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August 8, 2019

Ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky to be resentenced next month in molestation case

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 8/7/19
(link) https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2019/08/08/Jerry-Sandusky-resentenced-child-abuse-molestation-case-penn-state-football/stories/201908080109

HARRISBURG — Jerry Sandusky will be taken from prison to Central Pennsylvania courtroom next month for resentencing on his 45-count child sexual abuse conviction, six months after a state appeals court ruled mandatory minimums had been improperly applied.

Judge John Foradora filed an order Wednesday scheduling the proceeding for Sept. 23 in the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa.

Judge Foradora also directed the county sheriff to arrange for the 75-year-old former Penn State assistant football coach to be transported to the hearing from his cell in the State Correctional Institution at Laurel Highlands.

Sandusky had been sentenced to 30 to 60 years for child molestation.

The state Supreme Court last month declined to grant him a chance to argue he deserves a new trial.

Sandusky was convicted of the sexual abuse of 10 boys.


Short article - no more at link.

There's an ugly pic of Sandusky, but I won't post it here. You can thank me later.

August 7, 2019

Recommending Jim Acosta's book "The Enemy of the People"



I'm still in the middle of this book but I'm quite impressed with Jim Acosta, chief White House correspondent for CNN. Many background stories about Chump (and the other White House idiots), during the campaign and in the first 2 years as POTUS. Definitely a good read, but prepare yourself to stay angry about all the shenanigans he writes about. Acosta is a great reporter, tells riveting stories but never reveals his sources unless they agree to speak on the record.

Unlike Michael Wolff, Acosta repeats no gossip (in my opinion), just real news but stuff we might have missed. In the very first chapter Acosta reveals that his father emigrated from Cuba as an 11-year-old boy back in the 1960s. So naturally Jim feels empathy for immigrants, the separated families, and the DACA crisis that the Chump administration has created. However this book is about much more than immigration, it's really about Chump's war on truth and his conspiracy against the American media.

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About FakeNoose

Hey DU friends! Baby boomer here. I became a voter in 1972 when I turned 21, and I've been voting regularly ever since. For a long time I remained independent - always voting for Dem candidates. However that changed in 2008 when I wanted to vote for Hillary Clinton for President. But I live in Pennsylvania where we have closed elections, and my only chance to vote for Hillary was in the Dem primary. So I joined the Democratic Party in 2008, voted for Hillary, and I've never looked back. Barack Obama won the primary in Pennsylvania, as ell as most other states, and I supported him in the general election. It was a different story in 2016 .... You'll never convince me that Chump didn't CHEAT his way into the White House. The worst 4 years in the history of our country ensued, 2017 to 2020, and the first few days of 2021. We all lived through it and i don't need to explain it now. My goal is to make sure that Chump NEVER gets elected to ANYTHING again. Not even Dogcatcher of West Palm Beach FL. Whether he goes to prison is not up to me - but he must be CONVICTED of his crimes and PREVENTED from running for office again. Better yet - he should be in prison or six-feet-under. You get me? I love the cooperation, optimism and can-do spirit of Democratic Underground. We're a community of liberal-minded Americans and we know how to share our stories constructively and pro-actively. Let's all pitch in and get this job done. There has never been a more important election that right now, this year. Democrats everywhere MUST WIN. Joe Biden must win FOUR MORE YEARS!
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