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News Regional & State News Law professor says judge in Jerry Sandusky case has acted appropriately
Monday, 14 November 2011 15:02

Law professor says judge in Jerry Sandusky case has acted appropriately

Written by  Tim Lambert, witf Multimedia News Director

(Undated) -- The judge in the Jerry Sandusky case is coming under fire for her ties to the Second Mile charity he founded and setting his bail too low. Governor Corbett says the $100,000 unsecured bail was less than he had in mind. "I would say, if I was the district court judge, there would've been many more conditions placed on that," he says. "The money would probably have been higher. So, I could tell you what I would have done." But, Robert Power, a professor of law at Widener Law School's Harrisburg campus, says the bail appears to be appropriate, since Sandusky doesn't have a prior criminal record and has lived in the area for years. He adds District Judge Leslie Dutchcot's role has been routine, so far. "I think it's much more likely that she would choose not to participate in any trial or consideration of motions in the case," he says. Dutchcot has volunteered at Second Mile events and is listed as a donor in the group's 2009 annual report. Sandusky is accused of sexually assaulting eight young boys over a 15 year period. All of the alleged victims were connected to the nonprofit. The state Attorney General's office has declined to say if prosecutors would ask Dutchcot to recuse herself from Sandusky's preliminary hearing.

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Tim Lambert, witf Multimedia News Director

Tim Lambert, witf Multimedia News Director

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