Pennsylvania state prosecutors are asking that Jerry Sandusky's bail conditions to be tightened after receiving reports from local neighbors that the accused child molester has been spotted sitting on the deck of his house watching school children in a nearby playground.
In court papers filed Tuesday, prosecutors say there are "grave concerns" among Sandusky's neighbors about the safety of their children. They urge a judge to further restrict conditions for the former Penn State University defensive coach, barring him from "leaving the walls of his house for any reason" unless accompanied by a court officer.
The prosecutors acted after local school officials and neighbors complained that Sandusky was recently seen on the deck -- which overlooks an elementary school less than 50 yards away -- watching children play during recess.
"To think that he's up there, watching our kids and that's his new outlet, that's just creepy," Amy Hasan, a neighbor of Sandusky's, told NBC News in an interview.
Sandusky's lawyer, Joe Amendola, texted a reporter that the claim he's been watching school children from his deck "is a totally false statement" made by individuals who "will not be happy unless Jerry is incarcerated."
He added that "the law presumes Jerry innocent and Jerrry has always maintained his innocence."
Sandusky -- facing 52 counts of child sex abuse involving 10 children over a 15 year period -- has been under house arrest since his re-arrest last December, confined to his home with an electronic monitor around his ankle.
Sandusky attorney: Accusers may have 'collaborated' in sex abuse case
Amendola recently asked the judge overseeing the case, John Cleland, to ease his bail conditions to allow him to meet, e-mail and text with his grandchildren. Sandusky also wants the freedom to leave his house to accompany a private investigator to identify the homes of potential witnesses in the case. Amendola wrote that the grandchildren have expressed "sadness" about their inability to communicate with their grandfather.
But prosecutors strongly urged the judge to deny the request.
"House arrest is not meant to be a house party," they write in their court filing. They also noted that the ex-wife of one of Sandusky's sons "strenously objects to her three minor children having any contact whatsoever with the defendant."
A hearing on the bail issue is slated for Friday.


Lock this trash up and throw away the key once and for all!
He's darn lucky to even be out on bail, and he wants more freedom! Knowing that the guy lives so close to a school would seem to grounds to NOT allow Sandusky to be on "house arrest".
The fact that he is a child molester and allowed to be free on bail-is quite disturbing to me. He ought to be locked in a state mental ward undergoing treatment-like castration and electric shock therapy. There is no known cure for pedophiles.
Why is he out on bail anyway? They need to find a 6'5" 300lb inmate who molested as a child and make Jerry his roommate.
I'm surprised this guy would expose himself (no pun intended) to the public eye in such a manner. If he can see them, then people can - and obviously do - see him. It wouldn't shock me to hear about him being picked off by a sniper from a few hundred yards away while sitting in a chair on his deck watching the children. Emotions run higher on child molesters than most any other issue. If abortion doctors can be murdered, then accused molesters might find it's open season on them as well.
Remember we have different levels of the law for RICH people...
A poorer person would still be in jail after child molestation charges...Not Jerry, he's a pillar of the comunity...He purposely avoided the araignment process to stay out on bail, even though he never should have been able to post bail & be freed...
He is enjoying his last days as a free man till being locked up for good...Unless his RICH lawyers can bend the laws again for the privileged people in our society...
We are wasting too much time on this moron. He should be locked up without bail. Let him act out his strange behaviors in his prison cell. Inmates will love their new "chomo."
@rick-428133
You got that right as former death row inmate John Spenkelink said "capital punishment means those without capital get the punishment.”
He has a deck overlooking an elementary school yard.....................Coinsidence??????
JoePA passed on the second hand info he received appropriately. The problem is both the University President Spanier and Sandusky went to the same jewish temple, and President Spanier was the only one who had the power to keep this guy around kids. JoePA could have thought the assistant coach was cleared of charges due to the college presidents influence
He has a deck 50 yards from a school play ground? How convenient?
Isnt that how he used to recruit kids for sex in those Penn State playgrounds?
I tell you what folks, lock the SOB up before a kid dissapears for a day only to appear back all greased up...unless you want that happen....
