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Jerry Sandusky is seen in a booking photo from the Centre County Correctional Facility in Bellefonte, Pa., on June 22, 2012.
Updated at 11:37 p.m. ET: BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky was convicted of 45 counts of child sexual abuse Friday night and faces spending the rest of his life in state prison. His attorney said he would appeal the verdict.
Sandusky's attorney, Joseph Amendola, asked Judge John Cleland to allow Sandusky to be released on house arrest, but Cleland summarily rejected the request, saying: "Bail is revoked. Mr. Sandusky is remanded to the custody of the sheriff."
Sandusky was immediately led out of the courthouse in handcuffs as a large crowd of onlookers cheered. Sentencing was set for late September.
Sandusky, 68, the former longtime defensive coordinator for the Penn State University football team, had denied all 48 counts alleging that he abused 10 boys over 15 years. Two grand jury reports accused him of having used his connection to one of the nation's premier college football programs to "groom" the boys, whom he met through his Second Mile charity for troubled children, for sexual relationships.
Several of the counts are so-called mandated felonies, meaning Cleland has no discretion in sentencing. NBC News reported that he faces a minimum of 60 years in prison.
NBC News
Jerry Sandusky is led from the Centre County Courthouse in handcuffs Friday night.
Cleland, who is a senior judge in McKean County, was brought to Centre County to oversee the trial after local judges recused themselves.
Reaction to the Sandusky verdict
Amendola, who was interrupted by hecklers outside the courthouse several times, said he had expected the outcome and respected the verdict of the jurors, who didn’t speak to reporters afterward.
Amendola said he believed Sandusky had legitimate grounds for appeal, saying his client had "an uphill battle" because of the extensive pretrial publicity.
"We said we were attempting to climb Mount Everest from the bottom of the mountain. Obviously, we didn't make it," he said.
Defense attorney Joseph Amendola speaks outside the courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., after his client, Jerry Sandusky, was found guilty of sexually abusing children.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly, whose office prosecuted Sandusky, said, "A serious child predator ... has been held accountable for his crimes."
Kelly thanked the victims, who she said "came forward to bravely testify in this trial and to finally put a stop to the crimes that were committed."
"We hope that our search for justice will help them and perhaps others looking on nearby and afar," she said.
Grace Gordon, 49, of Bellefonte, also welcomed the verdict but lamented the damage the trial had done to Bellefonte and Centre County.
"It's hard. It really is, to see a small town torn apart like this," said Gordon, who was outside the courthouse with her 23-year-old son and his girlfriend.
Gordon said her father, who worked with Sandusky at Penn State, "would have just been devastated to know about this."
"You'd never, ever have dreamed that he'd be that kind of person," Gordon said. "What he did to those kids is just horrendous."
The university that Sandusky served for decades said in a statement late Friday that "we have tremendous respect for the men who came forward to tell their stories publicly. No verdict can undo the pain and suffering caused by Mr. Sandusky, but we do hope this judgment helps the victims and their families along their path to healing."
The university said it would seek to "fairly ... compensate" the victims and invited them to participate in a program to "facilitate the resolution of claims against the University arising out of Mr. Sandusky's conduct."
It said it intended to get in contact with lawyers for the victims "in the near future."
Sandusky was acquitted on three counts: an indecent assault charge involving "Victim 6", a man who testified that Sandusky had given him a bear hug in the shower but at one point he just "blacked out"; an indecent assault charge involving "Victim 5", who said Sandusky fondled him in the shower; and an involuntary deviate sexual intercourse charge regarding "Victim 2", who former assistant coach Mike McQueary said he saw being attacked in a campus shower.
A trial that riveted the nation
The trial, which opened June 11, culminated months of intense attention that led to the firing of head coach Joe Paterno, who won more games than any other major college football coach in history, many of them with Sandusky at his side.
Paterno died exactly five months ago, a few weeks after the Penn State Board of Trustees dismissed him for not having done enough to stop Sandusky's abuse.
Jurors heard often-graphic testimony from eight of the 10 victims whose accounts were included in two grand jury reports. They told how Sandusky would first win their trust by giving them gifts and taking them on trips with the football team before progressing to hugging, kissing, increasingly sexual touching and, in some cases, oral and anal sex.
In a rare occurrence in an abuse trial, prosecutors also presented the testimony of a corroborating eyewitness — Sandusky's former Penn State coaching colleague McQueary.
McQueary said the boy had his hands against the wall and that Sandusky was standing up against him from behind. He said he heard a "skin-on-skin smacking sound" and that he had "no doubt" that Sandusky was engaging in anal sex with the boy.
Because they were sequestered, without access to computers, phones or any other way to hear news coverage, the jury of seven women and five men wouldn't have heard newer, potentially damaging information from two other accusers that emerged after they began deliberations.
Sandusky's adopted son Matt said he had been prepared to testify that he, too, was a victim of abuse by his father, according to a statement issued Thursday by attorneys who said they are representing the younger Sandusky.
(NBC News and msnbc.com generally do not identify victims of sexual assaults, but Matt Sandusky chose to identify himself in a public statement released through his attorneys.)
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Amendola said Friday night that Jerry Sandusky abandoned plans to testify in his own defense because of the prospect of damaging rebuttal testimony by his son.
Nor would they have heard the account of Travis Weaver, 30, of Ohio, who attended Second Mile camps as a youth. Weaver told NBC News in an interview that aired Thursday night that Sandusky performed oral sex on him in the upstairs bedroom of the Sanduskys' home.
Weaver testified to one of the two grand juries but wasn't mentioned in the grand jury reports or called as a witness during the trial.
The end of the trial doesn't mean the case is over.
Two former top Penn State officials, former Athletic Director Timothy Curley and former vice president Gary Schultz, face perjury charges in connection with their grand jury testimony in December, in which prosecutors alleged that concealed what they knew about Sandusky's conduct.
Law enforcement sources have told NBC News that former Penn State President Graham Spanier, who was fired in November, was under investigation for possible similar charges.
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Oh boy....here we go....
GUILTY! Lock him up and throw away the key. And make sure the other inmates know that he is a pedophile.
let's just hope that the jurors have executed common sense and if there was one "rogue" juror the others were able to talk sense into him/her. This guys is a coward loser and he deserves the worst possible treatment possible. It will take time but same goes for Curley, Spanier, Dottie (wife), guidance counselor, Paterno, McQuery, the local police, the loca prosecutors office, and many, many more who turned a blind eye to these atrocities to protect "the program" and the cash flow that comes with it...
They need to BURY him in prison, but not until he is raped by many, many inmates for many many years. Death is too good for him.
but it wont happen. he will be put in the sensitive needs yard with all the other ex -gang members, child rapests, and high profile cases. he will be king of the pedos in prison.....
Jeff: Would you personally rape him? If not, why do you wish it on others to fulfill your sick sense of justice?
You make the most sense barb.
Sandusky is guilty....bond revoked !! He's a worthless piece of human excrement !!
Now, Mike McQueary, you too are a disgusting piece of garbage. What type of man walks in on Jerry pounding that poor boy in the backside and doesn't kick Jerry's ass, call the police and protect the boy until the authorities arrive? Can someone explain that to me?
