By Alicia Cruz
The Black Urban Times
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The Pennsylvania Attorney General's office announced today new child sex charges against retired Pennsylvania State University coach Jerry Sandusky. In a written statement, Attorney General Linda Kelly stated the new charges raised the number of victims to 10.
Sandusky, 67, was already facing a bevy of child sex charges initiated by a three-year investigation into allegations that he had inappropriate contact with a teen-aged boy that began when the child was 10. The inquiry led officials to convene a grand jury in 2009, which on November 4, 2011 indicted Sandusky on the sex charges. He was arrested the following day and charged with more than 30 counts of sexual abuse including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors and other charges.
This afternoon, Sandusky was led from his State College home in handcuffs by members of the Pennsylvania state police and transported to the Centre County courthouse for arraignment before Senior Magisterial District Judge Robert E. Scott. The new charges were lodged after new alleged victims surfaced. Wednesday's charges echo many of the earlier charges against Sandusky, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor and indecent assault.
One of the two new alleged victims, identified only as "Victim 9" in court documents, is now 18-years-old and alleges that Sandusky assaulted him for the first time in 2004. The victim told officials Sandusky took him to Penn State football games and showered him with gifts and money before the sex abuse began during overnight stays in a basement bedroom at Sandusky's home.
The victim further alleges that he was forced to perform oral sex and that the once revered former coach attempted to anally penetrate him, sometimes successfully, on more than 10 occasions.
The TimesOnline reports that court documents state that the victim said he knew Mrs. Sandusky was home during one of the assaults and he screamed out for help, but no one helped him.
The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame recipient's attorney, Joe Amendola did not address the allegations by new victims, but he did say he was not happy with the "tactics" employed by the Attorney General's Office during his client's latest arrest, the Washington Post reported.
Amendola stated the AG's office deployed police to Sandusky's home with no notice and did not bother to call Amendola.
"We've always offered to turn him in if there were new charges," said Amendola. When Amendola met Sandusky in the courtroom today, he greeted his client with, "Told you. We had this discussion. Some day you will listen to me," ABC Affiliate WPVI reported.
The prosecution requested a $1 million bond for Sandusky, who has been under home confinement since his first arrest, but Amendola successfully argued to have the bail lowered saying his client was not a flight risk. Sandusky remains jailed in lieu of a $250,000 cash bond. He will appear in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing. According to WPVI, Sandusky vehemently denies being a pedophile and vowed to fight the charges against him, ABC News reported.
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Sandusky, 67, was already facing a bevy of child sex charges initiated by a three-year investigation into allegations that he had inappropriate contact with a teen-aged boy that began when the child was 10. The inquiry led officials to convene a grand jury in 2009, which on November 4, 2011 indicted Sandusky on the sex charges. He was arrested the following day and charged with more than 30 counts of sexual abuse including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors and other charges.
This afternoon, Sandusky was led from his State College home in handcuffs by members of the Pennsylvania state police and transported to the Centre County courthouse for arraignment before Senior Magisterial District Judge Robert E. Scott. The new charges were lodged after new alleged victims surfaced. Wednesday's charges echo many of the earlier charges against Sandusky, including involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, unlawful contact with a minor and indecent assault.
One of the two new alleged victims, identified only as "Victim 9" in court documents, is now 18-years-old and alleges that Sandusky assaulted him for the first time in 2004. The victim told officials Sandusky took him to Penn State football games and showered him with gifts and money before the sex abuse began during overnight stays in a basement bedroom at Sandusky's home.
The victim further alleges that he was forced to perform oral sex and that the once revered former coach attempted to anally penetrate him, sometimes successfully, on more than 10 occasions.
The TimesOnline reports that court documents state that the victim said he knew Mrs. Sandusky was home during one of the assaults and he screamed out for help, but no one helped him.
The Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame recipient's attorney, Joe Amendola did not address the allegations by new victims, but he did say he was not happy with the "tactics" employed by the Attorney General's Office during his client's latest arrest, the Washington Post reported.
"We've always offered to turn him in if there were new charges," said Amendola. When Amendola met Sandusky in the courtroom today, he greeted his client with, "Told you. We had this discussion. Some day you will listen to me," ABC Affiliate WPVI reported.
The prosecution requested a $1 million bond for Sandusky, who has been under home confinement since his first arrest, but Amendola successfully argued to have the bail lowered saying his client was not a flight risk. Sandusky remains jailed in lieu of a $250,000 cash bond. He will appear in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing. According to WPVI, Sandusky vehemently denies being a pedophile and vowed to fight the charges against him, ABC News reported.
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