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Jury Finds Jerry Sandusky Guilty: How Would You Have Voted?

Jerry Sandusky will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. Do you agree with the verdict? Vote in our poll.

 

 

A jury Friday night found ex-Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, 68, guilty on 45 of 48 counts of child sex abuse.

The guilty verdicts, including 25 felony counts, could add up to 442 years in prison.

Sandusky, dressed in a brown sports coat, was immediately taken into custody and led from the courthouse in handcuffs.

The jury—which included many people with close ties to Penn State University—deliberated for only 20 hours, making a guilty verdict seem like a foregone conclusion.

The two-week trial featured damning testimony against Sandusky, who was accused of performing anal and oral sex on boys as young as 8. Even Sandusky’s foster son, Matt, who was legally adopted, said his father abused him as well, though his accusations weren't part of the trial.

Despite the lack of physical evidence and the time that had elapsed since the commission of the crimes, Sandusky's attorneys were unable to discredit the eight accusers. They declined to put their client on the stand.

“I feel, like many others, that the rapidity which with this jury has reached [a verdict] makes it all but certain it should be a guilty verdict,” Michael Boni, attorney for “Victim No. 1,” told CNN’s Piers Morgan minutes before the decision was announced.

Even Sandusky’s own legal team didn’t expect an acquittal. Earlier Friday, Sandusky’s attorney Joseph Amendola said he would “probably die of a heart attack” if the ex-coach was found not guilty.

Tell us: Did the jury reach the right verdict? Would a local jury have voted the same way? Vote in the poll; sound off in the comments.

  • Do you agree with the verdict in the Jerry Sandusky case?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Yes
        92 (88%)
    • No
        7 (6%)
    • Undecided
        3 (2%)
    • Other (tell us in comments)
        2 (1%)
    Total votes: 104
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
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Deborah Coleman

8:00 am on Saturday, June 23, 2012

I pray the victims find peace and healing. I also pray that ANY victum of child sexual abuse will find the strength to come forward and report their abuser and right a terrible wrong regardless of how long ago it was.

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luis soto

9:25 am on Saturday, June 23, 2012

Ho my god ... Tanks .... Finally monster is in jail ......:)

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Sharon

12:14 pm on Saturday, June 23, 2012

Excerpt from CBS News article: "According to Reuters, at least one unidentified male has filed a civil suit against Penn State, saying that the school failed to protect him from Sandusky, and legal experts say more suits are likely."
"The University," the statement reads, "wants to provide a forum where the University can privately, expeditiously and fairly address the victims' concerns and compensate them for claims relating to the University."
Compensation??!!!! How does one ever compensate for such acts of abuse/molestation & particularly over such a 'duration of time' when a university ignored not only the signs but was so criminally 'dismissive' when the parent of at least one of the victims went to university and police years ago!!! Rhetorical!

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Harry Balz

3:02 pm on Saturday, June 23, 2012

Hell no...he's innoceny as new driven snow!!! These lying pu ks made it all up to make money and we all let the news media tell us what to think!! Married for 45 years and helped a ton of kids and what does he get...nada...nothing...Poor man!

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