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Sandusky Juror Speaks Out: Ex-Coach‘s Reaction During Verdict Was ’Confirmation’ Jury Made Right Call

Posted on June 23, 2012 at 10:54am by Madeleine Morgenstern
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Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's booking photo was released Saturday morning by the Centre County Correctional Facility in Bellefonte, Pa. after he was convicted of 45 counts of sexual abuse. (AP Photo/Centre County Correctional Facility)

A juror said Jerry Sandusky showed no emotion as the guilty verdict was read, confirming for him and his fellow jurors that they had made the right call in convicting the former Penn State assistant football coach on 45 out of 48 counts of child sexual abuse.

“That was just confirmation,” Harper told NBC’s “Today” on Saturday. “I looked at him during the reading of the verdict and just the look on his face, no real emotion. Just kind of accepting, you know, because, it was true.”

Harper said the jury worked through the charges systematically, combing over any inconsistencies in witness testimony and reconciling them. Ultimately, Harper said, there was a corroborating story among all of the victims and jurors “were on the same page.”

Harper said he and his fellow jurors did not learn that Sandusky’s adopted son had come forward accusing his father of abusing him as well until after they made their decision.

“We heard about it the same time, we had suspected that but we had no evidence of it,” Harper said. “It just solidified our decision.”

Watch below, via NBC:

UPDATE:

Sandusky‘s lawyers said Saturday that they tried to quit at the start of jury selection because they weren’t given enough time to prepare, raising an argument on the trial’s speed that could become the thrust of an appeal.

His lawyers disclosed that they felt too unprepared to adequately defend him because of how quickly the case was brought to trial, and experts have said the seven months between Sandusky’s November arrest and trial was fast-paced by Pennsylvania standards, the Associated Press reports.

Sandusky’s sentencing should be in about three months; an exact date hasn’t been set. Because of the severity of the charges and mandatory minimum sentences he faces an effective life sentence.

Until his next court date, Sandusky is one of 272 inmates at the Centre County Correctional Facility, seven miles from the Penn State campus. He was kept under watch overnight and is allowed access to some personal items including a prayer book, and can get visits from family, friends and attorneys.

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Comments (124)

whatthecrazy
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:27pm
bub bye sandy may your hinney be assalted as many times as you assalted your victims.Though he may enjoiy the assalt he won’t like the loss of controll in the situation.
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Casca1
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:22pm
If Paterno had only wondered why Sandusky was still around after telling the police what and assistant coach told him, it might have saved some of those children. Yes, I blame Paterno and others for not following up. If I witness a person raping a child and I inform the police, and still years later I’m still seeing the same rapist around, I would call the police again and ask why the guy was still around. Did they lose the paperwork? Did they forget to arrest him? Yes, I’m speaking ill of the dead Paterno.
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- Hoax And Chains
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:37pm
  And yet, Penn State honors Paterno. He was just as guilty by not acting when he had the chance.
- blackyb
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:38pm
  These people are all so far up each others bum, that doing the right thing is being polite to one another and shoveling the dirt under the rug. They seem to have no sense of morality or responsibility to anyone or anything but football. May they rot in hell for being that sorry. This man could have been stopped years ago had those people stood up for what is right. They are cowards who ignored the please of children at risk from this monster who told the kids, “no one will ever believe you.” People like these do not belong around the young or in positions to hide the Truth or in positions to allow these filthy friends to operature with impunity.
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- DoomsdayProphet
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:50pm
  Do you idiots understand campus security? No? Let me explain to you.
  Joe Paterno hears report, takes to the PRESIDENT of the university. President then calls campus security. There Joe Paterno did his role as the coach and the UNION way they handle things on CAMPUS. While I agree Joe should have done a bit more, he did what the COLLEGE GUIDEBOOK told him to do.
  
  As for why Jerry was even allowed at the school after retirement, well talk to the president on it. Joe Paterno had no rights to offer him an office and access to anything at PSU. You can cry and complain Joe was responsible, but in the end Mike McCreary is the one who should have went to the police. He was the witness, he was responsible. I am sorry all you people want to blame Joe Paterno because he beat your school for a title of some sort or you just misunderstand PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. Sorry it is so hard to grasp for you that it was certainly not JoePa out in the shower and it certainly wasn’t him at the Sandusky home. Guilt from accusations launched against someone is not guilt at all. Rather misconceptions in idiots minds who do not know the story at all.
  
