse to authorities as required by law. 
   
   McLaughlin said he and Michael Boni were retained last week by Victim One and have been busy preparing their client for the hearing. The victim, now 18, is still experiencing emotional turmoil over the abuse by Sandusky, McLaughlin said. 
   
   Sandusky's attorney Joseph Amendola has said repeatedly that some of the alleged victims would recant their allegations. He also has said one of the victims cited in the grand jury report would be coming forward with a different story, casting doubt on the allegations involving him. 
   
   Amendola downplayed the upcoming testimony in an email Tuesday to FoxNews.com. 
   
   "We believe there's a significant possibility at least one and perhaps two of the alleged victims may testify no sexual contact occurred between them and Jerry Sandusky," he said, while acknowledging that others likely will claim "sexual acts" or "inappropriate touching" occurred. 
   
   Sandusky has denied the charges against him, though he admitted in a TV interview that he had showered with boys after camp workouts.
target: – Jerry Sandusky will likely face six of his accusers at an open hearing Dec. 13, their first public confrontation with the former Penn State coach. Despite claims from Sandusky's defense team that some would recant their allegations, an attorney for "Victim One" tells Fox News that all six of the alleged victims who have been identified are expected to testify. Two other victims remain unidentified. "Victim One," who initiated the investigation in 2008 and is now 18, is being prepared for the hearing, his attorney says. But Sandusky's attorney downplayed the testimony, telling Fox News, "We believe there's a significant possibility at least one and perhaps two of the alleged victims may testify no sexual contact occurred between them and Jerry Sandusky." Sandusky could still waive his right to an open hearing, the Wall Street Journal notes.