How many more times did those vile acts happen again, to other little boys all because you didn't act Mike McQuery? You are a disgusting waste of human flesh also. You failed the test Mike, you are as disgusting as Jerry you enabling piece of filth.
Guilty on 45 of the 48 counts he is leaving the court house in hand cuffs his bail was revoked. I said it first.
I thought article said court adjourned and jury dismissed. I hope SnakeFist is right
Justice is served.
GUILTY ON 45 of 48! Great day for America. A very bad man is going to jail and a very bad University Culture of protecting a perp will shape up or ship out!
Lock him up and then keep his prison cell door open I say. Pigs like him deserve much worse. Death is too quick for this monster. Tell the other prisoners to make it slow. Great day for America!
a monster dumped into a hole forever!
Guilty as charged. It was the first time I've seen him without the usual smirk on his face as he was led away by police.
He's done!! Never to walk the streets again!
My guess is that he won't survive the 290 year sentence, but I hope he enjoys all the d*ck he will find where he is going.
I also hope he doesn't slip in the shower and hurt himself.
Thankfully there will be many of his peers looking to prop him up.
Verdict is in! Guilty on 45 of 48 counts!!! Sentencing to come later.... hope he gets maximum sentence for this and I hope it is life without the chance of parole! They will have him on suicide watch for 72 hours...
I refuse to pay the bill to keep him alive in prison...
Hatchet: You seem to relish the thought of prison rape.
Bummer.
Wakeup, you do realize that Paterno is dead, don't you?
@RevSpinnaker
Please stop fantasizing about me. It creeps me out.
Please don't tell me you are a Reverend either, that creeps me out more.
He's some of the lowest scum of humanity. I hardly doubt anyone here can justify the molestation of children. Rot in prison, you sick bastard...
YES !!!! Guilty on all 48counts would have been sweet, but I guess I'll settle for 45. This POS is a monster of monsters. I hope he dies a slow painful death in prison.
Which means the victims were telling the TRUTH!!!! Now arrest his hag as an accessory!!!!!
finally! now arrest his wife as an accessory to child rapes. she KNEW it was going on .. and didn't want to lose her status, income, etc. she's as pathetic as he is.
He is 68 years old. In 10 or 12 years, we better not be reading that he is being released on humanitarian grounds because he is sick and dying. Let him rot in prison until he goes to hell!
So, what do you think of your husband now, Dottie?
He sentenced his victims to emotional scars that they will have to deal with for the remainder of their lives; it is only fair to give him a life sentence as well.
He won't survive- pedos usually don't. Prison code says "no crimes against kids", because there's a chance it could be one of their kids! He's in for a tough ride from here on out... good riddance to bad trash.
How can his wife still stand by him after his son came out? Makes me think she knows more than she is letting on. I would ALWAYS put my child above my husband, and I would expect him to do the same.
But remeber, he said he didn't diddle EVERY kid he met so I'm surprised that defense didn't work out for him.
lynseypug: Dottie is an accessory to the crime. Too bad she can't be charged the same as the get-away driver in a bank robbery.
Hatchet: Your the one condoning prison rape.
Thank God for the Justice system in their state. Get these kind of people off the streets. People that guide our children down any path of education , or any other activities pertaining to school, no matter what level of education should obviously be required to take psych tests, before allowing them to be involved with our youth. This day and age you can not be sure about anyone person. Good Riddance and my thoughts and prayers go out to those who have looked up to this man assuming he was a leader and a good influence for what they were trying to accomplish. Do not dwell on this, move on and know there are good people there that deserve your respect and will listen if you need to voice.
digit0lchica04-3356384 -- For some people, an "adopted child" is not a real child - it's just someone who is being cared for, something similar a foster child. Mrs. Sandusky might not have had any maternal instincts at all toward her adopted children, because she was just a very marginal caretaker.
As more of the sordid details of this matter came to the light of day, it became very apparent that many people were made aware of what was happening, and they made the choice not to do anything about it.
I HOPE THERE IS A WAY FOR THE PROSECUTOR TO GO AFTER ALL OF THESE PEOPLE, because, when they failed to act in a responsible manner, they were sanctioning the sex abuse.
What this man did to those children, to his family, and to the people of Penn State is beyond belief. The pain he caused is unfathomable. His punishment will be severe and justified; but what I do not understand is how someone could start out so good and then turn so evil.
He's going to jail and thank God for that-- what happens to him there is in God's hands. My heart feels very sad for his victims. I was in the same position when I was a boy of about ten or eleven but I was fortunate that when I said no to the man he let me go without harming me. I cannot begin to imagine what the victims went through.
@Rev I do not condone it, but I accept it as a reality.
Reality is a nice thing, try it some time.
I'm pretty sure they already know and are waiting.
I am glad to see that some other child molester other than those within the Catholic Church are being vilified here today. Sexually abusing innocent children is so wrong on ANY level of society but I am personally tired of hearing about the Catholic Church. The church isn't the problem it's the fallible people running it...
Hatchet: The prison system has just introduced a new rapist. His name is Sandusky. His victims will be weaker than him and more vulnerable, just like on the outside.
Sometimes reality isn't that nice.
he's guilty --he will be punished. now what is important is what will be done to prevent this from happening again and what help the victims will receive. i can guarantee it's happening in some university or youth support group somewhere right now. will this be a watershed moment or will we continue to allow men to have access to children unsupervised ---if so this abuse will continue. the perverts don't change other than to get smarter about where and when they abuse children
If he gets one year for each count, he will never see freedom again. I am okay with that as he will burn in h*ll for what he did to these boys.
You have to wonder if he knew Dottie would not have enough spine to say anything when he married her. These animals are beyond calculating.
@Against Union Thievery
Was it not the fallability of man that placed himself/herself next to the aspiration of a "GOD" that pronounced that fallability in the first place?
To err is human, to forgive is beyond our reach as it remains devine?
How many parable must we draw to find that the delusions of this age are nothing more than fodder for the halfwits that remain observant of age old idealisms and ideologies that are just as fallable as the belief itself?
The belief is good in essence, but why aspire to be something we ALL are aware we can not?
Does this position lend itself to an agenda?
Wake up and deal with the reality of the here and now. Your afterlife will solve itself if it ever arrives, as your faith promised.
How could you know about this and do nothing? I am not talking about the victims.
U r just as guilty!
@RevSpinnaker
Thank you for sharing your personal experiences.
I applaud your zeal in finding your point.
My condolences that your world is as imperfect as mine, though I hope we can arrive at a better place......
before I am dead.
Just Stop and think for one second, Jerry is in a place tonight where He never dreamed he would be!!! Not in his own bed tonight but in a cell. He will get what he deserves and Our Mighty Father above will see to that!!! Yes he has put these Men that he abused thru Hell !!!!!! NOW it's his turn to know what it feels liked to be dominated, held down, and made to feel what it's like to be controlled, and have no place to run to !!!! Sorry Jerry, there is no one else to blame except you, Now you will plenty of time and very little room to sit in and figure this out all by yourself !!!!!! by the way, Jer~ Wait until breakfast, the first thing that you will figure out is that ~ It's no Cracker Barrel !!!!!
Good, justice was served... And if Sandusky gets shanked in prison, it will be his own karma... As the saying goes, what goes around, comes around....