  If Joe Paterno is guilty of aiding a molestor. Then PSU is guilty of murder for killing JoePA.
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- AmazingGrace8
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 1:05pm
  @Blacky
  
  Good post.
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- OlefromMN
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 1:18pm
  @DOOMSDAY
  
  Your reply points out how the college will be paying damages to the victims in unprecedented amounts. A policy led to continued and new abuses. The end of Penn State?
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- Casca1
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 2:04pm
  DOOMSDAYPROPHET – No, there is NO excuse for Paterno not following up. AGAIN, if a trusted neighbor of yours told YOU that he saw another neighbor raping a child, you would report it correct? And if you still saw the rapist mowing his grass, coming and going from his house, walking to his mailbox, driving past your house, are you saying you wouldnt be the LEAST bit curious as to WHY he was still around? Would you worry that he might harm another child in the neighborhood?
  Paterno himself ADMITTED he should have done more. Paterno AND McCreary is responsible for more children being harmed, despite campus politics or procedures. This is child-rape we’re talking about, NOT Sandusky stealing paper-clips from an office. It has nothing to do with football. It has to do with common decency and caring for the welfare of the next potential child victim. YOU must not have children.
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- minorityconservative2
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 2:14pm
  You are right to blame Paterno and the redheaded guy. What man walks away from a child being raped? What mans hears that someone rapes children and then has anything more to do with him? All Paterno had to do was say I will not coach here anymore and leak it to the media if you let this pedophile anywhere on campus anymore. That of course is if the police would not do their job. But the redheaded guy should have stopped it all in the first place and taken the child to a hospital and called the REAL police, not campus police.
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- I support God's Israel!
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 2:33pm
  OlefromMN:
  Actually, I hope this is the beginning of the end for ALL COLLEGE sports, personally. IT IS A LEGAL RACKET. And, I hope PENN STATE gets sues right out of Pennsylvania. Maybe they will move and rename themselves LIKE Pennsylvania Punies or Pennsylvania Pucks, or Pennsylvania Prissies.
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- oneshiner
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 3:05pm
  Good story Dooms: Obviously the campus police didn’t put enough work into it, however, if Paterno had asked pointed questions as a follow up, perhaps that might have saved a few of these boys.
  Everyone have their heads up each others back sides so they don’t get in trouble and lose their positions and all the fame and glory. To heck with a boy getting sodomized.
  These boys were worth someone checking up on this heinous crime against children. It could be a coach, a priest, a pastor, anyone who plays the game of being a “FRIEND” unfortunately. So, we must be more diligent in asking questions to stop the perverts
  
  No valid excuse for what happened. So, now the Uni can get a fat lawsuit and most likely will lose some of their donations. Coulda, shoulda, woulda, didn’t work here.
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- yiska8
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 9:21pm
  @Minorityconservative
  Exactly. Paterno had enough power and presence at Penn State that he could have gone directly to the President of the University and warned that he was going to the police, not make a stupid worthless campus police report over a CHILD RAPE allegation. He should have gotten any staff or assistant coaches together and helped authorities make a case and not have allowed a pedophile to be employed by Penn State. I‘m sure it weighed on Paterno’s conscience.It was like they all looked the other way as long as the program was successful and these kids were knowingly being fed to a monster through a private foundation. But no, UNIONS got involved, ACADEMIA took care of the football program first, and now the “please don’t talk to the media any further” hush money will be paid out to each victim. Anyone even remember a prosecutor disappeared and whereabouts are still unknown who investigated the earlier report in 1998? Just think of all who knew or suspected. I hope Penn state feels the pinch financially. And I hope enrollment drops. Who the hell can afford the loan debt anyway?
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- grandmaof5
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 10:17pm
  I am having a hard time believing Sandusky‘s wife didn’t know what was going on. You don’t rape a young boy and he comes up from the basement with a smile on his face – not only would he be bleeding (I am assuming) but crying. What a monster this man was!
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- chucksue351
  Posted on June 24, 2012 at 5:19am
  paterno has gotten his reward (condemnation already)
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- Francisco_d
  Posted on June 24, 2012 at 6:46pm
  If I saw what was happening in the shower, and there was no doubt, I would have done what that father in Texas did when he saw his 4 (or was it 5…) year old daughter being raped.
  
