distraught by it. nevertheless that is what we were facing. jerry said that matt has had problems ever since matt was with them and that these problems had led matt at times to do things that were irrational. he had problems as a juvenile and there were explanations for it but unfortunately as i said to jerry that if matt were to testify because of the fact this was a surprise situation the jury would undoubtedly believe him regardless of what evidence they have. jerry indicated he was dis disappointed by the verdict. but obviously he has to live with it. is he on suicide watch? i don t know. what about appeal. was matt living in the house when the trial started? i can t say he was living in the house but his parents told
his parents, siblings were distraught by it. nevertheless, that s what we were facing. jerry said that matt has had problems ever since matt was with them and that these problems had led matt at times to do things that were irrational. matt had had problems as a juvenile and that there were explanations for it, but unfortunately, as i ve said to jerry, that if matt were to testify, because of the fact that this was a surprise situation, the jury would undoubtedly believe him, regardless of what evidence they had. joe, can we hear from the prosecution team now? jerry indicated he was disappointed by the verdict. but obviously, he has to live with it. is he on suicide watch? two minutes, joe. i don t know. joe what, are grounds for appeal? was matt living in the house when the trial started? matt, i can t say was living in the house but his parents had told me matt had been staying
only eight actually testified. and a new accuser has come forward, of course. jerry sandusky s adopted son matt. that is not something that the jury is supposed to be considering tond. a scandal the likes of which punxsutawney, pennsylvania has not seen in years. the jury deliberated for 21 years after a trial that was brief but wrenching when it comes to what they heard. defense attorney said he would be shocked if they acquitted his client on all charges. in fact he said he would probably die of a heart attack. we ll know in just a few minutes what will happen. susan candiotti is outside the courthouse, we ll be talking to jeff toobin and mark geregos for legal angles. and susan candiotti, as we re looking right now, we see a lot of people on the courthouse steps. are those people who have recently gathered or have they been there all along? well, throughout the day, people have been hanging around this courthouse around especially as the hours went on into the night, the