Jerry Sandusky granted new evidentiary hearing after accuser recants testimony

Disgraced Penn State defensive coordinator and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky is scheduled to return to court next month more than a year after one of his accusers recanted his allegations, according to court documents. Sandusky, 82, was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison after his conviction in June 2012 on 45 counts of child sex abuse . Several prior petitions for post-conviction relief had been denied over the years. He filed a new one in September 2025, which a Pennsylvania judge