  I’m sure more would have come forward, and I‘m also pretty sure it wasn’t happening for “just 15 years”.
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- gardenrun
  Posted on June 25, 2012 at 1:40pm
  CASCA1 you obviously haven‘t thought this one out or don’t know the series of events. Paterno was told by Mike McQueary about a disturbing incident he witnessed (although McQueary said he never shared the details and his own story had changed several times). Paterno reported what he heard from McQueary to the campus security who ARE police officers. Paterno had no evidence and so they had to get the info from the source: McQueary. Paterno’s information was hearsay, Paterno had no evidence of his own. He then did ask the campus police within the next few months later about the results of the investigation and they said there was nothing. Even so he asked that Ssandusky be banned from PSU campuses and was told he couldn’t do that because he was only the football coach but he did ban Sandusky from all football/athletic facilities after that. What else was he to do? If someone said they saw you doing something criminal and the police investigate and don’t arrest you do you want the person or community still comming after you? Sure I believe Sandusky is a sick, evil man and deserves much worse than life in prison but it was Mike McQueary & the campus police & possibly the administration was who failed the victims, coach Paterno, and the entire Penn State community and alumni!!!! Yes, Paterno said he wished he‘d done more but wouldn’t you say the same thing once you heard all the details? Paterno was a role model for generations and has molded hundreds of great men
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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:21pm
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Let’s hope the guards turn a blind eye, just like Joe Pa did and let the inmates take Ole Jerry for a spin around the cell block…..
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- blackyb
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:55pm
  Sodomy is not excusable even as punishment. The man is in jail and for someone used to being allowed priveliges even to the point of molesting children, his life will have a whole new meaning. This man is old and he will likely be in hell before long. I do not believe someone this common will ever ask forgiveness (though I could be wrong on this) as they must have a seared conscious.
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- I support God's Israel!
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 2:35pm
  blackyb:
  When you go to prison YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHTS – supposedly. May the bigger man win is the name of the game. If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime as Baretta always said.
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- RestoreFederalism
  Posted on June 24, 2012 at 10:36am
  You’re sick Support.
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morningzoo
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:14pm
Sandusky and Larry Craig= typical repubs
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- The Gooch
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:33pm
  Nothing indicates an open and tolerant mind like gross generalizations. It is also makes one appear quite intelligent.
  A few homosexual stooges go to the White House and show their butts? Clearly, all gays are intolerant, mean-spirited and classless bullies. Oh,wait. That’s a foolish logic argument. Not all gays fit that description… and are running from the actual perps who deserve scorn.
  Beyond being white and old (and even those traits don’t define ALL Rs), that’s about where the general comparisons cease.
  But thanks for playing.
  Ah, the tired and lazy ad hominem attack. The sign of a true political wizard.
  No one should get too bent out of shape by Morningzoo’s post. If this is his/her A game, the battle is lost before it started. In a battle of wits, it’s best to come armed.
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- The Gooch
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:35pm
  PLEASE don‘t report Morningzoo’s initial post. Let it stand as a testament to what some on the left consider acceptable political and social discourse.
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- Hoax And Chains
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:40pm
  Please keep posting. It’s always enlightening to see a useful moron like you show your lack of critical thinking with your generalizations. Such a hate-filled person you are… you give liberals and dems a bad name.
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- MartyTr
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 1:26pm
  And Barney Franks, gay prostitution in his apt., are typical liberal behavior? Grow up.
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- morningzoo
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 1:27pm
  Gooch: 1. Sandusky was a long time registered Republican and GOP advocate. Just a fact. 2. Have a look at the stereotyping going on on the “gays flip off Reagan painting” thread
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- wingnut1955
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 1:49pm
  Sandusky is not a typical Republican. He is a homosexual and most Republicans are not homosexuals. I’m not saying that there are not Republican homosexuals, but that most of them are not. I am saying that Jerry Sandusky is a homosexual because he only went after boys. Yes, he was married, but he seemed to prefer little boys.
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- morningzoo
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 2:07pm
  Actually Sandusky’s behavior is very typical of Republicans…look at Larry Craig, “married” but has sex with anonymous young men in airport bathrooms; Rush Limbaugh “married” (four times!) but vacations in the Dominican Republican where he can fool around with young boys
- minorityconservative2
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 2:08pm
  @wingnut
  He was not a homosexual. Homosexuals have sex with consenting adults. He was a pedophile who is sick and twisted thinking it is ok to rape children. Big difference between the two.
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- minorityconservative2
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 2:16pm
  @zoo
  
