you may recall for those of you who have been with this case from the beginning, that we said that we had a tidal wave of public opinion against jerry sandusky and the charges filed against him that he had been determined to be guilty by the public and the media from the very outset of the charges and that we had an uphill battle. i used the analogy that we were attempting to climb mt. everest from the bottom of the mountain. well, obviously, we didn t make it. we always felt, we always felt that jerry s fairest shake would come from a center county jury and we still believe that. the jury obviously believed the commonwealth s evidence, believed the commonwealth witnesses. that s clear from their verdict. i ve been asked already inside, is that a surprise and no, actually it was the expected outcome because of the overwhelming amount of evidence
4:00 a.m. on the west. thanks for waking up with us. you are probably waking up to the news jerry sandusky was found guilty late last night. he was guilty on 45 of 48 counts related to sexual abuse of young boys. sandusky was taken into custody, handcuffed and taken away. let s give you a sense of what went on after the verdict. listen to this. guilty? yes. [ cheers and applause ] as the guilty verdict started to be read one after another, jerry sandusky looked straight ahead. he remained absolutely without emotion. we knew whatever the verdict was, we had to honor it. jerry rose. i saw tears in his eyes. he s always honored the court process and been a law-abiding person in the community except for these allegations. dottie sandusky. this is her leaving, being hugged by well wishers. there are people who have been standing by the sandusky family. she is now walking off. her testimony, clearly not swaying jurors as the defense hoped. the very first calls i made th
we are tracking it. and we ll tell you how the supreme court ruling on the health care law could affect what you see at the pizza parlor. jerry sandusky is getting acquainted with the place he will likely spend the rest of his life jail. the longtime coach was found guilty late last night of sexually abusing ten boyce over a 15-year period. the verdict came after 20 hours of testimony, and the testimony from eight men. in reality, a pedophile who preyed on young boys. here is reaction from both sides of the verdict. there are many important lessons to be learned from this case. one of them is that we can t let the national focus that this case has brought upon child sexual abuse fade after these cameras are turned off and the media has shifted their attention to the next important story. we have to continue to focus on child sexual abuse, and to shine a bright light in those dark, dark places where the jerry sanduskys of the world lurk. we always felt that jerry s f
accusations. he has maintained the innocence, and at the end of the trial, if the jury acquits him, he is the victim and he is victimized. so i take issue with the whole concept that we are victimizing people. jerry sandusky under our great legal system is presumed innocent until there a trial and a judge finds him guilty. until then, he is presumed innocent. all we are asking the media and the general public to do is to maintain an open mind and allow him to have a fair day in court to give his side of the case and for us have to have an opportunity to cross-examine the commonwealth witnesses who are accusers only and not victims, and to have a jury fairly decide jerry s guilt or innocence. a lot of people are going to be curious whether or not mr. sandusky takes the stand in his own defense. we have seen the nbc interview with bob costas which i understand that you volunteered sandusky for the interview and the interview with the new york