Attorney: Jerry Sandusky cleared of two allegations and as trial approaches, no indication more charges to be filed

Interesting development. When this first broke, some speculated (and I agreed) that there would likely be several additional victims coming forward. That it hasn't apparently happened makes me wonder about the strength of the prosecutor's case. Not sure how this will fit with the bigger picture, but interesting.

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To be clear

These were subsequent allegations of abuse made after the indictment that were investigated and determined to be unfounded. None of the pending charges were dismissed.

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by jesse. on Feb 8, 2012 12:35 PM EST reply actions

Aren’t these the allegations that led to the second arrest and, therefore, the house arrest and additional bail requirements? Again, if so, it is interesting that they were dropped.

by dontcallmescooter on Feb 9, 2012 10:45 AM EST up reply actions

No.

There were never charges file in relation to the allegations that were dropped.

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by leeharvey418 on Feb 9, 2012 12:41 PM EST up reply actions

Fuck you, Jerry.

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by leeharvey418 on Feb 8, 2012 12:52 PM EST reply actions 5 recs

That pretty much sums up everything actually

by lion09 on Feb 8, 2012 1:04 PM EST up reply actions

If JS is found Not Guilty

there will be a shit storm of such Biblical proportions that it will seem Biblical.

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by rahpsu92 on Feb 8, 2012 1:29 PM EST reply actions

I doubt it. It'll be OJ Simpson 3.0 / Casey Anthony 2.0.

It’s impossible for Sandusky to actually prove his innocent, so if he’s found not guilty, it’ll be because there wasn’t enough to prove his guilt. While it seems like a matter of semantics, it allows for the media to continue claiming they were correct since there will be no evidence to dispute their claims. Everyone will just consider Sandusky guilty for the rest of his life, presume Penn State and all involved guilty by association, and most people won’t care to actually see if the speculations are even logical, let alone correct.

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by Succss With Honor Always on Feb 8, 2012 1:47 PM EST up reply actions

You are probably right...

Joe Paterno has been fired and dead, so whatever happens to JS is a non event.

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by rahpsu92 on Feb 8, 2012 3:15 PM EST up reply actions

FTFY.

it allows for the media and M1EK to continue claiming they were correct

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by PSU_Lions_84 on Feb 8, 2012 9:31 PM EST up reply actions

If he's found not guilty,

I would also bet that some people will claim that if Joe had “done more” in 2002, there would have been enough at that time to prove JS’ guilt.

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by icavalera on Feb 9, 2012 1:50 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah.

Unfortunately there are no limits to human stupidity.

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by Succss With Honor Always on Feb 9, 2012 2:07 PM EST up reply actions