  Does that mean Charlie Rangel has a house in the Dominican Republic so he can go down there and “play” with little boys?
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- morningzoo
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 2:32pm
  No idea about Charlie Rangel. Did he get caught coming back to the US with someone else’s Viagra after visiting child prostitutes in the Dominican? If so, I never heard about it…shame on him if he did. He’d be just as bad as Limbaugh
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- masimo
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 5:22pm
  Your comments are grossly overeaching and a great example of someone with a one track mind, who the heck cares what political persuasion this guy is….he is an animal plain and simple. I’m surprised your not blaming Bush for gosh sakes.
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- The Gooch
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 7:15pm
  Morningzoo,
  Your antics are what drove The Gooch from the Ds back when I was a young busybody out to change the world because I and others like me knew best. I grew up and lost my tolerance for shout downs and gross embellishment. You cite two men and claim that as “typical”? Your grasp of mathematics alone indicates you are not to be taken seriously.
  But there is value in knowing who the kooks are and what they espouse. Shine on, you crazy diamond. I enjoy nothing more than watching a partisan get schooled and he or she still sticking to his guns. Experience in my field of work has revealed to me progressives wish to normalize anomalous sexual behavior, not the average man on the street, be he an R or D.
  If Sandusky and Craig were/are progressive Rs (and they do exist) your argument might have merit IF you bothered to identify them as progressives Rs. But you just took a lazy, mean-spirited partisan swipe and believe that makes you a hero. I‘m not sure if I’d call that typical behavior of anyone other than someone too blinded by ideology to think straight. You’re sure as hell not alone on the left, but your team doesn’t hold a monopoly on this brand of crazy.
  Keep up the… um, predictable… work. And don’t ever bother thinking rationally. You might shame yourself. Wouldn’t want that.
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The Gooch
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:08pm
There are so many complicit little monsters who were protecting this big monster. And they will go along relatively unscathed. Well, I suppose there is justice… but it’s half-@$$ed.
And that juror’s statement was foolish. Enough with the armchair body language experts.
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- GoodStuff
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:47pm
  Especially that red-headed assistant coach, he should be in jail for gross negligence!
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- randy
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 1:30pm
  His Wife needs to be in jail also. You can’t tell me she had no clue!!!!
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chips1
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:04pm
How many more Obama type people are out there? Hope this has inspired other prosecuters to rid their cities of perverts.
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trinklefinder
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:03pm
Can we please free up our prison space from drug users and dealers so we can imprison for life pedophiles?! Lets have a war on pedophiles and forget the war on drugs. Priorities people priorities!
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- masimo
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 5:39pm
  Trink…
  Amen, get the drug offenders in rehab and community work and leave the prisons for murder, rape, robbery etc!
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2ndrevolution
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:02pm
There is no way the adminstration at Penn State didn’t know what this predator was doing. They all, including Joe Paterno, chose to look the other way. Penn State will forever be tarnished for allowing this pervert to get away with this for years.

It took those with strong morals and the courage to speak up and bring this pervert to justice.

Sadly, those he abused have to live with what he did to them for the rest of their lives.

