Sandusky Accuser Moves to Recant Testimony in 45-Count Case as Judge Sets Sept. 8 Hearing
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 28
Sandusky Accuser Moves to Recant Testimony in 45-Count Case as Judge Sets Sept. 8 Hearing
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 28
Summary
A former Jerry Sandusky accuser identified as Victim 10 has signed an affidavit disavowing or recanting parts of his trial testimony, prompting a Sept. 8 evidentiary hearing in Pennsylvania.
In the June 30, 2025 affidavit, he said prosecutors used leading questions, intense pressure and “psychological manipulation,” and that a roughly six-hour pretrial session pushed him to reshape uncertain memories.
Sandusky’s lawyers also say Victim 10’s estranged wife is ready to testify that he initially denied abuse, while the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office called her views irrelevant and inadmissible.
Even if counts tied to Victim 10 are thrown out, Sandusky, 82, is unlikely to leave prison because he is serving a 30- to 60-year sentence after his 2012 conviction on 45 sexual-abuse charges.
The affidavit reopens scrutiny of the Penn State scandal that led to Joe Paterno’s 2011 firing; Victim 10 later received a $5.5 million civil settlement from Penn State.