According to psychiatry, these pedophiles love watching children, planning their next sick move, it could happen right under the nose of the cops and parents...just like how it got to this one...
Why? What did he do? Oh, that's right. He's ACCUSED of bad behavior. May you never, ever be accused of such behavior, or have it happen within your family. There is nothing else quite like it. It is life-shattering. So, maybe you and the rest of us should wait until all the facts come out, perhaps a trial is held, and wait for a conviction BEFORE we decide guilt or innocence. You DO know how our justice system works, right?
Thank goodness we have a Constitution. Otherwise he's be burned at the stake by now by folks on here.
Yikes, calm down.
Sexual or otherwise, I abhor child abuse as much as anybody. But... this man has not yet been convicted of anything. He is also not engaged in a dangerous, threatening or particularly odd behavior. If he were not accused of such a horrendous crime, I doubt anybody would find his presense on the deck of his house watching children play as remarkable.
I do believe in his probable guilt. But I also believe people are letting their emotions run amok with some of the "solutions" they are advocating.
If were actually attempting to enter school property, accost children or behave in an otherwise criminal manner, I could agree his bail should be revoked, but based on this story... no.
Why does this guy have to have special privileges? Lock him up without bail like they would have done with some poor slob. Whoever ever came up with the "equal justice for all" idea probably also said "fat chance" under his breath.
Susi, I am 63 years old, born poor, never been arrested. Poor or not if you don't break the law, you porbably won't get arrested rich or poor. Quit harping about rich people, maybe you should try harder and then you too can be rich!!
He has been seen by witnesses fu-king 10 year old boys up the butt. What more do you need? If one of those kids were mine, Paterno would have out lived him.
Sicko!
Yes, Jerry has his constitutional rights...innocent until proven guilty. That's right. However, the evidence is so damning, especially the eye witness account of the horrible incident in the shower. The victims and potential victims have rights too. Just get him off the streets to protect the most vulnerable...without bail. He can face a jury of his peers afterward.
John Schwendler said:
"Why? What did he do? Oh, that's right. He's ACCUSED of bad behavior. May you never, ever be accused of such behavior, or have it happen within your family."
Hey if he was accused of acting inappropriately by one person, then that would be a fair argument, but that's not the case here.
He fondled and @!$%#ed over a dozen little kids. This is not a situation of "alleged" crimes. He's a rapist, multiple times over. He has destroyed countless lives... and you focus on the fact that he hasn't yet been convicted??? WOW!
For sticking up for him, you earn the 'head in sand' award of the day.
Maybe every time he sits on that porch, the news is spread all over he town. Also it could save the town a lot of money if something happened to him while sitting on that porch.
If I remember correctly it was a judge friend of his that let him out on bond.
@american, you must have been living under a rock or something. Have you not read about all of the men who have been convicted, sent to prison, some even to death row, only to have been proven innocent after serving years and years in prison, recently? Was it a conincidence that all of these men were poor, working class folks? Yea, we know how the justice system works. That guy in California hasn't been convicted of anything, yet, either, but his working-class butt is locked away on 2MM bail! Same thing should happen in this case. But when you have the money, the same old rules just don't apply. And that's how it is.
And yea, JoePa reported the incident, but JoePa had enough clout to turn over every rock on campus to find out what was going on ---- if he wanted to. Why would anyone just "assume" someone has been cleared of such a horrible thing, without finding out what happened? He even said, that he should have done more --- and he was right --- he should have.
And those of you withholding judgment -- okay, I get that. But please explain to me under what circumstances is it EVER appropriate for an old man to shower ALONE with a little boy? Explain that, please.
This is America. That's what a jury trial is for. We don't ruin someone's life until we've had a fair trial to determine conclusively (not emotionally) that they deserve it.
He is innocent until proven guilty in this great country because that's how a free and just society works. This is not a fact, it is an allegation. Again, that's why we have a jury trial, where it very well may be proven.
This is not Iran. We are not barbarians here. This is not how we do things in America.