Save the taxpayers money. A hanging in the public square is what Sandusky deserves.
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dynaboy
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:00pm
He is now where he belongs , God knows how many others he did this to,and how many he can’t get to now.The other coach that seen something should have gone to the police asap and for not following up on his complaint to head coach he should be brought up on charges ,he could have saved other boys from this treatment from this pig.Well maybe he will get the same he dished out ,prisoners don’t like people like him I hope he brought lots of lip stick
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BenT_Tampa
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:59am
I’ve seen this movie!! He will now be the head coach is the jailhouse league..
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moodtd01
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:59am
@Progressiveslayer. What is wrong with you?
You think it is good to return torture and abuse for the same?
How about swift final justice. Like a stoning. Right outside the town he lived in, with the city leaders, religious and secular officiating, and the entire adult population looking on.
Seriously though, to wish torture and rape on him makes you a monster as well. Don’t you think?
Taking several male on male rapes is not “real justice”.
This is part of the problem with our country, we think “do unto others” means to hurt them as they have hurt others. Jesus said the two great commandments are to Love God and Love others.
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.” And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear. (replace Israel with America)
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sbenard
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:58am
He’ll probably spend the rest of his days in prison. Good!
Could someone just please remember to throw away the key?
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- chips1
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:12pm
  Obama invited his gay activists to the White House, so is it possible he will pardon Sandusky just prior to being removed from office? The key is NEVER thrown away.
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hopeless
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:57am
A lot of comments about the sexual assault that he is likely to receive in prison. I think he is more like to see some very serious physical assaults and even might be killed.
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jakartaman
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:49am
This is not punishment for him.
Its like sending a kid into a candy store.
So many young prisoners so few showers –hummm
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- trinklefinder
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:01pm
  I’m pretty sure life in a male prison is punishment.
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buzme1414
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:45am
Look in the mirror.
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MRMANN
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:44am
Yes, he’ll get plenty of pay-back in jail. Good that he’ll be on the receiving end, no pun intended.
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- Madcat35303
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:53am
  The won’t put him in general population unfortunately So he may live a good long while on the tax payers dollar.
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- Pokerjoe
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:04pm
  303 your right. They will make sure hes in a place where he wont get hurt.
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buzme1414
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:44am
How did I violate policy????
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Rick16803
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:43am
Thousands of Obama voters in PA have lost their jobs & Homes under Hussein MAObama the past 4 years. They will certainly not be voting for 4 more years of this Community Organizer Saul Alinsky crap. They will offset the lost vote for Romney by thousands to one.
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buzme1414
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:41am
Morninfzoo, you are as sick as Sandusky!!!!!
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DoctorRon
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:34am
I know this comment won’t be popular but Sandusky is a very sick man. He needs both therapy and a weekly beating.
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- trinklefinder
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:12pm
  I think he should be shot.
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morningzoo
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:31am
Sandusky was a major Republican player in PA, one less vote for Romney in a key swing state
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- PrfctlyFrank
  Posted on June 23, 2012 at 12:25pm
  Excuse me, but ZOO, you’ve exposed yourself as a lying liberal troll.. Typical progressive move, when the lies don’t work, just lie some more..
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Steelhead
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:29am
slave-the sad part is he would probably welcome what you call punishment.He is sick and I am glad he will no longer have any power over the young people he terrorized. Now if we should do the same and get the rest of the pedophiles in the Boy Scouts and the Catholic Church exposed and removed from society.
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IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:28am
The sinners of this world may think that they are getting by with something that is either illegal or immoral but if we think this verdict is good wait until he and other sinners meets his/her Maker. If you are a sinner then change your life style today and ask forgiveness and see how much better your life will turn out to be.
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progressiveslayer
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:24am
He hasn‘t been sentenced yet so I don’t see how they can say he‘ll be in ’solitary confinement for the rest of his lie’. Lifetime solitary confinement is probably considered cruel & unusual punishment under our constitution.It‘s much better if he’s in general population so we can get real justice.
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- idarusskie
  Posted on June 24, 2012 at 12:38pm
  he should be breaking rocks in the hot sun.
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DDD
Posted on June 23, 2012 at 11:15am
They reported long ago that he will be in solitary confinement for the rest of his life.
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