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Judge says Jerry Sandusky can take stand during appeal hearing

Convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky (C), a former assistant football coach at Penn State University, leaves after his appeal hearing at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania October 29, 2015. (Pat Little/File Photo/Reuters)
Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, second from left, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for arguments on his request for an evidentiary hearing in Bellefonte, Pa., Monday, May 2, 2016. (Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times via AP)
Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, left, speaks out as he arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for arguments on his request for an evidentiary hearing in Bellefonte, Pa. Monday, May 2, 2016. (Nabil K. Mark/Centre Daily Times via AP)
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
August 3, 2016 - 2:24 pm
 

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania judge’s court order says former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky could take the stand during his appeal hearing.

WJAC-TV reports that Judge John Cleland ruled Tuesday that the 72-year-old Sandusky may testify if prosecutors agree and are allowed enough time to prepare.

Sandusky was convicted in 2012 on multiple child sex abuse charges and is serving a 30- to 60-year sentence. Sandusky didn’t testify during his trial. He has maintained his innocence and seeks a new trial.

The judge scheduled three hearings for Aug. 12, 22 and 23 in Bellefonte, near State College.

The issues expected to be addressed include whether Sandusky’s counsel was ineffective in failing to object to alleged prosecutorial misconduct.

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