Posted on 06/25/2012 3:04:43 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Jerry Sandusky wants “people to know that he’s not guilty,” a lawyer for the retired Penn State assistant football coach said Monday.
Sandusky—once considered Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno’s heir apparent—was convicted Friday of 45 counts for sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years.
Karl Rominger, who helped defend the 68-year-old retired defensive coach, visited him at the Centre County jail, where he is being kept under observation and away from other inmates pending a psychological review that will help determine the next step toward his sentencing, which is in about three months.
“He’s defiant and wants the truth to be told. He wants people to know that he’s not guilty,” Rominger said. “That would be his hope.”
Also Monday, Judge John Cleland ordered county probation officers to evaluate whether Sandusky is a sexual predator, a finding that could be a factor in his prison placement. Such orders are pro forma in sex abuse cases. Sex offenders are required to undergo treatment while in prison, so Sandusky, if deemed a predator, would likely be sent to a facility with such a program.
Rominger told The Associated Press that Sandusky said he’s not suicidal and that he wants to get the separate psychological examination done so that he can receive visits from his friends and family.…
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A pioneer indeed. By Obama’s fifth term, there will be a Navy ship named after him.
Hey that’s a good story about your dad.
That would be fitting wouldn’t it. I agree.
Was his lawyer able to make that statement with a straight
face?
Was his lawyer able to make that statement with a straight
face?...
...actually this particular attorney attempted to make the case that Jerry’s actions with boys in the showers were instructive, in other words, that since they were from deprived backgrounds they didn’t fully appreciate cleanliness, and Jerry was simply showing them how to lather up properly...
Jerry’s world is just not the real world.
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