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Jerry Sandusky's Other Lawyer Wants You To Know He Totally Called That Supreme Court Ruling
Karl Rominger and Lawyerin' Joe Amendola might be basing their appeal of Jerry Sandusky's conviction on their own ineffective lawyerin', but that doesn't mean Rominger is above shouting "Scoreboard!" when it comes to his expertise on other sorts of lawyerin'. Oh, and news organizations: He's availab...
![Now Some Guy Who Says He's Brooks Bollinger's Cousin Has Decided To Get In On Accusing Jerry Sandusky Of Molestation [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17r2pc5rxcuf2jpg.jpg)
Now Some Guy Who Says He's Brooks Bollinger's Cousin Has Decided To Get In On Accusing Jerry Sandusky Of Molestation [UPDATE]
Now that Jerry Sandusky has been convicted, additional victims are likely to come forward to allege he abused them. Some of those stories will be credible. Others, highly suspect. File this one under the category of "looks like lunatic bullshit."...
Report: Civil Suit Against Jerry Sandusky's Charity Alleges Abuse Began In The 1970s
Now that Jerry Sandusky's officially a convicted pedophile, it was only a matter of time until the avalanche of civil lawsuits against him began pouring forth. According to Johnstown, Pa., television station WJAC, the first one since last week's verdict was filed today on behalf of three of the vict...
Jerry Sandusky Is Already Complaining About Life In Jail
That's according to Karl Rominger, the lesser-known other half of Sandusky's legal dream team. Rominger was the first person permitted to visit the convicted pedophile in jail, and he talked to Sara Ganim about how it went....
Juror: Mike McQueary's Testimony Was "Eye-Opening," Led Directly To Convicting Jerry Sandusky
The verdict was close to thorough, but the jury actually cleared Jerry Sandusky of three charges late Friday night. One was the alleged rape of Victim 2, the boy former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary saw Sandusky assaulting in a Penn State football building shower in 2001. McQueary's grand...
Former ESPNer Dana Jacobson: "I Was Molested As A Child"
Now that Jerry Sandusky has been convicted, count former ESPN personality Dana Jacobson among those empowered to speak out about a personal experience with child sex abuse. Jacobson, who hasn't returned to TV since leaving ESPN at the end of April, relates a story on her personal blog this morning a...
Fellow Inmates Reportedly Sang "Hey, Teacher, Leave Those Kids Alone" To Jerry Sandusky
Following guilty verdicts on 45 of 48 counts, Jerry Sandusky was shipped off to Centre County Correctional Facility, the same facility he was initially held in December. According to a fellow inmate at the time, known only as Josh, Sandusky was on the receiving end of some a cappella ridiculing....
Sandusky Attorneys Wanted Off The Case On The Eve Of Trial
In the media whirlwind following the verdict, lawyerin' Joe Amendola said many things. Some were characteristically head-scratching, while others were relevant to the facts and preparation of the case....
Lawyerin' Joe Amendola Appears On Anderson Cooper, Asks If "Somebody Cute" Will Be Interviewing Him
Minutes after a jury found his client Jerry Sandusky guilty of 45 child molestation charges, attorney Joe Amendola dropped by CNN to have a chat with Anderson Cooper and appeared to be in the best of spirits....
![The Verdict Is In: Jerry Sandusky Found Guilty On All But Three Counts [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17qm6y9ihd0afjpg.jpg)
The Verdict Is In: Jerry Sandusky Found Guilty On All But Three Counts [UPDATE]
The New York Times is reporting that Jerry Sandusky has been found guilty on 45 of the 48 counts against him, a sweeping verdict that ought to keep him in prison for life. ...
Jerry Sandusky's Attorney Keeps Right On Lawyerin', Possibly Violates Gag Order
It's been about 30 hours since the Jerry Sandusky case went to the jury. Because a decision can always come at any moment, lengthy deliberations are often a colossal bore for those involved. And now all that idle time waiting around may have gotten the best of Lawyerin' Joe Amendola, Jerry Sandusky'...
Report: Prosecutors Have More Victims Ready To Come Forward If Jerry Sandusky Is Acquitted
Another day, another round of potential allegations of child sex abuse against Jerry Sandusky. Last night, NBC's Rock Center aired a report in which 30-year-old Travis Weaver said Sandusky began abusing him when he was 10, and that the molestation even took place during a trip to California for Penn...
"I Have Many Forrest Gump Qualities": Read The "Creepy Love Letters" Jerry Sandusky Wrote To One Of His Victims
The sequestered jury in the Jerry Sandusky trial deliberated until about 9 p.m. yesterday before recessing until this morning. According to numerous reports, the jurors have asked to review the testimonies of Mike McQueary, the former Penn State assistant coach who claims to have seen Sandusky rapin...
Grand Conspiracy Or A Serial Predator: A Summary Of The Closing Arguments In The Jerry Sandusky Trial
At 1:12 p.m. EDT today, the court adjourned and the jury deciding Jerry Sandusky's fate was sequestered for its deliberations, but not before the lead attorneys on both sides, Lawyerin' Joe Amendola for the defense and Joe McGettigan for the prosecution, gave their closing arguments....
Now Jerry Sandusky's Adopted Son Says He Was Abused And Would Have Testified Against Him
Matt Sandusky lived with Jerry and Dottie Sandusky as a foster child before being adopted by them when he was 18. Shortly after he moved into the Sandusky home, Matt burned down a barn and attempted suicide, and his life's been marked by episodes of unstable behavior ever since. In November, shortly...
This Photo Of His Car Tells You All You Need To Know About Jerry Sandusky's Lawyer
Closing arguments were made this morning at the Jerry Sandusky trial, but more on that later. For now, let's all take a moment to marvel at this photo of the back of Lawyerin' Joe Amendola's BMW SUV, which not only has a vanity license plate, but an expired vehicle registration sticker ("5-12," or "...
Jerry Sandusky Will Not Take The Stand At His Trial, Defense Rests Its Case
It's all over as far as testimony, with court recessed until 9 a.m. tomorrow, when both sides will present their closing arguments....
!["Pedobear" Shows Up At The Courthouse For Jerry Sandusky's Trial [UPDATE: Now He's Giving A Press Conference]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/17qd0em43mmbrjpg.jpg)
"Pedobear" Shows Up At The Courthouse For Jerry Sandusky's Trial [UPDATE: Now He's Giving A Press Conference]
Numerous court observers have noted that today is likely the last day of testimony at the Jerry Sandusky trial, which means the case could go to the jury as early as tomorrow. Sandusky's defense team certainly scored some points yesterday, but it remains to be seen what impact it will have on the ju...
Dottie Sandusky Takes The Stand, Doesn't Do Much To Help Her Husband's Cause
The trial of former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky began last week in Bellefonte, Pa. What follows is some of what's worth noting from today's testimony:...