Convicted child sex offender Jerry Sandusky is set to return to a Centre County courtroom next month following a surprising new development in his long-running legal case.
According to a report by WJAC-TV in Johnstown, one of Sandusky’s accusers, identified during the 2012 trial as “Victim 10,” is expected to testify at a September 8 hearing and reportedly plans to state that his trial testimony was false and that Sandusky never sexually abused him.
Sandusky’s legal team has argued that the expected testimony warrants further review of the case. Former Pennsylvania prosecutor Frank Fina, who was involved in the original prosecution while serving in the state attorney general’s office, has also been subpoenaed to appear at the hearing.
The hearing marks the latest chapter in a case that has drawn national attention for more than a decade.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Sandusky, a longtime Penn State assistant football coach under Joe Paterno, served on the coaching staff from 1969 to 1999, including 22 seasons as defensive coordinator. He also founded The Second Mile, a nonprofit organization for at-risk youth, in 1977.
Following a two-year grand jury investigation, Sandusky was arrested in 2011 and charged with sexually abusing multiple boys over a period spanning more than a decade. In June 2012, a jury found him guilty on 45 of 48 remaining counts after hearing testimony from numerous accusers. He was sentenced later that year to 30 to 60 years in state prison, where he remains incarcerated.
The September 8 hearing is expected to address the new claims and determine whether they have any legal impact on Sandusky’s convictions.
