Joe Amendola
Sandusky Arrives For Hearing In Fairness Of Trial; Lawyers Unprepared
The judge who sentenced Jerry Sandusky to at least 30 years in prison will hear his lawyers and prosecutors argue over whether the former Penn State assistant football coach got a fair trial.
Child Abuse Expert: Matt Sandusky Abuse Beyond Statute Of Limitations
This case is finally with the jury. Unfortunately, no matter the verdict, the atrocities that Jerry Sandusky committed will never go away.
Report: Sandusky’s Adopted Son Was Ready To Testify Against Him
The report says the prosecution warned the defense that they would call Matt Sandusky to the stand as a rebuttal witness if the defense called Jerry Sandusky to testify.
Child Abuse Expert: Possible Reasons For Sandusky Not Testifying
I’ve sat through dozens of trials of child sexual abusers, child murderers and child batterers. There are no two alike.
Bernstein: After All That, Sandusky Didn’t Testify?
The whole point of Jerry Sandusky going to trial against a mountain of evidence was to take an all-in stab at a small chance of victory.
Sandusky Defense Tries To Undercut McQueary
The defense in Jerry Sandusky’s child sex abuse trial sought to undercut testimony from a former graduate assistant who told jurors he saw the former Penn State assistant coach sexually abusing a boy inside a football facility shower.
Child Abuse Expert: Discrepancy In Investigators’ Testimony Not Fatal
When we do forensic interviews of child sexual abuse victims, it is occasionally necessary to tell the child that other people have come forward, other people have already told what happened.
Jerry Sandusky’s Wife Takes Witness Stand, Reiterates Husband’s Innocence
Jerry Sandusky’s wife testified Tuesday that she remembers most of the men who told a jury that her husband sexually abused them, but she said he never had inappropriate contact with them as boys.
Child Abuse Expert: Sandusky Defense Digging Bigger Hole
Time for Joe Amendola to defend the indefensible. He had a bad day in opening arguments and his cross examination of the first witness. If anything, Monday might have been worse.
Child Abuse Expert: Sandusky Jury Doesn’t Need To Hear From Experts
Media pundits were wondering why the prosecution isn’t calling a psychiatrist specializing in pedophiles to explain Sandusky’s behavior. Some people in social media were wondering why the victims didn’t come forward sooner.
Child Abuse Expert: No Way Sandusky Victims Are Lying
Amendola opened with typical defense attorney tactics. In this case, they were complete nonsense.
Victim 1 Tearfully Details Sandusky Abuse
The teenager whose report of sexual abuse spawned a grand jury investigation into Jerry Sandusky has told jurors that a guidance counselor didn’t initially believe him because the former Penn State assistant football coach has a “heart of gold.”
Alleged Victims’ Photos, Graphic Details Revealed As Sandusky Trial Starts
Jerry Sandusky’s trial in the Penn State scandal opened in graphic fashion Monday with the first witness testifying that the retired coach molested him in the locker-room showers and in hotels while trying to ensure his silence with gifts and trips to bowl games.
3 Jurors Picked For Sandusky Child Sex Abuse Trial
Three of the 16 jurors and alternates needed for former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky’s child sex abuse trial were selected Tuesday morning as the high-profile case got under way in earnest after months of legal wrangling and intense publicity.
Sandusky’s Lawyer Wants Sex-Abuse Trial Postponed
Jerry Sandusky’s lawyer on Wednesday asked for a delay in the former Penn State assistant football coach’s child sex-abuse trial, saying he needed more time to prepare and that he was still waiting for disclosure of prosecution material.
Sandusky Takes Stand Over Request For Local Jury
Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky’s request for greater freedom of movement — and for visits from his young grandchildren — while he awaits trial on child sex-abuse charges was taken under advisement by a judge Friday, but prosecutors countered that Sandusky’s home isn’t a safe place for children.
Sandusky To Learn Names Of 10 Alleged Victims
Pennsylvania prosecutors say they’ll tell Jerry Sandusky the names of the 10 young men identified as victims of sex abuse allegedly at his hands by the end of the week.
Sandusky’s Lawyer Inadvertently Plugs Gay Sex Line
In the midst of a day-long media blitz Tuesday, Jerry Sandusky’s lawyer gave his client’s skeptics some advice he probably wishes he could take back.
No Plea Talks On Eve Of Sandusky hearing
A lawyer says no plea talks are under way on the eve of Tuesday’s preliminary hearing in the Penn State child sex-abuse case.
Sandusky’s Wife Angry Over ‘False Accusations’
Jerry Sandusky’s wife, Dottie, released a public statement Thursday afternoon through attorney Joseph Amendola.