And as to his attorney's talk of appeal, of course, but saying what? His defence wasn't that he was innocent, it was things like "I only showered with little boys, nothing sexual was meant by it" :o Along with further comments about players (and these kids weren't even college age, let along a member of his team) need to get used to that... WTF? Someone has to be seriously screwed up, to imagine that that, would be acceptible behavior. Here's a clue Sandusky and your lawyers, that, in and of itself, should be enough to get one on the sexual preditor's database... It is not OK to show one's self to kids, in that manner, period, end of story, now go to jail ;) Then the defence went onto arguments of "histrionic personality disorder", no of which suggests, not guilty. All of these statements from Sandusky and his team are excuses for his sexual deviance.... So umm yeah, appeal when it isn't just the prosecution demonstrating guilt? Yeah umm, whatever... Now if this guy had one ounce of common sense, he'd realize the words that came out of his own mouth demonstrate his own guilt...
Oh, and forget breakfast, he'll figure out something is up if/when he makes the mistake of dropping the soap during the morning shower :o
One down, many, many more to go. Leave our kids alone!
"The university that Sandusky served for decades said in a statement late Friday that "we have tremendous respect for the men who came forward to tell their stories publicly. No verdict can undo the pain and suffering caused by Mr. Sandusky, but we do hope this judgment helps the victims and their families along their path to healing."
They just didn't have respect for them when these same victims came forward to report Sandusky years ago when the university told these kids it wasn't happening and they just misunderstood what was going on.
Justice is served. Now let those victims heal from it.
Surprise.
If only the Pedophile Catholic Cult would have to serve this kind of justice!
"Sandusky was immediately led out of the courthouse in handcuffs as a large crowd of onlookers cheered"
I am glad they cheered- justice at last for this sociopath.
Kumar-889209
Ditto that, and it's about effen time that the rich learn they cannot get away with these types of crimes as the catholic church still seems to think they can. I';m looking forward to seeing all catholic priests sent to prison for their crimes as well.
Throw this piece of Sh----------in the Slammer, so he can "get what comes around, goes around".
Thank G-d!!!! The Justice System in this disgusting case is a WINNER!!!
My sympathies to all the young boys or young men, who had to endure all the torture this piece of garbage put upon them. I hope they all heal, and can lead somewhat of a "normal" life, knowing he will not be around to haunt them anymore.
Throw the Old Lady in with Sandusky, his wife.
Congratulations to the Jury, and the Court of Law!
Finally, the slammer! ... Can't wait for the boys to go medieval on his ass!!
Joseph Vincent Paterno
Educator
Coach
Humanitarian
Guy who felt the reputation of his football team and the university were more important than the rape of little boys.
Gut feeling tells me, Sandusky will not be able to endure what is going to happen to him in jail, his health will fail, the inmate pedophiles who were also sexually abused as kids, will tear the living daylights out of him---
He will never live long enough to see the light of day---just a prediction--He is weak, and a Coward. Cowards wilt like flowers, because they are such losers. He will not be able withstand the terror put in him.
Adults in the presence of children "not your own" need to behave as positive role models. Sandusky engaged in deviant sexual behavior period. An adult male or female has no logical reason to shower, dress, undress with minors under their supervision and in their trust. Alter boys included. If we were a healthy society, we would be having discussions with our children about deviant behviors imposed upon them at any time or in any situation and to identify a trusted adult to go to. If we were truly civilized this wouldn't be so rampant and schoold bus monitors would feel able intervene bullying behavior.
Be honest. Haven't you seen enough verdicts come down that defied belief? Didn't you have a nagging fear that somehow this jury was going to find a way to acquit Sandusky?
This isn't enough to restore my faith in the judicial system, but at least I don't feel as though I was kicked in the teeth.
This positively reenforces our curriculum; I new he was guilty, "disappointment again" I have to question all the time, where we send or kids, will they be safe? I use to love it when their was no doubt..
So lesson learned again parents follow your kids I still follow my eldest he's 23.
The most amazing thing is that this story broke only 9 months ago...Speedy Justice was served.
Hope they send him to Gitmo like they did Harold & Kumar...time for some c*ckmeat sandwiches.
Justice Served !!! Its a great night
Yep, David Walker. I was afraid that they might acquit him. I was cheering along with the people outside the courtroomwhen the conviction came through.
Against Union Thievery:
Fallible people ARE the church, which is what makes religious blind faith so dangerous.
Sandusky is worse than a pig. He will die in prison. Good.
However, hearing people cheer with joy in court, outside the court is so low brow, so lacking in professionalism. What is their cheer here? All those boy hurt, and people are cheering? They even boo'd the defense attorney. He's doing his job and doing it very well if you ask me. The worst criminals are entitled to have a good lawyer for defense, even Sanducky.
This is not a football game people. This is a very serious matter and real people got hurt. There is nothing to cheer about.
Surprised and proud that a Penn State jury did the right thing. It is too rare that one of these bastards is found guilty. The Penn State football gods are sinners, and this should take the smirking pride off their smug Penn State faces. We have much to cheer about, and much more work to do to protect children. http://www.rosebudmag.com/truth-squad/jerry-sandusky-child-molestation-contraceptives-pedophiles-abortion
Kind of like a serial killer putting on the defense that "hey, I didn't murder everyone I met..." LOL.
Sandusky's wife is just as guilty as him... She knew it all, she hid it all and she didn't care at all!
Some people think they are okay because they turn away and don't look! The Sandusky's are scum. It apparent!
We'll probably never know how many children this predator violated. The biggest thing that bothers me about this sick episode is how did he get away with his perverted behavior for so long.
About damn time!
Why not all 48 charges, I wonder?
Unfortunately they waited until no one would want his wrinkled behind to convict him. That would have to be one desperate demonic snake to want to tap that behind.
Let me say right off the bat that it's clear that Sandusky is guilty of sexual abuse of a child. Several, in fact. Still, this trial was NOT a shining example of American Justice. There SHOULD have been a change of venue outside the state and possible outside the boundaries of Big Ten states. I agree with the defense attorney that a fair trial wasn't possible given the pretrial publicity and the in state trial. Nevertheless, as I said, I believe he was guilty of at least SOME of the charges so "apparently" justice was served.
What bothers me more is the ongoing bloodlust of bystanders watching the show. This guy is a sickpuppy NOT a mongrel. Everyone is acting like he raped AND MURDERED every child he came into contact with. Now before you all go screaming "what about the victims"... I speak as a victim. The only TRUE way to get past being raped is to give up the anger, betrayal, vengeance, and victimhood you feel and take control of your life. It happened, cycle through all the emotions, and then leave it behind and move on.
As for those who are so angry and hateful who have been lucky enough to never experience this, get over yourselves. You're spending your energy on the wrong person. Spend it helping victims not seeking revenge.
Sandusky got naked with these children!!
He showered with all of them!! And he thinks that was a mistake????!!!! REALLY!!??
Waste our money!! Waste taxpayer dollars because YOU'RE A PEDOFILE!!
PENN STATE!! WASTE OF TAXPAYER MONEY!! A GUY DEFENDING HIMSELF WITH OUR MONEY WHILE HE'S GUILTY!!
In respect of Joe Pa!! Why didn't you just GO AWAY!!!!!!
