But you've got to feel pretty good if you're representing those two guys, and a jury has taken a good long look at McQueary's testimony and decided something didn't smell right about it. Bruce Antkowiak, a former federal prosecutor and defense attorney who now teaches law at St.
Vincent College near Latrobe, said the Sandusky jury's verdict on the charges involving Victim 2 is legally irrelevant to Curley and Schultz.
In fact, the law provides protections for "mandatory reporters" like Curley and others, barring them from being sued by Sandusky if the accusation turned out to be wrong. Moreover, Perri said, the attorneys for Curley and Schultz would almost certainly be precluded from introducing evidence of Sandusky's acquittal, should it occur, at their trial. Defense lawyers for the two Penn State officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.
Sandusky has repeatedly denied the allegations against him. The defense portrayed him as the hapless victim of a conspiracy to convict him of heinous crimes. They explain the 48 charges against him as the result of an investigatory team out for blood and accusers who willingly played along in hopes of securing a big payday. Even if he's acquitted, Sandusky himself could still face additional criminal charges involving accusers who came forward after his November arrest.
The attorney general's office has said repeatedly that it has an "active and ongoing" investigation of Sandusky, while federal prosecutors in Harrisburg issued a wide-ranging subpoena to Penn State University in February, seeking computer records and other information. Civil lawsuits against Sandusky, Penn State and The Second Mile, meanwhile, are expected to go forward whether Sandusky is convicted or not. Some were chanting "Justice," while others sat on the sidewalk in lawn chairs to enjoy the spectacle.
So knowing Victim No. Everyone knew he did it. Dottie knew too and she should be hung. Crime expert Scott A. Bonn, an assistant professor of sociology at Drew University, called the decision "a certainty. I would have been shocked by any other verdict. There were three not-guilty verdicts. One of the victims -- identified as Victim 6 during the proceedings -- was surrounded by his family and they cried as the verdict was read.
After court was adjourned, the former Penn State defensive coordinator was led in handcuffs to a waiting police car to be taken to the local county jail. No verdict can undo the pain and suffering caused by Mr.
Sandusky, but we do hope this judgment helps the victims and their families along their path to healing," Penn State president Rodney Erickson said in a statement. Sandusky likely will be sentenced to life in prison. He faces a maximum sentence of years and will be sentenced in approximately 90 days. Sandusky's wife, Dottie, looked forward stoically as the counts were read off and her husband repeatedly was found guilty. At one point, dozens of counts in, she started shaking her head.
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