TELL US: Your Thoughts About Jerry Sandusky's Sentence
The former Penn State University assistant football coach was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison Tuesday morning.
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Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to 30-60 years in prison Tuesday after being found guilty of 45 counts of child sexual abuse, according to a Hatboro-Horsham Patch report.
In the closed proceedings at the Centre County Courthouse, Judge John M. Cleland heard arguments from prosecutors, then the defense, then victims, and finally Sandusky, who had the last word before the sentence was given, according to Hatboro-Horsham Patch. Sandusky himself denied the allegations he faced.
In addition to the charges of child sexual abuse, Sandusky was convicted of molesting 10 boys over the course of 15-years. It was alleged that Sandusky used his charitable organization for troubled children as a way to locate boys to become his victims.
While the update comes from Pennsylvania, we're wondering what residents in Massachusetts think about the widely-reported news of Sandusky's charges, and subsequently, his sentencing on Tuesday.
Do you agree with Sandusky's sentence? Let us know in the comment section below.
Sarah
9:50 pm on Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Sandusky is a modern day monster. Good riddence. I hope you are treated as you so deserve in prison.
Steve Hopkins
8:00 am on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
A monster and professes his innocense! (is that spelled correctly?!)
Hopefully the last we will hear of or from him!
His wife should be getting a divorce!
paul
9:03 am on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
His wife should have been charged with aiding and abetting a child molester. She knew what was going on downstairs in that house of horrors and turned a deaf ear to it. She was just as wrong as Joe Paterno.
Gretchen Robinson
3:47 pm on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
you combined "innocence" and "sense" perhaps....
it is common "sense" and common decency that he receive this
kind of sentence.
Will the public learn our lesson. All I know it that I am going to try
to go to the Big Read event, "Darkness to Light Training" where participants can lean about preventing and responding to sexual abuse. We all can turn this horrific incident into educating ourselves to "prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse." Thursday, Oct. 25. 8:30am to 11:30am. We own it to our children and our grand children to be better informed.
Attleboro Public Library 508-222-0157. (I am just a library patron and am not representing the APl).
Karen
8:08 am on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
But if she divorces him, he won't get conjugal visits.
Gretchen Robinson
3:55 pm on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Paul, I agree. I think she knew, just from reports I've heard about her hearing a commotion in their downstairs recreation room. How horrible to not go help a child, to not go and find out what was going on.
The news had a report that former asst. coach Mike McQuerry (sp?) is suing University of Penn. There will be civil cases that will keep this in the news for a long time.
Children's Advocacy Center of Bristol County
10:14 am on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Our agency is 1 of 800 Children Advocacy Centers in the USA that provides the place and process for child victims of sexual abuse to disclose their abuse. And, we are 1 of 11 in the state of Massachusetts, with each dedicated to their respective county. Our agency serves child victims of abuse in Bristol County. You just need to spend 1 day here to realize how serious and pervasive child sexual abuse is. Mr. Sandusky's declaration of innocence boggles anyone's mind. Kids don't make up this stuff. If you support the fact that no child deserves to be abused, please like our Facebook page at Children's Advocacy Center of Bristol County. Thank you.
Gretchen Robinson
3:51 pm on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Children's Advocacy Center: thank you for the statement above. Child sexual abuse is indeed a "serious and pervasive" problem affecting children at all levels of society. I worked as a community minister in this area and am aware of many, many adult survivors of child sexual abuse. Typically, they grew to adulthood without telling anyone.
Please post a link to your agency and I will be in touch.