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Jerry Sandusky evidentiary hearing and appeal
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 28
AUG 28 · Day 1
Jerry Sandusky granted new evidentiary hearing after accuser recants testimony
At trial, R.R. was 25 years old and testified that he was 11 when Sandusky performed oral sex on him in 1998.
Sandusky started a charity for at-risk youth called The Second Mile, where authorities said he found and groomed victims.
Penn State University paid more than $100 million to people who said they had been abused by Sandusky.
AUG 28 · Day 1
Jerry Sandusky speaks from prison ahead of court hearing
A judge sentenced Sandusky to 30 to 60 years in prison.
Sandusky's victims were all connected to his charity for troubled youth called The Second Mile.
Sandusky said he did not molest any of the children who accused him in court or any others.