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    Sandusky asks court to allow visits with grandchildren

    HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - Former Penn State University football coach Jerry Sandusky, who is under house arrest on charges of child sexual abuse, has asked a Pennsylvania court to allow supervised visits with his grandchildren that are now prohibited.

    Sandusky, 67, faces 52 criminal charges that he molested 10 boys over a 15 year period and has been tethered to his house under the terms of his release on bail in December that barred contact with anyone under age 18. He has maintained his innocence.

    In a motion filed Friday, Joe Amendola, attorney for the former Penn State defensive coordinator, asked the Centre County Court to modify the terms of Sandusky's release to permit supervised contact with his 11 grandchildren.

    "The Defendant's minor grandchildren have expressed their sadness to their parents about not being able to visit or talk with the Defendant since November 5, 2011," Amendola wrote.

    If his grandchildren were allowed to visit him at his State College home, they would be accompanied by at least one parent, according to the motion.

    Amendola is also asking the court to allow Sandusky to communicate with his grandchildren by mail, email, telephone, or by Skyping, a type of video-chatting over the Internet.

    Sandusky was charged November 5 with 40 counts of molesting eight boys over a 15 year period. He had been freed after posting $100,000 after those charges were filed in November.

    In December, he was arrested a second time and prosecutors added charges that raised the number of sex abuse victims to 10. He has been under house arrest since he was freed on $250,000 bail following his second arrest with restrictions.

    Prosecutors say Sandusky used his position as head of The Second Mile charity to find his victims. Sandusky started The Second Mile charity to help troubled disadvantaged children.

    His grandchildren are not the only people Sandusky would like to be in contact with.

    Amendola said Sandusky wants "reasonable visitation" by friends at his home and he wants the ability to leave his home "for the purposes of assisting his attorneys, private investigators, and other professional individuals retained by the Defendant in the preparation of his defense."

    The charges against Sandusky caused an avalanche of top-down changes at Penn State. Soon after his arrest, the school's board of trustees fired iconic head football coach Joe Paterno, who died of lung cancer on Sunday, and university president Graham Spanier.

    Also on Friday, Amendola followed up a request for prosecutors to turn over the names of the people who accused Sandusky and the details of those crimes. The attorney said a week had passed since his original request.

    Centre County Court Judge John Cleland is scheduled to consider both matters on February 10. Prosecutors have until February 3 to file responses to the requests.

    (Editing by David Bailey)

     
    • I. C. Warming  •  25 days ago
      How about "No."
    • kes322  •  Mishawaka, Indiana  •  24 days ago
      His wife was at home when he was fondling little boys in the basement so his families ability to supervise him around children should be strongly questioned.
    • deborah  •  Little Rock, Arkansas  •  25 days ago
      if i was one of his kids, he wouldn't be seeing my children.
    • DoctorButcher  •  25 days ago
      The man for decades has been raping children yet has the absolute gall to ask for incoming visits with his grandhchildren.....nevermind the more appalling he is free out on bail this serial child rapist. Its disgusting how we treat monsters who prey on children.....
    • Original Madman  •  24 days ago
      How about an unsupervised vist with now grown up victims and victims families how bout that??
    • David M  •  Terre Haute, Indiana  •  25 days ago
      Kind of like a guy in jail on a DUI asking to be release for a couple of hours so he can make happy hour at the local tavern, don't you think?
    • mudflaps  •  24 days ago
      He's a pervert who has the money and lawyers to delay the eventual outcome which will be prison. In his path he destroyed the sanity of children, the reputation of an educational institution and men he associated with.
    • Deja Vu All Over Again  •  25 days ago
      If I was his son or daughter I wouldn't let him near my children knowing what I know now. So sorry pops, not with my kids!
    • Beth  •  West Warwick, Rhode Island  •  25 days ago
      I suppose he wants his wife to supervise...we know what a great job she did supervising his time with those victims he took home...sickos!!
    • Snwdemon  •  Leonardtown, Maryland  •  25 days ago
      I don't think this should be allowed since one of the victims to come forward with allegations of abuse is one of his grandkids. according to a number of sources, the police are still investigating the matter, but Sandusky's daughter, the victim's mother, has been trying to coerce her son into recanting while claiming that her son is making up the allegations because Sandusky refused to get him something. It has also been alleged that the mother has been blaming her son for helping to send his grandfather to prison and breaking up their family. The victim's father is standing by his son, and has seperated from his wife because of this and he has custody of the victim. If this is in fact the truth, then it is obvious that the mother is unfit and should lose custody of all their kids along with never being allowed to come in contact with other kids because she is as bad as Sandusky. To place this monsters troubles onto the victim's shoulders and burden him with all of this guilt, just because he came forward and told the truth about what dear old grandaddy was doing to him, is the cruelest thing a parent can do to their child. I hope they do ammend the charges to include this victim because then the bastard will get life since the victim is still a minor.
    • Exodia  •  25 days ago
      House Arrest.....for sexually abusing children. This POS has some nerve........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    • Terry  •  25 days ago
      I'm sure there's several "boys" at the local penitentiary that would love to visit grandpa Jerry.
    • Jane  •  Portland, Oregon  •  25 days ago
      Shame on Amendola. Sandusky is fortunate to not to be in jail. Stop thumbing your noses at the legal system and wasting the time of the courts and prosecutors! The answer is no. And NO... Sandusky cannot LEAVE the HOUSE. Sit home alone or sit in solitary in Jail. Two options.
    • Irene P  •  Hudson, Florida  •  25 days ago
      NO, NO, NO,Why should he be allowed to even be at home, he should be in jail awaiting his trial. If he was an ordinary person he would have been in jail as soon as he was arrested.
    • A Person  •  Springfield, Missouri  •  25 days ago
      Ah, the controlling pedophile doesn't like his leash. Well TOO BAD. He only wants to use the presence of his grandkids to look less guilty.
    • Irish  •  25 days ago
      How about.....NO, you child molesting monster.
    • blue cow  •  25 days ago
      I'm going with no on this one. It's kind of how it works you screw little boys you dont get alot of time with the grandkids, it's just how the world goes round
    • LtDanhasnolegs  •  25 days ago
      Poor guy is having withdrawls
    • Michele  •  Canton, Ohio  •  25 days ago
      Your grandpa likes to #$%$ little boys an deserves to be in prison, not in the living room.
    • Wilson1  •  Tucker, Georgia  •  25 days ago
      If that were my father, my children would never hear his name spoken, or see his picture in my home again, let alone acknowledge him with a visit. As is the case will all predators, he's making the issue all about him. Beyond disgusting.
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