Sandusky convicted in sex abuse case
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June 24, 2012, Sunday
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A TOP coach in one of America's prominent college football programs has been convicted of sexually assaulting 10 boys over 15 years in a case that shocked the United States and led to the dismissal of legendary Penn State University head coach Joe Paterno.
Jerry Sandusky, a 68-year-old retired defensive coach who was once Paterno's heir apparent, was found guilty on Friday of 45 of 48 counts.
He faces life in prison at sentencing, which is weeks away.
Sandusky showed little emotion as the verdict was read, then the judge ordered him to be jailed while awaiting sentencing in about three months.
Sandusky half-waved toward family as the sheriff led him away. Outside, he calmly walked to a sheriff's car with his hands cuffed in front of him.
As he was placed in the car, someone yelled at him to "rot in hell." Others hurled insults and he shook his head.
Eight young men testified in a court in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, about a range of abuse, from kissing and massages to groping, oral sex and anal rape. For two other alleged victims, prosecutors relied on testimony from a university janitor and then-graduate assistant Mike McQueary, whose account of a sexual encounter between Sandusky and a boy of about 10 ultimately led to Paterno's dismissal and the university president's ouster.
Sandusky did not take the stand in his own defense.
He had repeatedly denied the allegations, and his defense suggested that his accusers had a financial motive to make up stories, years after the fact.
Jerry Sandusky, a 68-year-old retired defensive coach who was once Paterno's heir apparent, was found guilty on Friday of 45 of 48 counts.
He faces life in prison at sentencing, which is weeks away.
Sandusky showed little emotion as the verdict was read, then the judge ordered him to be jailed while awaiting sentencing in about three months.
Sandusky half-waved toward family as the sheriff led him away. Outside, he calmly walked to a sheriff's car with his hands cuffed in front of him.
As he was placed in the car, someone yelled at him to "rot in hell." Others hurled insults and he shook his head.
Eight young men testified in a court in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, about a range of abuse, from kissing and massages to groping, oral sex and anal rape. For two other alleged victims, prosecutors relied on testimony from a university janitor and then-graduate assistant Mike McQueary, whose account of a sexual encounter between Sandusky and a boy of about 10 ultimately led to Paterno's dismissal and the university president's ouster.
Sandusky did not take the stand in his own defense.
He had repeatedly denied the allegations, and his defense suggested that his accusers had a financial motive to make up stories, years after the fact.
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