Jerry Sandusky gets sentenced tomorrow for his convictions of child abuse and rape.
From ESPN: Jerry Sandusky and at least some of his victims plan to address the
judge at his sentencing, a proceeding that may last less than two hours,
lawyers said after a closed-door meeting to iron out logistics ahead of
the Tuesday hearing.
Sandusky lawyer Joe Amendola said "it's as
certain as certain can be" that the former Penn State assistant football
coach will speak to Judge John Cleland and assert his innocence before
he is sentenced on 45 counts of child sexual abuse.
"What I anticipate he'll say is he's innocent," Amendola said outside the courthouse Monday afternoon.
On Monday afternoon Sandusky made an audio statement on psucomradio.com.
"They
could take away my life, they could make me out as a monster, they
could treat me as a monster, but they can't take away my heart,"
Sandusky said. "In my heart, I know I did not do these alleged
disgusting acts."
Amendola said he did not expect any others to
speak on Sandusky's behalf, although friends and family members --
including his wife, Dottie -- have written letters of support. Dottie
Sandusky plans to attend the hearing, he said.
Given the number of
charges, the serious nature of his crimes and his age, the 68-year-old
Sandusky faces the likelihood of a sentence that will send him to state
prison for the rest of his life. Sandusky was convicted in June of
abusing 10 boys over 15 years, including some attacks inside Penn State
athletic facilities.
"The important thing for us is, it starts the appellate process," Amendola said....
Lead prosecutor Joe McGettigan said as many as a half-dozen victims are expected to be heard.
The
eight victims who testified against Sandusky at trial described abuse
that ranged from grooming and fondling to oral and anal sex. Sandusky
did not take the stand, but gave interviews shortly after his arrest in
which he declared he was not guilty.
Karl Rominger, another
Sandusky defense lawyer, said the sentencing and a related proceeding to
determine if Sandusky qualifies as a sexually violent predator under
Pennsylvania's version of Megan's Law should take less than two hours.
Rominger
said a 30-year minimum sentence -- which would keep Sandusky behind
bars at least until he's nearly 100 -- was probably the most the defense
could hope for. http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8478770/penn-state-nittany-lions-lawyer-says-jerry-sandusky-speak-sentencing
My guess he will be getting around 250 years in prison but could get up to 400 years.
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Off a bit, Dan, but I share your sentiment.
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