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Jerry Sandusky denied appeal for new trial despite lawyers' claim of new evidence

Judge denies convicted child abuser, Jerry Sandusky's, appeal for new trial
Judge denies convicted child abuser, Jerry Sandusky's, appeal for new trial 00:31

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A judge has denied former Penn State assistant coach and convicted child abuser Jerry Sandusky's appeal for a new trial.

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His lawyers said they have new evidence that has to do with a "repressed memory" that was used to convict Sandusky.

The judge called some evidence quote "scattershot" and said other parts of Sandusky's appeal had already been ruled on.

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Last month, a judge lowered Sandusky's restitution in the case from over $90,000 to about $45,000.

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