SANDUSKY!! YOU'RE A PUNK!!
A WASTE OF MONEY, TAX PAYER MONEY AT THAT!!
I hope they board you with a monk that is gender neutral!
The man will serve the rest of his life deservingly in prison. The more disturbing thing to me is the huge cover up. Is the school talking aboUt compassion and compensation just because of the guilty verdict? Looks like it. Sandusky is just one of many that sounds like they should be in jail. Including some postemous sentence for paterno "just for the record, to be on his legacy of records". This university will and should always have a dark cloud of shame over it and forever disgracing its honor..What more needs to be said about putting the pride of a program over everything and ultimately "money". Seems like "money" and a persons "STATUS" were almost too big to fail. Will paterno's wife be getrting his pension from penn state or should that be awarded to those abused kids? I believe that even tho he passed away, paqterno can still be dinged and be held to account through his "trust" why the hell should he get off the hook for his knowing and involvment? I dont this so Joe. You, sandusky and the rest involved, including the school will should all be coughing up your fortunes to these victims for the horror they went thru from this that could have been averted with just the second one..Thats the bigger issue and it makes me sick knowing the whole cover up and everybody's roles in it..SHAME CAST OVER THE LOT OF YOU! Some of the financisal damages award can go towards other victims of this hiddeous and cowardly act towards defensless children of such morbid abuses by very sick people.
He had been investigated years and it went nowhere because the victims were still too young for any of the adults in charge to take them seriously. It appears that not only were each of the victims left to twist in the wind with their guilt and shame, there was a hierarchy of officials at Penn State who just "turned a blind eye" to protect the integrity of the organization.
Now that they've lived through the pain of knowing that he got away with what he did to them, and most of them not knowing about his other victims--leaving them to think they were the only one--justice is served. Very Brave men, if you ask me.
I think his defense team knew they'd lost the case after the Costas interview. They should have just told him to acknowledge his guilt, suck it up and take his punishment like a man, and save the taxpayers all the money that it cost to prosecute this case. I think the jury made the right decision. Now I guess we have to hope that the sentence reflects the verdict. (Crosses fingers)
hope the prosecutor does a hearing test on the sandusky home to see if noise from the basement is audible up stairs...
He's done, and he's headed where he belongs. That is good news.
But nobody should be happy or celebrate that rape and other forms of brutalization are endemic in our prison system, of view Sanduskly's probable rape as a good thing.
Let's hope for a happy ending, (Dahmer) so the state of PA doesn't pay to support this guy for too long.
Sandusky will be at the bottom of the food chain in prison. He will be raped and abused in there unless they put him in isolation. Even prisoners hate kiddie diddlers................................. I hope he rot's away for a long, long time.
ENJOY HELL!
Well I for one hope the man never ever gets out. But Robin, do you require psych test for all your family members & close friends before letting them around your children? Statistically speaking 68% of children in this country are raped/molested by a family member. Most child sex abuse occurs within the family or from a friend of the family. Those are the ones people cover up the most. Take a moment to think about that.... a family member or close friend.
Well well well. I guess it's true what they say- every dog has its day.
Shack him up with some nice big cellmate named Bruno, I say.
Fallible people ARE EVERYWHERE, which is what makes leaving your front door every morning so dangerous. Idiots behind the wheel, the pulpit, the corner office desk and yes, behind YOU at the bank, abound.
NO EXCUSE for this crime, no matter what faith (or lack of thereof) you are.
If you're going to slam ONE segment of society, you may as well go for the whole ehchilada and do it for ALL.
The minimum sentence under law is sixty years. That's satisfactory. Anything more is welcome but unnecessary.
Did anyone else see the artist's drawing of him at the trial during the week? It showed him just a-smilin' away. That told me everything I needed to know. Smiling during a trial in which you've been accused of raping young boys - really? Scumbag... Grand kudos to the people and victims who were brave enough to come forward and get this b*****d off the streets.
Sandusky faces a minimum of 60 years in prison.
Throughout his trial, he appeared to be relaxed.
Finally, he looks stressed. Good!
Sandusky is a serial child molester and an abuser! How arrogant of this sick "man" to have thought that his position "entitled" him to use and abuse these young boys. Deceptively, he thought that he would continue his madness for life. Now, thankfully, for the rest of his life, he will spend his days behind prison bars.
@loooong, that is the real travesty here. Penn state realizing that they will be paying dearly for all of those moments when someone in the chain of command could have ended it years ago, are attempting to cut their losses.
I personally think the victims should seek compensation on an individual basis and make this as painful for the school as possible. They only care about helping now that it is going to cost them a sh!t load of money.
Finally our judicial system got one high profile case right!
Even in protective custody in prison there will still be many trying to get to him, he will get what he has coming sooner or later and he will be miserable the rest of his worthless life...
Unreal how this all played out, except for the verdict, we all knew that was coming. What is wrong with people like this? He obviously knew what he was doing and the fact that it was over a span of so many years; why did no one say anything? To keep their jobs??? Who cares about a job when there's an old man raping young boys(America's Future), with the HELP of these idiotic people turning a blind eye and concealing these terrible deeds. Everyone involved with covering up details should be prosecuted to the fullest. These people are almost as guilty as Sandusky himself. I feel sick to my stomach even thinking about what he did to those young naive boys; on the flip side of that is that Karma's a Bitch, I bet there are hundreds, maybe thousands, of inmates getting ready for their opportunities to "return the favor" to Mr. Sandusky, lets all hope that he enjoys whats coming to him. There's a line in the end of "Red State" that sums up what will be happening to Sandusky; the tides have turned and now hopefully he will feel more pain and suffering than all of his victims put together. The scariest part about this is that there are more people out there like him and we need to find these people and stop them before they ruin as many lives as Sandusky has. Thanks to anyone who reads my venting post. Maybe we should go back to common law for a few hours of Sanduskys time and tie him up somewhere in prison and have all the guards and cos take a break and turn their blind eyes; personally I don't think that he'd survive that kind of attack, but he sure does deserve it. Either way he will die in prison.
No news there. No way in hell that guy was gonna walk....no matter how quirky the court system is.
And now it's time for a mega-millions lawsuit against Ped State.
Just Wondering Aloud:
There is plenty to cheer about here, plenty. All Americans do know the depth of what Sandusky has done to innocent minors. Everyone is satisfied Sandusky was found Guilty.
The Defense Attorney? He and his team are bad "eggs"; low lifes. They presented the Case as Sandusky did not rape these kids. What? His Attorney, Amelo-something has now in his Profession has gotten a bad reputation in the Legal Field. Most Stellar Defense Attorneys would not have taken this case, because the evidence was so obvious. They are protecting their Careers.
In the high profile case of OJ Simpson case, the Defense Team never admitted that OJ murdered Nicole and Ron Goldman, never.
OK, MSNBC, you get me addicted to my daily racist story and then you go a day without one.
What's going on?
Appeals in 99 per cent of Legal Cases/Verdicts do not get to Court. He most likely will lose all his assets paying the victim's family in Civil Lawsuits, also.
Imagine the amount of money taken from the Taxpayers again to try this case over, proving Sandusky, the Rapist/Narcissist is "Innocent". Sandusky's face just never goes away.
