Sandusky judge: AG must turn over accusers' contacts
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania prosecutors were ordered today to turn over to Jerry Sandusky’s lawyer the phone numbers and addresses of those who have accused the former Penn State assistant football coach of sexually abusing them as children. That includes their phone numbers and addresses back when the crimes are alleged to have occurred.
It was a pretrial win for Sandusky’s lawyer, Joe Amendola, who argued in a filing late last week that it would be very difficult for defense investigators to locate and try to interview them without first getting contact information from prosecutors.
The order by Judge John Cleland could also lead to the prosecution turning over any psychological evaluations performed on the accusers, but the attorney general’s office was given another week to try and persuade him they are protected by legal privilege and not subject to disclosure.
The psychological evaluations would be produced under seal, and Amendola would not be allowed to do more than read them without getting the judge’s prior approval.
