Sandusky Found Guilty
Posted by Michelle Moquin on June 24th, 2012
Good morning!
This is no surprise. And really…it’s about time.
Breakdown of verdicts, by victim
Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted Friday of 45 counts of sexually abusing 10 boys. Here’s a breakdown, by victim, of what he was found guilty and the three counts of which he was acquitted:
• Victim 1: Sandusky was accused of fondling him and performing oral sex on him multiple times, in his home and State College hotels. The boy was 11-15 years old at the time. Sandusky was barred from his central Pennsylvania high school in 2009 after the boy’s mother alerted school officials, triggering the investigation that produced charges.
Guilty of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse (two counts), indecent assault, unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child’s welfare.
• Victim 2: A boy of about 10 that a graduate assistant, Mike McQueary, has said he saw being attacked by Sandusky in the team showers in February 2001. Investigators have not been able to determine the boy’s identity. McQueary reported what he saw to head coach Joe Paterno, and Paterno’s handling of it contributed to the university’s decision to fire him shortly after Sandusky was arrested in November.
Guilty of indecent assault, unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child’s welfare.
Acquitted of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse.
• Victim 3: Sandusky was accused of hugging him in the shower and fondling him between July 1999 and December 2001 at Sandusky’s home and in team showers. The boy was 12-14.
Guilty of indecent assault, unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child’s welfare.
• Victim 4: Prosecutors said more than 50 incidents occurred between 1996 and 2000, at the Sandusky home, hotels and university facilities while the boy was 12-17. He also traveled with the Sandusky family to bowl games in Texas and Florida.
Guilty of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child’s welfare.
• Victim 5: Sandusky put his hand on the boy’s leg while in a car, they showered together and he placed the boy’s hand on his genitals, according to his testimony in court. The alleged incident occurred in August 2001, while the boy was 12 or 13.
Guilty of unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child’s welfare.
Acquitted of indecent assault.
• Victim 6: While showering together in May 1998, he testified that Sandusky grabbed him and said, “I’m going to squeeze your guts out” and that the ex-coach said he was the “tickle monster.” The boy’s mother complained when he came home with wet hair, prompting a police investigation at the time that did not result in charges. The boy was 11.
Guilty of unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child’s welfare.
Acquitted of indecent assault.
• Victim 7: They showered together and Sandusky bear hugged him in 1995-96, and more than once he put his hands down the waistband of the boy’s pants, according to the grand jury. Sandusky did not touch his genitals, the jury said. The boy was 9-11.
Guilty of attempted indecent assault, corruption of minors, endangering a child’s welfare.
• Victim 8: Boy of about 11 to 13, seen in late November 2000 by a university janitor allegedly being subjected to sexual abuse by Sandusky in the team showers. The janitor now has dementia and is not available to testify, but a co-worker testified to what the janitor told him. The boy has not been identified by investigators.
Guilty of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child’s welfare.
• Victim 9: Now 18, he testified that he was sexually abused by Sandusky at the Sandusky home where he spent more than a hundred nights in a room in the basement that had a waterbed. He testified he was subject to oral then anal sex and screamed for help. He was also abused in a State College hotel and other locations between July 2005 and December 2008, according to prosecutors. He was 12-15 at the time.
Guilty of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse (two counts), indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child’s welfare.
• Victim 10: Boy was subjected to sexual abuse between September 1997 and July 1999 at the Sandusky home and car and at an area pool. He testified Sandusky said he’d never see his family again if he said anything. The boy was 11.
Guilty of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse (two counts), indecent assault, unlawful contact with minor, corruption of minors, endangering a child’s welfare.
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June 25th, 2012 at 7:31 am
Strange — two boys were SEEN getting molested by Big Jer, and those two never made it to court to testify. What if those kids threatened to go to the police?
Do you think Big Jer would let that happen? Do you think he’d even take a chance? The police should be looking into all cases of kids who died mysteriously around that time.
June 25th, 2012 at 7:37 am
I hear that Sandusky is going to appeal based on grounds that a TV glitch in the NBC Bob Costas tape made it seem that he was stonewalling when asked if he was attracted to young boys.
June 25th, 2012 at 7:38 am
JH-1, I fully agree with all you say! On another note, other sites are reporting Amendola wants to appeal based on the fact an erroneous version of Bob Costa’s interview was played in court, one that repeated a question and answer.