It is to save the reputation of his ignorant Defense Attorney; Sandusky, the Sociopath Pedophile still doesn't know what he did to break the law. Gross.
@marchant, I don't have a problem with defense attorneys and the job they do, even in defending people who I believe are "blood on the hands" guilty. It is fundamental to our judicial system and constitutional rights that everyone have access to legal representation. Certainly, every good attorney could turn down the case, but then the court would assign a public defender. The PD has a legal obligation to defend whatever position his client wants to take. If he's guilty and the evidence supports it, then no amount of legal wriggling will set him free. Again, it is YOUR right as well as Sandusky's to have an attorney whether you are guilty of committing a crime or not. I'd like to keep it that way.
THANK YOU to the victims who came forward, the jury who saw sandusky for who he truly is, the prosecutor for an excellent case and the judge for revoking all his wishes and sending him to prison.
The verdict wiped that nasty smirk right off his ugly face. NOW he gets it! YES, justice is served here!
His wife and all the Penn State officials that covered it up should also be in jail. Society needs to let these bottom feeders know this is unacceptable.
I love the fact they showed his pic with his little orange jumpsuit on. I don't care if he survives in prison for what ever reason does him in. He's trash you throw away. His life as it was will never be again and that's a victory for all.
Did anyone notice the name of the first poster? "Lovellboys"? Say it fast..."love little boys"...hope he is the next one caught. His post could mean just about anything...wonder if he is worrying about the publicity creating a much-needed witch hunt?
...and the horse you rode in on.
" I don't have a problem with defense attorneys and the job they do, even in defending people who I believe are "blood on the hands" guilty. It is fundamental to our judicial system and constitutional rights that everyone have access to legal representation.'
Good point and I know you feel that way about Zimmerman too.
Sandusky put on a show of good to mask his Evil praying on innocents, Hmmm where else am I seeing this tactic in our society. break out the rainbow flags folks its time for a happy parade, dont forget to bring the kids! there will be song and dance. if its not right then it must be wrong. lock the bastard up with his wife. I'm glad to see they finally got that smirk off his face, his wife should be tried as well.
I have followed this trial from the very beginning. I think, what makes me more mad than anything else is, all the people who came out and reported to the media, speaking in his defense, that him taking showers with little boys in a communal shower room was normal. One that said they came in and heard slapping noise that would make me believe it was circumstantial of a deviate sex act, said that he was just soaping up the boy, helping him bath. EXCUSE ME!... I have two children, one 10 and one 11. I have not helped them soap up their bodies for a shower since they were 3 or 4. I may have helped them wash their hair, since it was long (daughters), but even then, I did it in the kitchen sink. This guy is the poster child for "sexual pervert" and should be castarated. I hope in prison, those big gang leaders make him their girlfriend really fast and make his life miserable, for all eternity. I am a church going man, but in this life, he needs God's forgiveness, not mine!
Hello folks, and why aren't their many thousands of priests in jail for the hundreds of thousands of innocent boys and girls, mostly boys who suffered through the same thing?
@mark, absolutely. Evidence is the key to conviction. Unfortunately for GZ, his victim died and he must present the evidence in a way that supports his story. His attorney will take up that argument and much like this case, I believe they will fail.
...and the horse, I hope you're right, but I doubt it. I absolutely think GZ should be held accountable, but I think they overcharged him and the evidence isn't there to convict (although the video shows a lot of contradictions). But no matter what I think of it, yes he deserves a day in court and he deserves to have a defense attorney doing all he can to help GZ win the case.
and the horse you rode in on:
I did not say that criminals do not have the right to not have an attorney.
My point is, most credible Defense Attorneys would not take on a Sandusky case, because all the evidence is there, and the Sandusky's attorney himself, said, "He did not rape or molest these boys" That is irresponsibility on the part of this 2 bit attorney. To make a statement like that is, "shooting yourself in the foot for a blossoming Legal career". Stupid is what that statement is, is. The Public is emotionally fired up about this particular legal case.
Many high profile Defense Attorneys could have taken this case on, but did not.
I get your point but I disagree. An attorneys job is to take a clients argument into the court room not decide for themselves his guilt or innocence before the judge and jury hear the case. You have to separate the emotion from the legal rights and for that reason I don't think a guy like that harms his career. I doubt many defense attorneys ask their clients if they are guilty in the middle of a defense. And yes, it has the appearance that they are taking the case just for the money. But we all do things for money some honorable some not so. That is the job of a defense attorney.
For example, I was intrigued with the OJ case. I thought the evidence was overwhelmingly against OJ and he secured high powered and high priced attorneys. In the end they successfully argued the probability that evidence was improperly collected, handled, tested and presented. Do you think they asked him if he killed his ex-wife and her boyfriend? It was the high point of their careers. I still believe he was guilty of the charges and they might as well but it's totally irrelevant.
And the verdict is??? Ahh, they won't say "for some time." If he doesn't spend the rest of his life in jail, I'll be very surprised.
agreed
Fricken Preditor will never hurt anyone again!
According to the article, some of the crimes the judge doesn't have a choice on, at a minimum, Sandusky will be in jail for 60 years, if that is all he gets, he'll have to live to 128 to see the light of day again.
I hope he spends the rest of his life in prison. I'm guessin' he's connected and gets a slap on the wrist and out in less than 5yrs. Meanwhile a young man with a brick of weed gets 15yrs no parole. Ahhhh, the USA.
Another Republican Icon bites the dust. This one is actually being held responsible!
I'm surprised Santorum didn't speak in his defense!
Congratulations, Frog, for being the first dick on this string to bring politics into the discussion! Your comment doesn't deserve a response, but here I am responding anyway. Explain to me how this pedophile was a "republican icon", and name one real "republican icon" (or dem, independent, or libertarian icon for that matter) who has defended this a-holes actions? You're a prick -
Exactly..I didnt see anything anywhere about his political orientation just his sick sexual orientation..I believe it was a democrat president who was having sex with a girl half his age while in office..and I had to explain to my the 10 year old daughter what oral sex was because thats all they were talking about in the news
Frogmorton!, exactly, they only mention them if they are Democrat womanizers, then its lib this and that, on and on, trolling down the garden path about politics ad nauseum. But if one of their Republican icons is a child molestor for over 15 years, all of a sudden politics doesn't matter. This man was in a very powerful position in a public institution, it's one of many factors that matter
Frogmorton - can you focus a bit here. This is not a Republican issue. Pedophiles exist across all political party lines. What Sandusky did is disgusting period.
A partial list of democratic pedophiles
Posted on Wednesday, March 05, 2008 4:42:24 PM by altsehastiin
Democratic State Senator Dan Sutton of Flandreau, South Dakota accused of fondling a male page.
Carl Stanley McGee, 38, prominent gay activist, assistant secretary for policy and planning and top aid to democrat governor Deval Patrick of Massachuttsettes, accused of sexually assaulting a 15 year old boy in a steam room at a Florida resort.
Bernard Vincent Ward, former chief legislative aide to Senator Barbara Boxer, self proclaimed "Lion of the Left" on bay area radio, admitted transgressions too numerous to mention.
Davidson County Democratic Party Chairman Rodney Mullins resigned Thursday morning amid child pornography allegations, according to press secretary Jean Carter Wilson of the Davidson County Democratic Party.