It is hypothesized by some researchers that a vast majority of adults with sexual interest in prepubescent children (pedophiles) never commit an offense because, despite the way their brains are misconfigured, they still have empathy and a sense of which acts are right and wrong. Also, recidivism rates are wildly exaggerated and are typically lower than other violent crimes. This article states it's about a third as often as other violent criminals and this article states that it is around 11%, far lower than other violent crime. The "90% reoffend" urban legend is completely invalid.
Most likely. Nearly every home in densely populated residential areas is near a school, park, mall, or some other place where children may congregate. This has actually proven problematic when laws are introduced to prevent past offenders from living near these places, including in Florida where several past offenders are homeless and live under a bridge that is the only spot for miles that meets the tight legal criteria. Treating people like this is not going to help them become productive members of society.
John, Bart, and dman, I want to send you a special shout-out for giving me some hope about rational and even-keeled thinking in America. I am gravely concerned at the assumption of guilt without trial and the barbaric suggestions of many commenters here. It really, truly feels like I should be reading that sort of animalistic hate in a strong theocracy like Iran, not a free and civil society such as ours.
Hmmm... Yeppp, he is innocent - until pronounced guilty by a jury in a court of law. So they say. Until that happens, people need to lighten up a bit.
It's important for folks to realize that most, if not not all people who commit sexual abuse on children and others who are younger than the perpetrator, were themselves sexually abused as a child. (Note: That is not my opinion, it is medical fact.) More likely than not, that applies to this case.
Alan... please stop trying to interject logic and Founding Father's principles into the public stoning venue known as Newsvine.
If you want rational and even-keeled thinking, talk to Americans face-to-face. Talk to people at work, at the mall, and in social situations. Here on the Newsvine, forget about it. Here are some simple rules to follow when on Newsvine.
All who are accused of crimes are guilty.
All who are accused of crimes deserve the death penatly, regardless of crime or circumstances that any Judge would consider.
All who are accused of crimes that actually warrant the death penalty deserve extreme torture. Many viners LOVE to describe the torture they feel somehow is excused from "cruel and unusual".
Don't look for sanity here Alan. Look for blood lust and learn to embrace guilty until proven innocent. It's the Newsvine way. For further proof, check out the comments on what we should do to the girl in Missouri who killed a 9-year old neighbor girl when she was 15. If you enjoy pulp fiction type salaciousness, you'll love reading viners entertain themselves with tales of extreme torture that a neglected 15 year old deserves.
And make no mistake about it, I believe that 15 year old girl should be incarcerated for a long, long, time. But the sickness displayed by viners on that subject proved to me that there's very little worth in Newsvine. I now come here for the salaciousness. I'm never disappointed.
steveaae in 1.9, I have to agree with you. I have no doubt that Joe Paterno was told something to the effect of "We will handle this. It's not for you to worry about". They made a real scapegoat out of a man who devoted his life to Penn State. My question from the beginning of this has been to ask where are the people that Joe reported this to and what did they do about this situation.
A trial, Robin STeele, a trial.
And a person accused of a crime, and crime, is accorded the right to bail while awaiting trial, unless one the following reasons are demonstrably present:
This guy is not going anywhere, and standing on the deck of his house, even fifty yards from a school yard, does not represent an immanent threat to the public. As to tampering with witnesses, I doubt that he and McQuery are on speaking terms, and I read nothing to suggest he has tried to contact alleged victims.
I'd prefer he was in jail already, and given the evidence, a trial may seem a mere formality. But it is an important one. So let's try and then lock him up and throw away the key.
Harold of the Rocks and Alan Pugh - I very much appreciate your assessments. And your point, Harold, is particularly true: forums such as this is the place where people vent their emotions regarding these emotion-provoking crimes. It is perhaps healthy that they voice their hopes that the accused will suffer some type of punishment not seen since the Medieval times.
...and if found guilty of this crime, as seems likely, Mr Sandusky does deserve the very harshest sentence allowed by current laws and our constitution.