I say, “Bring it on,” but this time play the FULL Costa interview, the version that includes Sandusky’s saying he didn’t help all kids to advance his sexual needs!
SHUT UP AMENDOLA, AND BE GONE! Go away and count the money you already have earned from defending this monster.
June 25th, 2012 at 7:40 am
Who is paying his lawyers? Follow the money. How can they live with themselves? That tape won’t help his appeal one bit. How about evidence? This time his son will testify? And maybe others?
June 25th, 2012 at 8:07 am
Hafa adai, those of you off the island Tuesday, your Wednesday, hoping to spread the message of promoting, protecting and preserving the environment, 17 lovely women will be vying for the 2012 Miss Earth Guam crown.
This year the pageant has the honor of featuring the reigning Miss Earth 2011 Olga Mercedes Alava Vargas, originally from Ecuador, who will assist Miss Earth Guam 2011 Anna Calvo in crowning this year’s winner.
For those of you on the island, the surprise this year is the pageant will also crown a Miss Earth Guam for 2013 to provide more time for preparation along with crowning a Miss World Resorts Manila winner. Musical sensation Primo from World Resort Manila will be perform during the grand coronation event.
The grand coronation will be held at the Sheraton Laguna Guam resorts tomorrow night at 7pm with doors opening at 6pm. Tickets are available at the door or at i-Connect.
Peter
June 25th, 2012 at 8:21 am
Light-headedness Upon Standing Up? More Dangerous Than You Think
You stand up, and suddenly your head is spinning—you freeze for a moment or grab onto something to hold yourself steady.
After a few seconds or minutes, the feeling passes and you get on with your business. Everything seems OK.
But everything is not necessarily OK. Those moments of light-headedness signal that your blood pressure suddenly dropped when you stood up.
You might have what’s called orthostatic hypotension (OH). If you have OH often and/or severely (bouts during which you almost pass out or do pass out), it can lead to some major consequences.
According to a new study, those with OH are at higher risk for something very serious—heart failure.
NOT SO BENIGN
OH is defined by a blood pressure drop upon standing of at least 20 mmHg systolic (the top number in a blood pressure reading) or 10 mmHg diastolic (the bottom number).
OH may come and go—or may last forever—depending on what’s causing it, which could be dehydration…
standing up quickly after eating…blood loss…certain medications (such as those for high blood pressure, anxiety, depression and erectile dysfunction)…
certain diseases (such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, Parkinson’s and thyroid problems)…prolonged bed rest…crossing your legs while sitting…and other factors.
The chance of experiencing OH rises as you age.
So how is this related to something as dangerous as heart failure, where the heart can’t pump enough blood?
THE HEART OF THE MATTER
The new study, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, found that people between the ages of 45 and 64 with OH had a 54% greater risk of developing heart failure.
This finding held true even after controlling for cardiac risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease and medications that can cause blood pressure drops.
DEALING WITH DIZZINESS
So how do you know whether you have OH and, if you do, what you should do about it?
When I spoke with study coauthor Christine DeLong Jones, MD, a preventive medicine resident at the university, her first piece of advice was to drink plenty of water, because dehydration is one of the most common (and reversible) causes of OH.
If you’re hydrated and light-headedness continues, she said, then it’s reasonable to ask your doctor about having a series of blood pressure measurements to test for OH.
If you have OH, work with your doctor to figure out the cause, said Dr. Jones.
For example, you may be taking a medication that’s causing the problem and your doctor may be able to prescribe a different drug or an alternative treatment.
But if the cause is something that you can’t change (such as a disease) and OH persists, Dr. Jones said to consider it a red flag that you must act to prevent or treat other conditions that can contribute to heart failure—including coronary heart disease, diabetes and hypertension.
In that case, think of your episodes of light-headedness as a friendly warning—much friendlier, at least, than heart failure!
Source: Christine DeLong Jones, MD, preventive medicine resident, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her study was published in March in Hypertension.
June 25th, 2012 at 8:34 am
Hafa adai Peter, I just want to say this year’s pageant is really about more that just a crown. It is about the environment and what can be down to preserve it.
http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24873:surprises-in-store-for-miss-earth-guam-coronation-event-tomorrow&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156
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So, of course, please enjoy the show, but take the message to heart so that we can keep this planet safe for us and those that follow us.