Former Democrat Boston city councilor David Scondras is facing charges for attempting to lure a teenage boy over the Internet. Investigators said Scondras had several sexually explicit email exchanges with someone he thought was a 15-year-old boy.
Charles Rust-Tierney, 51, is a former president of the Virginia chapter of the ACLU from 2002 to 2005. On February 23, 2007, Rust-Tierney was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography. He pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of child pornography on June 1, 2007.[1]
Andrew Douglas Reed, 53, a North Carolina Democrat activist plead guilty to a page-long list of counts of 2nd-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Court records in the Asheville, N.C., case said he admitted that he would "record, develop and duplicate material containing a visual representation of a minor engaging in sexual activity." Scott W. Ballo, a long-time spokesman for various Democratic political campaigns and a former communications director for the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department, was arraigned today in Marion County Circuit Court on two charges of encouraging child sex abuse (both misdemeanors) and one charge of official misconduct (also a misdemeanor), according to the court clerk's office. The charges relate to pornography allegedly found on Ballo's work computer when he was employed by the economic and community development department, according to a person familiar with the case.
Mel Reynolds, House of Representatives (D-Il) convicted on 12 counts of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography resulting from a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old campaign volunteer.
How guilty is the wife?
Frogmorton--you're a troll.
Thanks Independent Thinker--Bingo! It is absolutely NOT confined to a particular political affiliation, or religion (as much as I've seen people here post about all Catholic Priests being pedophiles--it was closer to 2%--still too many, imho, but nonetheless--many good men I've known have had to endure that public perception because of those individuals' crimes and the subsequent cover-ups)
People who are pedophiles gravitate to professions and jobs where they will have access to children, and especially if that position will entail having unsupervised "guardianship" for lack of a better word of a child or children. That way they can use a whole host of psychological manipulation to keep their victims silent and keep repeating the crime. Not to say you have to be suspect of everybody who assumes responsibility for your child for any amount of time--just that if a child "feels sick" when they're scheduled to be in that person's company, or in other ways resists, or comes home to you in an angry or silent character--ask them what's been going on, and then LISTEN. Most children that this happens to are so afraid of not being believed (because of the mind tricks the molester conducts on them) and that is why they don't tell for so long. It sounds like for a lot of the men who testified for the trial or for the grand jury--this is the first time they've told the story and had anyone believe them. I pray for them, because now that they've had to dig up and tell what happened to them, after all these years of burying it, they're going to have a lot of emotions to deal with.
Does anybody recall the apropos joke that goes by the title "De*th By Oogah-Boogah"? Don't drop the soap Chomo Sandusky.
Probably a little time in a minimum security facility. I don't see much more than that.
Put him in General Population...for life....where he can explain the Penn State fetish for football over human rights.
TheRealChris, his wife is very guilty. She may become an example of the need for stricter reporting laws.
No Mark, it's a 60 year mandatory minimum sentence. His appeal will likely be thrown out. He will die in prison.
This man is FINALLY where he BELONGS with scum just as equal as him and ready to give up that D*@% to him in his round brown trap or make him lick the lollipop. I hope hes not housed in solitary confinement for special cases but place him in gen pop so that they get a nice look at the fresh meat. Child molesters have the WORST time in jail. I wish we could stick them ALL on an island and BLOW them UP. This man stole many souls and damaged many people who had the potential to be anything and do anything but are now walking around hollow and broken like the walking dead and he did this to HIS VERY OWN CHILD. What a PIG. I hope he loses his appeal. Even he knew his goose was cooked once his son came forward.
And I hope this school learned its lesson. I don't care how powerful someone is. Anybody can fall given the right circumstances, even a good coach like Jo Pa who should have done more and went to his grave KNOWING IT. I know that many that molest are sometimes victims themselves, but having someone invade you and TAKE from you what ISN'T THEIRS TO TAKE....YOUR INNOCENCE, YOUR SOUL, YOUR HEART, YOUR KNOWLEDGE of the world BEFORE something like this takes place and leaving you with the AFTER...SHOULD be an even harder DETERRENT to avoid REPEATING HORRORS of the past such as this and REAPING them upon another HUMAN BEING(CHILD or ADULT).
& yes I meant REAPING.
I'm hoping he is guilty on at least the charges stemming from victim testimony, but I am not that optimistic.
OMG! I hope this is good news!
Fry in Hell Sandusky
Guilty!!!!!! Thank God!!!!!! The victims did a fine job of telling their horrific story and the jury did a fine job of finding the bastard guilty. May Sandusky rot in hell!!!!!!
I just hope they can bring justice by jailing all the rest who knew of this and kept quiet. That college should be shamed and that pervert finds out just how abused those boys had felt. The rest of his days on this earth should be nothing short of terror.
Suicide watch!! other option? Well, prison inmates don't like child molesters... Hmmmm, which do you prefer, Sandusky??
Laura, and for that matter the rest of you, you just don't understand prison. The prison raping of pedophiles for the crimes they did on the outside is largely a myth! A person is more likely to get raped for things they do in prison than for anything they do outside of prison. If Sandusky is no snitch he likely will never be raped in prison. Do you realize how many child molestors are in the prison population? Hell the whole bunch of them could team up and take over most prisons. Does rape still happen in prison? Sure it does and sometimes, like in the case of Jeffrey Dahmer, it is for what was done on the outside but that is the exception rather than the rule. Not to mention Sandusky is elderly and has medical needs. Sandusky will be placed in a unit designed to keep him from being a victim of crime and a unity fit for his medical needs. In other words you will foot the bill for him for the rest of his life. However better for him to be behind bars, at any cost, than to be out hurting kids. Good Day, Joe.
Hey Hatchet, read Joe's comment. Prison rape has nothing to do with justice.
Joe hit the nail on the head, the guy will rot in prision safely sequestered while thousands upon thousands of free wheeling pedophiles are on the loose as we speak. That fat cow of an attorney general acted as if she and her "staff" had done something heroic. That press conference was a sham with all patting each other on the back as if they had stamped out deviant sexual behavior forever and saved the lives of millions of children all over the world, while their mealy mouthed audience clapped and cheered like brainless sycophants. They cured nothing, saved no one and garnered a few votes to keep their worthless asses employed for a few more years."We believed a kid." BFD That case was so open and shut I could have prosecuted that case and won. YEA they put Sandusky away, while pissing in the ocean.
Joe and Spinaker, Sorry not the way it works. They do get it. It is no myth. Just watch if they let this vile scum into the regular population. They may not rape him as he is no pretty boy. But he will get taken care of. It may take years, but eventually he will get it. That will be the biggest thing for him to deal with in prison, the fear of what is going to happen to him next and when.
Happened recently to a guy in England who had molested a few kids. Ended up dead and the guy who did it was a hero to the rest of the prison population for doing it.
You should check your facts before you start typing.
BTW REV, it is written "call no one teacher, father, Rev, etc." You might try reading the Book.
How about Jeffrey Dahmer being killed by an inmate "doing God's work"? Or the pedophile priest killed in the shower? There are many more examples.
Sorry, Letloverule, but Joe is right. My brother is a registered sex offender and he was never bothered in prison nor were any of the other SO's who were there. The other inmates just don't care about them. He was in several prisons over the course of a few years and it was the same wherever he went. The idea that other inmates "take care of pedos" is a myth. Does it happen on occasion? Sure, but it is the exception and not the rule.