Dreamworld-man, the legal system has already determined this point: in most municipalities, child molesters are not allowed within a mile of a school. He has had a mentoring relationship with the children involved, he would be particularly likely to try and sway their testimony or to buy off the parents. There is no physical or financial barrier to prevent him from fleeing, or from otherwise denying the legal process in this case. He spends his leisure time, like Aqualung, watching the children, his neighbors children as if he were at a stripper bar, And yes, we do all have a right to a trial, but we do not have the right to continue to have access to victims waiting for trial. This guy should be in holding, not out, where he is a stones throw from hundreds of innocent children. What neither you nor Mr Pugh seem to realize is that while the trial system exists to protect the accused, the criminal justice system is (in theory) there in part for public safety. If he were caught with a pocket full of ecstasy, he would be in jail awaiting trial. So why not in this case?
I am sorry, but you are mistaken. Drug arrests virtually never result in remand.
Robin - Actually, only convicted child molesters are not allowed within a mile of a school. People accused of a crime, any crime are not automatically subject to such restrictions.
That is "has had", as in past tense, Robin. This story does not report any attempts on his part to contact any of his purported victims, or any other witnesses.
This equally true of every person freed on bail and awaiting trial. If you had read the entire article, you might have noted that he is already under house arrest, enforced to wear an monitoring bracelet on his ankle, and is no way free to travel or to flee. He has nowhere to run to, and nowhere to hide.
What you fail to understand is that our criminal justice system is designed to protect the legitimate rights of all parties concerned: meaning the accused, the victim and the general public. The system is far from perfect, but in this case I fail to see where it has failed. The accused is awaiting trial and under house-arrest. There is no report of him attempting to contact any of the alleged vicitms, and while watching children from his deck may, for him, seem like a creepy activity, neither you nor I have any direct knowledge of his actual activity. He may have just stepped out on his deck.
...and I agree with Alan Pugh, very few people face an actual criminal trial for possession of ecstacy or other such drugs.
Impressive reworking of my screen name [Dreamworld man]. It brought me right back to Junior High School for an instant.
Thanks!
Good points by both of you, though the reason we (supposedly the reason) we have judges is to make appropriate decisions in each individual case. What do you think is going through Mr Sandusky's mind as he spend his idle time, watching those kids running around? Do you think he has picked out "special" ones? Sometimes, the actions of a person are so egregious (there were multiple witnesses) that the system must say"you have to wait for trial in holding" to prevent cases where perverts like this are left at arms length from other potential victims. So what if, like OJ he is exonerated in light of all of the damning evidence. Well, then I guess we all know where he's headed. Off to a romantic evening beginning at Chuckee Cheese. And Alan, I think most people if popped with intent to distribute get an orange suit and a harmonica. Don't forget our jails are for-profit.
Robin - A much better response. I still do not agree with your view on the subject, but you support it more effectively.
Thre only real "witness" in this case has contradicted himself several times.
The financial incentive for the others to lie is extreme. Any time there is a million dollar payoff from deep pockets riding on a guilty verdict every reasonable person has to suspect that witnesses may not be telling the truth.
No overt sexual act was ever observed. This much can now be determined from the flip-flopping testimony of McQueary.
It is not at all beyond credible or possible that the whole thing was concocted by McQueary and his own close circle of associates as a ticket to riches.
I, for one, do not find Sandusky's insistence of innocence to be disingenuous. In fact, his denial and the denial of his wife come across to me as very possibly sincere.
Wait for the trial. And even then, if the accusers walk away with any money at all, something's rotten and fishy here, and it isn't Sandusky.
Is McQueary a homosexual? Yes, it is a relevant issue.
Does/did he have a motive to make a false accusation? His testimony is the thing that stinks the most in all of the story that I have read so far.
The prostitute/maid in New York already proved to the public that one can get large numbers of people to believe an accusation of sexual misconduct, even when the accusation is completely far-fetched. Did the accusers in this case take their cue from that incident? Too much similarity here for my comfort.
We don't know what the truth is here. But it may not be what it appears to be on the surface. "Multiple" witnesses doesn't mean a thing when they're all salivating after a multi-million dollar payoff.
One particular witness is very telling, in my view. That witness has said that McQueary reported that he DID NOT see any overtly sexual behavior in the shower when he first reported "hearing noises" in the shower room.
