Talking to Strangers

by

Malcolm Gladwell

Allan Myers Character Analysis

Allan Myers is a former Second Mile participant who accused Jerry Sandusky of assault after initially defending him. Myers changed his position after speaking with a lawyer who was representing numerous alleged Sandusky victims. Myers’s testimony was particularly important for the prosecution, since he claimed to be the boy McQueary reported seeing with Sandusky in the locker room showers in February 2001. Ultimately, the jury felt that Myers’s account was too inconsistent for him to be a reliable witness, and he was not called to testify in court.
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Allan Myers Character Timeline in Talking to Strangers

The timeline below shows where the character Allan Myers appears in Talking to Strangers. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Five: The Boy in the Shower
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5. After the public learned of the accusations against Sandusky, former Second Mile member Allan Myers rushed in to defend him. Myers insisted he had showered with Sandusky multiple times as... (full context)