Report: Jerry Sandusky wants out of isolation cell, says "I am going to go nutty"

By: Crimesider Staff
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(CBS) BELLEFONTE, Pa. - Jerry Sandusky's lawyer told a Pennsylvania reporter Monday that his client is not suicidal and wants out of the isolation cell where he is being held after his conviction on 45 counts of child-sex abuse last week.

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According to Sara Ganim of the Harrisburg Patriot-News, attorney Karl Rominger was the former Penn State assistant coach's first visitor in the Centre County Jail. Ganim reports that Rominger told her no other visitors have been allowed to see Sandusky while he awaits a psychological evaluation.

"He's anxious to be able to move around," Rominger said. "His exact quote to me: 'I don't think I'm suicidal. I'm dealing with this but if I have to sit around in this cell for a few more days, I am going to go nutty.' "

Ganim won a Pulitzer Prize for her reporting on the Penn State sex abuse scandal.

Rominger, who worked with attorney Joe Amendola on Sandusky's defense, also told the reporter that he is preparing for an appeal on behalf of his client. The appeal, Ganim reports, will be based in part on the massive amount of information Rominger said the defense received just prior to the start of the trial.

"Within the month of May, you'll see we received 1,700 pages of discovery," he said. "Plus 700 in the couple of days (leading up to trial)."

"There's no reason the government couldn't have presented it a lot sooner," he said. "One of the things were piles of police reports, people they spoke to who denied being victims. How are we supposed to run all those people down and talk to them?"

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by electedface June 27, 2012 11:07 AM EDT: As Attorney General, Tom Corbett received over $647,000 in campaign contributions from members of the Second Mile Foundation, while only assigning one investigator to the case.

Meanwhile, at the same time, he assigned 14 investigators to Bill Deweese, who spent more than 5 years trying to get him.

It is difficult to believe these campaign contributions did not improperly influence his decision to not file charges against Jerry Sandusky.

The state police trooper who initially handled the Clinton County case against Jerry Sandusky believed there was enough evidence from a teenage boy -- now known as Victim One-- to charge Sandusky with indecent assault.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji7UQhr3z3M; Reply to this comment


by linfinster June 27, 2012 12:05 AM EDT: "One of the things were piles of police reports, people they spoke to who denied being victims. How are we supposed to run all those people down and talk to them?"

You don't need to you dipshtick, the ones he DID victimize have spoken. What a waste of time and money!; Reply to this comment

by d-dagger June 26, 2012 8:43 PM EDT

Jerry doesn't like being alone and wants to see his family?
Fine...throw Dottie in there, too!

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by jgnv June 28, 2012 4:37 PM EDT: I agree! There is no way I will ever believe this woman didn't know or, at the very least, suspect what was going on right under her nose. She purposely choice to ignore it so as not to disrupt her own lifestyle. If Mr. Sandusky wants to be integrated into the general population, I say let them have him. This pervert is probably looking forward to being able to spend time with a fresh batch of young men. This story is so disgusting, I'm sick to death of reading about it. The university's reputation and athletic program are going to suffer for many years to come as a result of the close knit "boys club" mentality which allowed Mr. Sandusky's deviant behavior to go unpunished for so long.


by themanfrombrum June 26, 2012 6:41 PM EDT: We don't want him cracking up now - he's got to pay deeply for his crimes.; Reply to this comment


by Lindag20 June 26, 2012 5:08 PM EDT: So Jerry doesn't like being in jail. Too bad. His victims didn't like what he did to them and it's payback time. No sympathy from me.; Reply to this comment


by hsinco-2009 June 26, 2012 3:18 PM EDT: He'll have a bit more than a few more days!

This IS your life now. Was it worth it?; Reply to this comment


by erasmus111 June 26, 2012 1:44 PM EDT: He's already nutty, isn't he? And better nutty than raped or DEAD.

Not that I care, of course.

You've got to figure that this guy is pretty stupid because no one in their right mind would want out of isolation after doing the things that he's done.; Reply to this comment


by baileycccc June 26, 2012 1:43 PM EDT: Give him a rope, that would be a nice present for him now that he has so much time on his hands.; Reply to this comment


by ssporleder June 26, 2012 1:41 PM EDT: Let him go "nutty" and save taxpayers for his room, board and three square meals a day.

Now with an appeal (why do they never take the verdict of the jury as the final word?) this scum will be in our faces again.; Reply to this comment


by Corvette718 June 26, 2012 1:38 PM EDT: He doesn't realize that he is ALREADY nuts. And who cares what he wants? His "wants" are what he used to cause trauma to so many. He should never get anything he wants again.; Reply to this comment