Why did McQueary change his story? Look in that direction to find your crime, mr and mrs sherlock holmes.
Guilty until proven innocent. America at its finest.
Not trying to condemn the guy, but a lot of stuff he's already admitted to, AND he finds it difficult to say there's anything wrong with having had sex with those kids.
Keep listening to what this guy says, and what he has already said.
These are opinions. No one here is on any jury in Sandusky's case.
Yes X-1, you are correct. This is an allegation that comes with its own conviction. No trial is necessary in the court of public opinion. Sandusky should be thankful that he is in the United States, in some countries his entrails would be a pile on the ground already.
too bad the key witness died,but there are others and the victims,but i guess since you are not one of them or you dont have any kids molested by him you still refuse to acknowledge the facts-or at least all those who have stated he raped them-repeatedly over years...
That is so true of this country.........When anyone points the finger at you in a case like this, It's a witch hunt! Do you think money has anything to do with this?
I like the way you put that, he is lucky and we may not like it but its necessary because the innocent do get accused frequently. You have to know that Sandusky was victimized as a child, these things don't just happen randomly and you can feel some compassion for the scary person he is now if you really try hard. But, he needs to be removed, period. Its like a virus, one kid is abused and becomes an adult predator who then victimizes hundreds, how does it end? By getting the truth out and not living in fear.
He's facing 52 counts of abuse from multiple victims...it's not like it's just one person idiot. On top of that an eye witness saw him doing sexual things with a little kid in the Penn State Locker Room. I hate you morons that just take the opposite position because you think that makes you smarter than everybody else or something along those lines. Go to Syria or Iran or Egypt or whereever it is you belong. You don't like the US, so do us all a favor and leave ASAP.
It's always a whole lot less of a witch hunt when the witch all but admits publicly to liking to cast spells and ride broomsticks. I think stupidity has a lot more to do with this debate than money does.
Find him guilty through the process defined in the Bill of Rights, and I'll push the plunger myself.
"Innocent until proven guilty" is a legal viewpoint - the court must assume innocence until guilt is proven. I doubt there has ever been a time in US history where that was a social statement - gossip circles, scuttlebutt, yellow journalism, etc.
Sandusky doesn't do much to sway people from thinking bad things about him.
Go and listen to his reply when Bob Costas asks him if he's attracted to young boys. Instead of a "NO!" he slowly repeats the question, and then stammers out the most creepy answer you can possibly imagine. And the crazy thing is that his lawyer actually approved the interview.
So add onto the nature of the charges against him - and now add onto that sitting on a deck, watching kids playing.
As someone else points out, it's his own behavior and words that condemn him.
I notice Americans treat pedophiles as if they were monsters, not human beings. Yes, they are very flawed human beings, but human beings, just the same.
he was seen showering and having sex with a young boy!!....the word "human" and Sandusky do not go together!!
a human being that would rape a child = monster, period
Rob2tall, Joe Paterno was not the key witness! Mike McQueary was and he is still very much alive. All Joe Paterno had was second-hand information (and not into graphic detail at that) which would have been considered hearsay in any investigation.
John From Nebraska, from your own words you condemn yourself to idiocy:
" I hate you morons that just take the opposite position because you think that makes you smarter than everybody else or something along those lines."
Good forbid there be any debate on a subject. We should just all believe what you believe, and that settles it. Because yours is the only opinion and vision that matters. Are all people in Nebraska as open-minded as you?
Furthermore, you completely miss the point of my post. It doesnt matter at this point if they have national tv coverage of the guy banging the entire Mickey Mouse Club. In this country the constitution gives every person their day in court and due process. Innocent until proven guilty. Proof isnt what the news and media report. Guilt isnt in the grand jury indictment. Guilt is determined by a jury of his peers, not public opinion. I have no care for this guy, and he probably going to be found guilty. However, as a fan of due process, law, the Constitution, liberty, ethics, and morality, I think he's innocent until proven guilty. The proof phase hasnt come yet. So cool yourself off that I dare to defend his rights, which are your rights and mine too.
