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Former Penn State coach Sandusky denied new child sex abuse trial
Former Penn State coach Sandusky denied new child sex abuse trial
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pennsylvania-sandusky/former-penn-state-coach-sandusky-denied-new-child-sex-abuse-trial-idUSKBN1CN18R
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday denied a request by former Penn State University football coach Jerry Sandusky for a new trial on charges that he sexually assaulted pre-teen and teenaged boys for 15 years.
Sandusky, 73, was convicted in 2012 of exploiting his position in the top-flight football program to sexually assault 10 boys. He is currently serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence.
Centre County Court of Common Pleas visiting Judge John Foradora struck down all Sandusky’s claims of sub-par legal work by his trial attorney, Joseph Amendola, and two other lawyers.
“The bulk of Sandusky’s claims are meritless,” Foradora concluded in a 60-page opinion. “Those that remain, whether they fail for want of prejudice or because Amendola’s actions or failure to act were informed by a reasonable strategy, do not combine to call into question ... the legitimacy of the verdict.”