Hafa Adai
Lea
June 25th, 2012 at 9:02 am
Consider this Evening Events, since I wanted to wait until the Oversight Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives voted to hold Eric Holder in contempt. And, that they did, by a 23-17 margin, along party lines. Our great reporting team has been covering it live and the play-by-play is here. Also below is a “what next” primer for you all. Expect more Holder coverage as the night and weeks go on.
More: TV watching dollars at stake in complex policy battle – Sen. Jim DeMint is proposing a law he says would bring a freer marketplace between local broadcasters and the pay-TV industry. Read more below.
Audrey Hudson — Monumental mistake: “It has been described as sentimental kitsch, a “McMonument” flanked by Soviet-style iron curtains with towering columns that are reminiscent of missile silos.
The proposed monument to honor Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th U.S. president and supreme commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during WWII, has also been labeled as sterile and beneath the great man’s dignity.” Read more below.
Plus, we have a lot of great links around the web for you.
See you all tomorrow,
-Adam
June 25th, 2012 at 9:17 am
Why the West is getting so excited about the election of Mohamed Morsi as Egypt’s new President is a mystery to me.
Don’t they know that the presidency is largely a figurehead position as Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) maintains widespread control over the country — just as it has since Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule succumbed to a popular revolt last year.
Under an interim constitutional declaration, the military council said it retains the power to make laws and budget decisions until a new constitution is written and a new parliament is elected.
Besides, for us women, it still means more of the same. We have no real rights.
Ghusun
June 25th, 2012 at 9:28 am
Michelle, I prefer to post to your blog about arab affairs because you have not only a true open forum but you give the person anonymity.
That is so important in today’s world of spying by governments so they can punish dissidents.
CNN claims to have an open forum, but then they remind you that they know who you are.
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It could be suicide posting on that blog.
Asrar
June 25th, 2012 at 9:31 am
All I keep hearing from the men is that religion shouldn’t be the chief concern of women the economy should be.
just what do they think is the reason for lack of economic and social development for women if not religion, obviously they aren’t very concerned about our situation, only their own.
Ayat
June 25th, 2012 at 9:36 am
The only reason men use any religion is to control a women. It is all about control, plain and simple.
Men, think they are so much more powerful when they control another person’s life. Religion is an easy way to do it.
All religion is a form of brainwashing, whether anyone will admit it or not.
Kathy
June 25th, 2012 at 9:41 am
Ayat, I agree with you 100%. Arab women have been so brainwashed and brutalized for hundreds of years, that there is no way that would say anything different, if asked if the like their religions condition.
It’s just like how abused wives almost never turn their husbands in, and if the cops come from neighbors calling and take him away, the beaten women usually bails him out.
Of course arab women don’t want sharia or Islamic laws where they have no rights, get beaten and abused, and are practically slaves to the men in the community.
They are just “saying” they do as they are afraid to speak their minds, as speaking their minds usually ends up in getting beat up, or acid thrown in their face.
Any story that reflects the contrary is just not valid. It flies in the face of their reality.
Gloria
June 25th, 2012 at 9:46 am
I understand people need something to believe in, but living life should be reward enough. Being good to one another, and heck getting along is probably our greatest obstacle as the human race.
We have already seen, when a natural disaster happens to others, everyone comes to help. The human race might have a chance in a bad time if we keep this mentality.
Unfortunately most radical religious people, like our republicans want to force everyone who doesn’t think as they do, to do so.
As for the arabs and the mormons, come on do you really think that God would give 72 virgins to you arabs, or a planet full of willing women to you mormans, when you pitiful men can’t even get one woman without it being arranged.
That mentality makes no common sense…this is why I fear you maniacs can’t be reasoned with, and we all know what that means, whether anyone wants to admit it or not.
Ruth
June 25th, 2012 at 9:51 am
The children of these religious fanatics and cults are taught at an early age about religion and even fasting.
A normal western kid at the age of 5 will be enjoying games but they instead have religious lessons and are prepared for compulsory religious education in schools.
The added problem of the arab islamic cult is that they are forbidden from leaving their religion and a death sentence awaits those who reject it.
The republican fanatics are almost as bad. They refuse to hear any other voice but that of their religious leaders.
ReligiousCults Rule
June 25th, 2012 at 9:54 am
How about those arabs. They are calling for unity. Unity my butt, unity among muslims perhaps, kill everyone else and let allah sort ‘em out.
June 25th, 2012 at 10:18 am
This is the worst thing possible for Egypt. The Muslim brotherhood know nothing about unity, their unity excludes Christians.