June 1 (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania appeals court rejected
former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky’s bid
for a delay in his high-profile child sex abuse trial on Friday.
The ruling by the Superior Court in Harrisburg means
Sandusky’s case will go ahead starting with jury selection on
Tuesday. The trial is scheduled to start on July 11.
The court turned down without comment a request for a delay
filed late on Thursday by Sandusky’s lawyers Joe Amendola and
Karl Rominger, according to a filing on the court’s website.
Sandusky faces 52 counts of child sex abuse charges for
allegedly abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period. The 68-year-old
retired assistant football coach pleaded not guilty and has been
under house arrest since December.
Sandusy’s attorneys did not give a reason for seeking the
delay in a docket sheet posted online. They previously have
argued they need more time to prepare for the trial.
Amendola won a three-week delay in March. He has been
unsuccessful since then in getting more time to review the
evidence.
His most recent appeal was denied on Wednesday by Centre
County Court Judge John Cleland. The judge has been adamant
about the need to start jury selection on Tuesday.
(Reporting By Ian Simpson; Editing by Vicki Allen)
