Judge will hear recantation of abuse claim vs. Sandusky

Key Points:

• A judge has scheduled a hearing for September 8 to examine claims that a man, identified as R.R., wants to recant his sexual abuse allegations against former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
• Sandusky, 82, has been serving a lengthy prison sentence since his 2012 conviction on 45 counts of sexual abuse involving multiple boys and has failed in previous attempts to secure a new trial.
• R.R. alleges in an affidavit that authorities coached him to affirm details he did not fully recall, suggesting his memory was fragmented by trauma, a claim presented by Sandusky's attorneys.
• State prosecutors argue that Sandusky's petition is untimely, while Sandusky continues to maintain his innocence, having apologized only for his inability to express remorse for acts he denies committing.
• The scandal led to the firing of Penn State's legendary coach Joe Paterno and resulted in the university paying over $100 million to Sandusky's victims; Sandusky reportedly groomed victims through his charity, The Second Mile.