JoePA passed on the second hand info he received appropriately. The problem is both the University President Spanier and Sandusky went to the same jewish temple, and President Spanier was the only one who had the power to keep this guy around kids. JoePA could have thought the assistant coach was cleared of charges due to the college presidents influence
@Dan
WOW! You are the very first person I have EVER seen ask for some kind of a "break" for a grown man RAPING a child! Or in this case MANY children! Wow. That says a lot about you.
A pedophile is a down right evil monster. Anyone who thinks otherwise, like DAN here, is a complete waste of space.
@Dan...flawed, you have got to be kidding me! A very perverted monster is what he is! Human beings do not rape and brutalize young children and harm them for life. You must have some real issues yourself. He should suffer hell on earth each day and should NOT even be allowed to breath the air outside for his horrific acts. QUILTY ...I do not care about innocent! REMEMBER 52 counts..whose lying here??
To: Annodmc, posting at 5:30 pm EST on Feb 7: wow! You might just have given yourself a permanent pass from jury duty. "Quilty....I do not care about innocent!" (I know, you mis-spelled Guilty, so what) You do not appear to have any understanding whatsoever of our criminal justice system. Put yourself in his shoes for just a moment. If these allegations were against you, wouldn't you want the opportunity to present your side, to try and prove the allegations false? I believe if you are even a bit rational, you would want that opportunity. Once convicted, I believe there are few worse crimes to commit than child abuse of any type, killing a human being at the top of my own personal list. If he is tried, convicted, and sent to jail, he probably will have to be in isolation, because I believe the convict code will otherwise take care of him, eventually.
I just served on my first grand jury. I couldn't believe how one sided it is. I see now where they get the old saying "a D.A. can indict a ham sandwich."
If Sandusky gets away with this with all the evidence they have on him, somethings wrong.
@Dan, while your're noticing things about the US -- better notice this: touch a child in this country and your azz is grass! So if you're turned on by children, better keep your azz out of the US. We have laws that protect children, here, and we will enforce them.
Many years ago, I worked a shift with a man who had just received a jury summons. Long story short, he was excited about the chance to send someone to prison. One of the other guys asked him, well what if the accused was innocent. He said, in words that haunt me to this day, "If he was very damned innocent, he wouldn't be there in the first place."
I urged him to be sure to express that feeling to the court when they were doing jury selection. I only worked with him that one day and don't know if he was selected for jury duty. I sure hope not.
@Dan - I sure hope you're a troll because ALL human beings are flawed, but child rapists are indeed monsters.
@Mr. Arnold C: I was once on a jury for a trial of a man (actually an older teenager) accused of a violent crime. He was a minority. Couldn't believe it when another member of the jury said something like, "Doesn't matter whether he's guilty; you know guys like him have done something before but just wasn't caught or, worse, he'll certainly do something later." In this case, there was enough real evidence that proved guilt, but that juror frightened the heck out me.
I think it's reasonable that Sandusky should be kept on close house arrest. Of course, he's innocent until proven guilty, but I wouldn't want him staring at my grandchildren - he and his lawyer should have known better.
could they error on the side of children , just once
Court restrictions or no, if he were my kids' granddad he'd never see them again. Creepy perverted old b@stard.
If this was the average person that was accused of sexually abusing and raping children over many years, they would be held without bail or the bail would be set so high that they would not be able to pay it to get out.
This guy has been getting preferential treatment as far as I'm concerned.
If this was the average person they would have to plea bargain and be locked up already. The average person wouldn't be able to spend the money to fight such accusations.
Why is this animal out on bail? It should be locked up in general population.
What a pervert......send him to jail and lock him up with Big Bubba.
I agree with pat, this man was seen raping a young boy, let's revoke his bail, and let the courts deal with him!
I think he did it but at the same time.... I was almost raped when I was 10. I didn't even know what s e x or ra pe was but I fought back like a wild animal and escaped with boodyhole in tact. He fkd me up pretty good but that busted nose of his was very telling. The next day they found the guy tied to a tree behind his house with both his knee caps broken by who no one knows. I know who did it though. The same person who picked me up from school for then on.
Thanks Dad.