As one of his victims, trust me, I wish it was the rule.
You should fact check before you start typing.
Joe Pa just turned in his grave!! Sandusky was the pervert he thought he was and Joe Pa did nothing!
Sandusky just made Penn State a graveyard of perverted coaches and friends!
He couldn't even admit to it and give Joe Pa an excuse for not seeing it!
Sandusky is the biggest screw ball I ever saw!! How could he do that to Penn State! He was guilty and he still fought it after Joe Pa died!! He's not just a pig, he's the king of the swine!
Only a sociopath could follow his path now... And Sandusky follows that path... SCUM!!!!
Paterno notified his superiors, it was his superiors who did nothing
"Thank god" and "burn in hell" ? Call me crazy, but just the fact that people like him exist makes me doubt there is a god at all.
This is a sad story all around. Him, his family and his victims. Nobody wins.
So yankhadenuf, you think that just gets Paterno off the hook? What kind of peice of @!$%# would sit back and let someone else "deal with it". Lets say I hear one of my co-workers is planning on killing another co-worker. I tell my boss and then after the fact, when the boss did nothing and that co-worker is dead, I can say "well I told the boss, it's his fault nothing was done."
Hope someday if someone is in the possition to help you they also play stupid and let someone else deal with it, then you'll know what these kids went through.
Paterno was more than happy to ignore what was going on, as was everyone else involved. Hope he's frying in hell right now.
Sadly, Joe is correct, and to a degree so is Leftover. The State of PA will have to probably Pay millions to keep this monster behind bars. But putting him there is the right thing to do. Part of me does wish that a deputy would slip Sandusky an ampule of Potassium Cyanide, though.
Justice is served, but there is not a happy ending.
now its time to schedule the inmate football game. the general population kicking off to jerry sanduskey and he has NO blockers or team mates in front of him. how about Giants stadium for the venue. then give the pay per view $$$$$ back to the victims. then lay him down eternally right next to jimmy hoffa. GOOD RIDDENS!!!!!
yankhadenuf-4114441
When you make that statement are you speaking of the same superiors who asked for paterno's resignation? The same superiors who were told no he wouldn't resign and to get off his property?
Do you mean the superiors who had zero authority over paterno?
You Penn State zombies are a joke. You spoke of paterno with mythical status for years. Then when the junk hits the fan and flies in his and by extension your face you try to claim joe was just a humble feeble old man who did all he could do.
1982- November 2011 you wanted us to believe when joe spoke everyone listened. In the case of Penn State that was very true. Now you claim joe had no sway, no pull, no say at Penn State?!?
1982-November 2011 the man you held up as your moral compass and what was right with college football and more importantly life in general suddenly was nothing more than an average working stiff?!?
I call BS on you and the other penn state cronies. His image will forever be tied to his one time friend Jerry Sandusky.
Will they wait until Monday to read the verdict in court? Dear God, I hope these victims get some vindication.
They are probably reading each count right now. Given there's 48 of them it may take a while.
Guilty on 45. The system worked this time!
By good news, I mean GUILTY!
why is he under the judges desk ?
not even funny .... jokes DO NOT belong in this forum!!! If your son was a victim maybe you'd
understand ....
Please, jury, do the right thing! Put my faith back into the justice system!
I know... I feel the same way...
Don't confuse this one case with "putting or not putting faith" in the justice system.
In this kind of case, I'm not as inclined to say the system doesn't work. I believe the OJ fiasco was mainly due to incompetence by the prosecutors and the fact that their lead person had to sit it out because of a heart problem just as the trial began. Come to think of it, maybe that is the system not working.
However I am very confused about why the testimony of his adopted son wasn't presented. It seems like it would be a really damning contribution to his conviction. I don't get it; maybe there's something that they felt wouldn't help the case involved.
I certainly hope he's convicted and, as someone else mention, hope that his enablers are also held responsible. Paterno got the easy way out. I have no respect for the man and can't say that I hope he rests in peace.
Unfortunately, the jury can't hear our prayers, Realbeliever!
Rick~
Maybe they were trying to spare the rest of the family...? I don't know. Sure seems like Matt's testimony would have come in handy!
That EVIL Pig Will Get His. I Hoped The Jury Would Do The Right Thing ! ! ! And The Judge Removed The Bail... YES YES EVIL In Custody ! ! !
Rick, I believe the reason the adopted son didn't testify was that he did not come forward until after the trial was underway. Because he hadn't yet been accuser, he wasn't on the witness list. So the prosecution couldn't have presented his testimony, because it would have been unfair surprise - Sandusky's defense team wouldn't have been able to prepare for that testimony.
However, if Sandusky had testified in his own defense, the prosecution, in the cross-examination, could have asked him about pretty much anything. And then the prosecution could have called the adopted son as a rebuttal witness.
Either way, Sandusky's goose was cooked.
They couldn't put Matt on the stand as an victim because the defense was not informed at the opening of trial and didn't get a chance to address his accusations. It would have caused a mistrial and everyone would have had to start all over. The prosecution COULD put him on the stand as a rebuttal witness if Sandusky testified that he had never raped a child, and that is why Sandusky did NOT testify. The prosecution told his attorneys if Sandusky gets up on the witness stand and lies, we are putting up his son to call him a liar.
Glad he got what he deserves and I hope he is first in line for the hell express.
Rick - apparently his son didn't come forward till towards the end and when he heard that his "father" was going to testify, the prosecution went to the defense and told them that Matt had come forward and they were prepared to put him on the stand. Sandusky apparently had 6 adopted kids. That house must have been a "house of horrors" with a pedophile for a father and a mother who turned a blind eye to the whole thing.
I believe they wouldn't call his son during this case anyways....They could use that testimony in a whole new case with a whole new trial with all new jurors if something went wrong in this one. Simply put, they had the monster on the line for enough already, keep that ace in the hole for the next hand if needed.
Plus, I believe the son's accusations are simply a financial blocker for the family...he's going straight to civil court, which they'll settle out of court for the whole estate, effectively transferring the family wealth to within the family....leaving the real victims with nothing left to go after....nice move, total BS and I hope they put a hold on all his accounts etc.
Nobody can! Hand-mumbling is a silly waste of time. Grow up!
The victims never get vindication!! They are labelled by the swine who touched them forever now!! That's how indecent a guy like Sandusky is. He lies about it all and tries to make the victims look like money grubbers!!
Sandusky!! I hope you have a cell with a huge man that likes goofy boys, because that's you Sandusky!
You deserve to be treated like all the boys you manipulated all your life. I hope your ass ends up looking like a drilling rig!! You bought it, you deserve it from now on!
"His Judgement Cometh and that right soon"
Thats right!!! This story just destroys my heart. We can wish all of the bad things that we want on him, but he will have to answer to the Lord and that will be much worse than nething neone could do to him here. As for the other people who knew and didn't stop it....they are just as guilty as he is!!! and their punishment will be no less than his when it comes their time to be judged. Pray for all of those that he has hurt, because it is many more than just his immediate victims. Their family, friends, even those of us who dont know ne of them. What the hell is wrong with people!
... So..? What is it??
