Penn State Update: Jerry Sandusky Facing Additional Charges
Today, the Pennsylvania Attorney General, Linda Kelly, announced that Jerry Sandusky would be facing additional charges in the continuing child sex abuse scandal. In the latest indictment, Sandusky has been charged with four counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, a first degree felony, and two counts of unlawful contact with a minor. The new allegations pertain to two new alleged victims who were minors at the time of the alleged encounters. The two minors, known by their alias as Victims 9 and 10, both encountered Sandusky through his work at the Second Mile foundation, which he began. According to Ms. Kelly's statement, Victim 9 was between 11 and 12 years old when he met Sandusky around 2004. It is alleged that Sandusky provided Victim 9 with gifts and money and took him to Penn State football games. Also, according to the AG's statement, Sandusky allegedly met Victim 10 in 1997 after a counselor recommended that Victim 10 attend the charity "because of difficulties in his home life." In total, Sandusky is alleged to have victimized 10 boys over the course of 15 years. According to Kelly. the additional charges filed today "were recommended by a statewide investigating grand jury, based on evidence and testimony that was received following the initial arrest of Sandusky on November 5th." Sandusky, who continues to maintain his innocence and his taken to the public airwaves to share some of his story, most notably an interview on "Rock Center with Brian Williams" will have a preliminary hearing with respect to these charges on December 13, 2011.
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