I just don't understand how this guy could have gotten away with molesting so many boys. Why didn't any of the boys fight back or tell someone?
To David 2394626 that's the America I remember. Parents could be parents and even the guilty party knew that what the legal system had in store for the criminal was far worse than what your father meted out to him. Today, the criminals have more rights than the victims.
He only got away with it due to the university president going to the same jewish temple. The university president was the only one with the power to silence the claims against him before.
David,
Wow, horrible story. Love the way it ended though : )
The same thing happen to my brother but unfortunately he wasn't as lucky. We was molested several times unbeknownst to any of the family. I have no tolerance or patience for this kind of treatment to an innocent child.
I hope this Sandusky creep gets 101% of what he has coming to him. Twice.
@steveaae - you sound like a broken record. Maybe if you repeat it enough you'll begin to believe it. JoePa had more clout than the president around that campus. He could have snapped his fingers and had this bastard barred from campus! He had his suspicions because Sandusky was in line for his job and JoePa killed it! He should have gone the extra mile to protect the kids. He knew it, which why he even said that he should have done more. But remember, these were poor disadvantaged kids with no fathers. Easy prey for a predator like Sandusky and easy for others to overlook.
Why didn't they tell? Well, look what good it did when he was caught red...well, in the act???? they didn't tell because he most likely threatened them, they knew their parents would be upset, no one would believe them, they would lose all the privilege of being with a famous person they once admired, he was an authority figure and famous, they were hurt and scared, afraid parents would get hurt or he would tell everyone they made it up, adults don't like to believe this stuff happens, they were kids and had no self-confidence or likely the voice to tell....shall I go on???? Add that we don't know if anyone did tell along the way and it was covered up and I think you have plenty of reasons.
Geez, a guy walked in on one poor child being raped and no one did a da**ed thing. He could have told the kid that see? He didn't stop me so it really is love and okay. What a crappy world it is that kids get hurt and then people worry about the molester and let him stay out of jail. Did any of the victims get to be free? I can tell you not a day since it happened. What a crock.
I can add one more reason why some kids don't tell, because they don't want the stigma of being a victim the rest of their lives and having to relive every horrible detail over and over - to their parents, to investigators, to the courts, etc.
Absolutely, Crying! Between shame (even though they did nothing wrong) and fear of what you described...the question is more why wouldn't they hide it?
Really, ask Joe Paterno and Mcwhatever his name is. They were adults and handled it horribly, and apparently everyone else did too. So how do we expect a scared kid to be able to come forward and speak up? Many times the perp gets off (I mean in court) anyway...I sure see why they don't and understand it totally.
Also Sandusky followed the typical pedophile pattern of "grooming" each child. This means he spent considerable time building up trust so that, when the time came, the child would have a hard time thinking that their "friend" was being wrong. Sadly this kind of sick manipulation is second nature for these heartless monsters. If they could only see themselves through the eyes of a victim for 2 seconds...
Too many kids have come out about this animal. He needs to be executed immediately. You know what is worse than him? The scum lawyers that took him as a client. I hope you rott in hell.
The guy that silenced the report on him was worse. JoePA passed on the second hand info he received appropriately. The problem is both the University President Spanier and Sandusky went to the same jewish temple, and President Spanier was the only one who had the power to keep this guy around kids. JoePA could have thought the assistant coach was cleared of charges due to the college presidents influence
Why on earth does he want to identify the homes of potential witnesses???? That really creeps me out.
That's what I thought! More like stalking potential witnesses. Apparently his private investigator is as seedy and incompetent as his lawyer.
Yeah why doe she need to identify the homes of potential witnesses. Can anyone say attempted intimidation. He shouldn't be allowed anywhere NEAR the home sof boys he's accursed of molesting. Disgusting!
Isn't his lawyer the guy who cheated on his wife with some college girl, got her knocked up and then left his wife for her? He later divorced the college girl after cheating on her with an even younger bimbo. He understands Sandusky's fasination with youth!
@Starr, he's the married guy who knocked up a 17yr old (or maybe even 16). Nice guy, huh?
I guess that wasn't considered statutory rape...sheesh!