GUILTY! I don't know how many counts he will be guilty of, however, I am fairly certain he will never be a free man again! And he will have Bubba doing to him what he did to those poor kids!
So you personally identify with Bubba?
RevSpinnaker, It seems to me (from reading all of your comments), that you agree with the verdict. But, the thought of this piece of scum getting sodomized (hopefully brutally) bothers you. Why is this?
Though I haven't agreed with Rev on some of his prior posts, I agree with him on this! So many posters on these forums seem to be fixated on men who are sent to prison being raped. It is a comment found repeatedly on nearly every story about a man being sent to prison. I find it abhorrent what Sandusky did, but justice has prevailed and he will serve the remainder of his life in prison (and very likely in protected custody). That is how our justice system works. No one should be advocating for people to be raped or murdered in prison. That's your emotional reaction, but rational minds must prevail or our justice system becomes no better than vigilante justice. By the way, do you think you would turn into a rapist in prison?
I agree Mike1- In the bible days Sandusky would have been stoned to death!
Because prison rape... nevermind. Jed pretty much said it. In fact his last question says it all.
Kind of like throwing that first stone MistofRain.
People are so hurt and angry over this pervert that they just want him to feel the pain that he gave those little boys.
I wouldn't rape Sandusky (besides I'm female), but there are men in prison who DO rape. They have to have "it," but if they knew Sandusky abused these little boys in such a heinous, evil away and destroyed their abilities to trust again, I think they would want to rape Sandusky with PAIN!
I still believe Sandusky wanted to give it, but he didn't want to take it, if you know what I mean.
It's the symbolism & "payback" inherent in any "eye for an eye" sentiment. And there are, of course, other ways to 'rape' than with the rapist's body.
What is it? What is it?? seriously, I've been waiting for this forever... PLEASE let it be guilty!! And while we're at it, it would be wonderful if his wife was forced to face those victims and deny any knowledge to their faces... I don't get some wives; HOW could she have turned a blind eye??
They could care less what their husbands do as long as there is plenty of money. and a seat on the gravy train.
Agreed, Tony. She had to know what was going on in her own home and was probably thankful that her husband was having sex with boys than with her. She probably wanted to have nothing to do with him and is happy with having a house and money.
However, she had better enjoy it for now, as civil lawsuits could come later taking everything away.
Disgusting!
I have seen a wife of a predator weigh whether she could bust her scummy husband and get his assetts or keep the status quo, she was on her second husband and at least he didn't beat her. Sick @!$%#s are still together.
Sandusky married a wife that he wouldn't touch much... He's gay and marvelously gay towards boys.
She knew it, she didn't care, she wanted a family and the rest doesn't matter.
That's a beautiful family huh??!!
Sometimes you can't touch the gal that married the whacko!! She plays stupid and dumb, doesn't care about anything except her life and her family.
It makes sense... After all, she went through confession and she seems to think that's all good now...
Is it?? I don't think so, but if you're religious, you'll be the first to let it go..
Wives should not be blamed for a husband's behavior, denial is a protective device in everyone's brain, not just wives.
yankhadenuf - You are correct, up to a point. Wives should not be blamed for their husband's behavior, but many of these incidents occurred in the Sandusky home.
If she's as tuned in to her husband as I am mine (and he is tuned in to me), you notice things. They may be small things or slight differences in behavior, but you definitely know when something is going on. My husband knows immediately when something is wrong, just by my body signals or behavior. Same thing with me. I know when he's not feeling well, when something is off, etc.
Denial is a protective mechanism for all human beings, but when something is wrong, you talk to the person and get the truth or pretend to accept their excuses. Sorry, but child abuse should never, ever be tolerated just because you want to keep the status quo. Sandusky may have offered his wife money, jewels, trips - being the so-called "charmer" that he was - or he may have threatened her in some way. Even if she were threatened, I would hope she would have done the right thing and turned him in. That's the only way to stop such behavior. His wife will now have to worry about civil lawsuits. Depending on the probability of those and the monetary amount awarded, she may lose everything she ever had. Unless the house and property were put in her name alone. If she were smart, she would have had a separate bank account, cash or pawn any jewelry she owns and put it into her account. Then, she might have a chance of keeping something.
Looks like Jerry won't be a threat to anyone anymore.
Jerry, there are a lot of BOYS just wait to take LONG PLAYFUL SHOWERS with you. ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good. In prison this creature will likely receive ten-fold what he put those poor boys through.
I wonder... would this "thing" (sandusky) be a member of NAMBLA (Pedophile "secret society" of sorts... look it up and be prepared to lose your lunch)?
My heart goes out to those young men whom this parasite used for his own depraved pleasure.
let us see.. a verdict, long after hours on a friday... so no, IF one really was reached or not, no one will know until monday or tuesday, News/Media playing it up is all....
anyone taking bets if not i will guilty or not guilty? place your bets folks!!
im putting $20 on guilty ;)
It really pisses me off when the headline bigger than life states "Sandusky Verdict In" and when I read the article, there's no verdict. I hate the media.
But you always come back for more!!!! It's a love/hate relationship Steph!
Stephanie: Sue them.
GUILTY!!!! A filthy old pedophile .....
That's For Sure
the bastard will burn in hell for his crimes. life in prison is not a proper punishment. bring him to minnesota some night and we will give him what he deserves
what a good feeling for the victims to see this man stand for the verdict, be found guilty. bow his head while they handcuff him and take him away. He will never admit this. Not even in sentencing.
Also good for them to know he will never be free to do it again.
When will we see the first half witted crazy make a post to relate this verdict to Obama?
You just did 1/4 wit.
Hilarious!
After Casey Anthony and OJ nothing would surprise me.
And John Edwards.......
And Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton, and......
People, you need to remember Clinton & Edwards got into trouble for lying about sex, not having sex. Their sex partners were of age and able to consent. These boys on the other hand, were little kids. The coach got away with it for years because of the winning football team. Coaches & players seem to think they can do anything they want to anyone they want and get away with it. I'm not just talking about college, but HS, college & professional. Spoiled, entitled brats because they can play a game.
deb-colorado ... YOU are SO right!
I agree 100%!
nyteshade!
Obviously a guilty verdict, hell will break loose otherwise. Throw Dottie in jail with him to keep him company.
Lock the pedophile away for the rest of his life. He has ruined enough innocent people.
Sandusky Is A Terrible Person. He Should Never See Freedom Again. Terrible Thing He Did To These Boys.
He Took Advantage Of Them In A Very Inappropriate Manner.
I would love to see Dottie stay with him, share the same cell they can sit on each end off their cell and stare each other to death, it would be fitting. she had to know what was going on under her own roof, she is just playing dumb. all their assets should be sold off and awarded to the victims, remove both of them from society. I'm getting tired of the perverts in this country, celeberties are the worst when it comes to opening the floodgates for alternate lifestyles, we need to start paying attention to just how sick our society is becoming there is right and there is wrong there is no inbetween sandusky is a Bi Q Ped that is his preference it doesnt get much worse then that, and our society is full of creatures like him, they mascurade as good and work evil.
Thanks for the information, I didn't hear a verdict at all! Great story!
Guilty on some counts, I'm guessing. But, hopefully it will be enough to put this pedophile rapist away for the rest of his life.