Jerry Sandusky is headed back to a Centre County courtroom next month, this time because of a new claim from one of the men who testified against him at trial.
According to WJAC-TV in Johnstown, an accuser identified during the 2012 proceedings as “Victim 10” is expected to take the stand at a September 8 hearing and say that his trial testimony was false and that Sandusky never sexually abused him.
That development has already prompted Sandusky’s legal team to push for another look at the case. Former Pennsylvania prosecutor Frank Fina, who worked on the original prosecution while at the state attorney general’s office, has also been subpoenaed for the hearing.
Sandusky’s return to court adds another twist to a case that has remained in the public eye for more than 10 years.
A longtime Penn State assistant football coach under Joe Paterno, Sandusky spent 1969 to 1999 on the staff, including 22 seasons as defensive coordinator. He also founded The Second Mile, a nonprofit for at-risk youth, in 1977.
After a two-year grand jury investigation, he was arrested in 2011 and charged with sexually abusing multiple boys over a span of more than a decade. A jury convicted him in June 2012 on 45 of 48 remaining counts after hearing from multiple accusers. He was later sentenced to 30 to 60 years in state prison and remains incarcerated.
The September 8 hearing is expected to focus on the new allegations and whether they carry any legal weight in relation to Sandusky’s convictions.
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