Seems Sandusky & his twin, I mean his child molester lawyer (they are two peas in a pod and can be easily confused as to who is who) -- think Sandusky should be entitled to the 'Lohan' house arrest treatment.
His twin would be the universty president that silenced the report on him. JoePA passed on the second hand info he received appropriately. The problem is both the University President Spanier and Sandusky went to the same jewish temple, and President Spanier was the only one who had the power to keep this guy around kids. JoePA could have thought the assistant coach was cleared of charges due to the college presidents influence
Steve - CAN IT! We can all read.
Just look at the bail amount of the california teacher, I believe 1million, now look at this high profile b@st@rd and how little his bailis.
Try 23 million.
This guy is quite the driven perv. Please,,,, a quick trial with a guilty verdict. Let's send him to assnigger land where he can relive his childhood.
Why? I can understand if they are witnesses in his defense (why would there be anyone defending him) but I hope he isn't looking for witnesses against him.
In Sandusky's mind it's deflection - In reality it would be called stalking and also witness tampering.
Sandusky & a private PI -- yea right. Like sending Sandusky & his lawyer -- they have the 'being child molesters' in common. I'm sure the 'PI' would too. They all belong to the same 'club'. You don't get hired unless you do.
I know they have the right to the names of his accusers, but I believe it;s illegal to contact them, or go near their homes. That's intimidation! And yes, stalking. He and his lawyer are revolting.
I agree this guy is entitled to due process, but for sake of children he needs kept at bay and reminded that people are watching his every move. Sandusky's home and back yard shares a border with this park, so he's entitled to be on his own property. It is not unusual for someone to sit on their deck, but during winter makes one think the pedo is doing what pedo's do.
Sick, perverted, and twisted, there are more like Sandusky in this world. Everyone needs to do their part; kudos to these neighbors.
WHAT????? So basically he wants to go stalk his victims?
That is EXACTLY the thought I had. Why the heck would anyone allow this? It just blows my mind!
Our entire legal system is an absolute mess. First off, how does this guy get to 1) be out on bail, and 2) be out on such a low bail. If any other citizen was charged with 1/10th of what this coward is charged with, I guarantee that there would be NO bail....as there shouldn't be. When it comes to crimes against children, there should be NO favorable sentencing/leniency on any level or stage of the legal process. The article says neighbors see him "watching children play" from his porch. SCARY STUFF right there.
I wonder what would happen if we went into his bedroom with a blacklight and shined it on the wall below the window that overlooks the schoolyard. Think there might be a bit of Jerry's seed on that wall??
It is obviously a severe addiction------it amazes me-----mental illness comes in strange ways.
if he was not a former penn state coach, there's no possible way that he'd be free to sit on his porch and leer at children.
If the Penn state university president didn't go to the same jewish temple as him he would have been caught years ago.
We can convict him all we want, but until trial comes up, nothing we can do. I for one would like to see him locked up, but remember this is not the American way.
I am glad we are in America where every one is presumed innocent untill proven guilty.
I imagine a lot of people here would like to lynch him now before we waste money on a trial.
Would you like to see him sitting on his porch staring at your child playing on the school playground with other children? I know I wouldn't. Do you think it is ok for a coach to shower with a kid? I don't. I want to see him get a fair trial. I want to see justice served. If the truth is that he is guilty, then I would like to see him hang.
Yes traderjack> He should be castrated first no painkillers then hung while bleeding out
Let him babysit your kids then!!
actually, maybe the porch sittin aint all that bad. makes him an easy target : )
The law might presume he's innocent, but I certainly don't.
His disease is incurable and he cannot be rehabilitated. Seal him away from Society forever
This guy's as dumb as a box-o-rocks. You would think he might consider sitting on his deck at a time when children weren't playing 50 yards away. Just so creepy. And what's this business of snooping around potential witnesses homes with some private detective? Even more creepy.
Wonder if it is just a coincidence that he lives 50 yards from a school with a deck overlooking the playground?
Not at all. Remember his awkward response when Bob Costas asked if he was "attracted to kids."
No its not Jim#24 hes sick and thay should see that