A pre-trial hearing has been set for 11 a.m. today in Bellefonte, where Jerry Sandusky's defense team will argue for a more specific Bill of Particulars. Last week, upon the order of Judge John Cleland, the prosecution released a Bill of Particulars that included a list of the identities of the ten alleged victims, as well as the dates, times, and locations where the alleged crimes were committed.
A bill of particulars was released this afternoon by Attorney General Linda Kelly, which outlines the date and location of the alleged sex-abuse crimes committed against ten minors by Jerry Sandusky, as well as the age of the alleged victims. This comes after Sandusky's attorney, Joe Amendola, requested that this information be released so that the defense could prepare for the upcoming trial, which has a tentative start date of May 14.
Following a ruling on Monday that changed Jerry Sandusky's bail conditions to allow him to interact with his grandchildren, Jill Thomas, the ex-wife of his son Matthew and mother of three of Sandusky's grandchildren, issued a statement accusing Sandusky of inappropriately touching one of her children.
The lawyer for former Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley has asked for the Commonwealth to drop perjury charges against her client stemming from the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
This morning, Judge Cleland ruled on several motions proposed at Friday's hearing in Bellefonte, Pa.
Today, during the hearing on bail conditions for Jerry Sandusky, Onward State staffers in Bellefonte used the hashtag #PSUcharges to classify their tweets of the coverage. #PSUcharges was the hashtag created by local media sources when the charges against Jerry Sandusky AND Tim Curley and Gary Schultz were made public on November 5th. Some who follow Onward State wanted a change in the hashtag to #Sandusky, presumably because of the prevailing thought that Jerry Sandusky "does not represent Penn State". We explain our continued use of the hashtag after the jump.