Judge grants hearing over bid to recant Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse allegations
Man claims he was coached extensively by authorities
TL;DR
- A judge will hold a hearing on claims that a man wants to recant sexual abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky.
- The accuser, RR, claims he was coached by authorities and that his memory was manipulated.
- Sandusky, convicted in 2012, is serving a prison sentence for 45 counts of sexual abuse.
- The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General expressed suspicion regarding the recantation.
- Sandusky's lawyers argue that the allegations were based on prosecutorial coercion and memory manipulation.