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Hearing Set to Decide Sandusky Recantation, New Trial

8/28/2026

Summary

Story summary

Jerry Sandusky will attend a September 8, 2026 hearing in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, after an accuser plans to recant.
Victim 10 Ryan Rittmeyer filed a June 2025 affidavit alleging prosecutors coached his testimony.
Sandusky was convicted in June 2012 on 45 counts and sentenced to 30-to-60 years.
The September 8 hearing will decide whether the recantation warrants a new trial.
State attorneys seek to limit testimony to the recantation, deeming other evidence irrelevant.

History

Historical Context

After Jerry Sandusky’s 2012 conviction on 45 child-sex-abuse counts and a 30-to-60-year sentence, the NCAA imposed $60 million in penalties and Penn State paid $93 million to victims, reshaping college-sports accountability nationally. On September 8 2026, a Bellefonte hearing lets accuser Ryan Rittmeyer attempt to recant, reviving debate over the original prosecution and past sanctions.

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Story summary

Jerry Sandusky will attend a September 8, 2026 hearing in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, after an accuser plans to recant.
Victim 10 Ryan Rittmeyer filed a June 2025 affidavit alleging prosecutors coached his testimony.
Sandusky was convicted in June 2012 on 45 counts and sentenced to 30-to-60 years.
The September 8 hearing will decide whether the recantation warrants a new trial.
State attorneys seek to limit testimony to the recantation, deeming other evidence irrelevant.

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