Gerald Sandusky, 67, is charged with molesting young boys over a 15-year period. (Attorney General of PA) |
STATE COLLEGE, Penn. -- An attorney for Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach charged last year with more than 50 counts involving sexual acts with minors, has asked for his client's June 5 trial be delayed in a motion filed Wednesday.
Lawyer Joe Amendola has made similar motions in the past.
Last month Superior Court Judge John Cleland denied a "motion for continuance" that could have pushed back the scheduled start date.
Cleland also ruled against other motions to dismiss, including one due to an expired statue of limitations after the defense argued too much time elapsed, from a legal standpoint, from when the alleged crimes occurred.
Meantime, new court documents filed by Sandusky's attorneys suggest that there are at least 17 accusers, a far higher number of alleged victims than the 10 detailed in the charges.
In the motion filed last Thursday, Amendola requested that additional information be disclosed by the court, including details about "all possible accusers who have been identified as Nos. 11 through 17 as well as those whose identification are numbered from 18 and beyond."
The 110-page filing did not identify the alleged accusers and the original 10 were not identified publicly.
CNN legal analyst Paul Callan said the move suggests prosecutors will try to establish that Sandusky employed "the same general pattern" with other accusers as "was used with victims one through 10 listed in the indictment."
The attorney general's office declined to comment, citing a court-imposed gag order.
Sandusky, 68, faces more than 50 counts involving sexual acts with 10 boys dating to 1994.
Prosecutors allege he met some of his accusers through Second Mile, a charity he created for underprivileged children.
Sandusky has pleaded not guilty and remains under house arrest until his trial.
The allegations against Sandusky led to the firing of Penn State's heralded head football coach Joe Paterno only months before he died of complications from lung cancer.
Former university officials Tim Curley and Gary Schultz are charged with perjury and failure to report a crime in relation to the investigation.
Lawyer Joe Amendola has made similar motions in the past.
Last month Superior Court Judge John Cleland denied a "motion for continuance" that could have pushed back the scheduled start date.
Cleland also ruled against other motions to dismiss, including one due to an expired statue of limitations after the defense argued too much time elapsed, from a legal standpoint, from when the alleged crimes occurred.
Meantime, new court documents filed by Sandusky's attorneys suggest that there are at least 17 accusers, a far higher number of alleged victims than the 10 detailed in the charges.
In the motion filed last Thursday, Amendola requested that additional information be disclosed by the court, including details about "all possible accusers who have been identified as Nos. 11 through 17 as well as those whose identification are numbered from 18 and beyond."
The 110-page filing did not identify the alleged accusers and the original 10 were not identified publicly.
CNN legal analyst Paul Callan said the move suggests prosecutors will try to establish that Sandusky employed "the same general pattern" with other accusers as "was used with victims one through 10 listed in the indictment."
The attorney general's office declined to comment, citing a court-imposed gag order.
Sandusky, 68, faces more than 50 counts involving sexual acts with 10 boys dating to 1994.
Prosecutors allege he met some of his accusers through Second Mile, a charity he created for underprivileged children.
Sandusky has pleaded not guilty and remains under house arrest until his trial.
The allegations against Sandusky led to the firing of Penn State's heralded head football coach Joe Paterno only months before he died of complications from lung cancer.
Former university officials Tim Curley and Gary Schultz are charged with perjury and failure to report a crime in relation to the investigation.
