Ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky withdraws petition for new sex abuse trial in state court前宾夕法尼亚州立大学助理橄榄球教练杰里·桑达斯基撤回了在州法院要求重新审理其性侵案的申请。
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky withdrew his petition for a new trial at a hearing Tuesday morning with plans to pursue federal relief, according to a spokesperson for Sandusky.
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Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky withdrew his petition for a new trial at a hearing Tuesday morning with plans to pursue federal relief, according to a spokesperson for Sandusky.
A judge in Centre County, Pennsylvania, accepted the withdrawal of Sandusky’s petition at the state court hearing.
Sandusky, who was convicted of sex abuse in 2012 , appeared virtually from prison to officially tell the court he’d like to withdraw the petition, filed last year.
Attorneys for Sandusky notified the court last week of his intentions but the judge kept Tuesday’s hearing on the schedule so she could hear from the disgraced 82-year-old disgraced football coach about the reversal.
A victim who testified against Sandusky in his original trial was scheduled to publicly recant his allegations in court on Tuesday at what was set to be an evidentiary hearing.
Sandusky has always maintained he is innocent and, according to the spokesperson, opted to withdraw his efforts in state court to pursue what he hopes to be a faster appellate route in federal court.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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据桑达斯基的发言人称，前宾夕法尼亚州立大学助理橄榄球教练杰里·桑达斯基在周二上午的听证会上撤回了要求重新审判的申请，并计划寻求联邦救济。
宾夕法尼亚州中心县的一名法官在州法院听证会上接受了桑达斯基撤回请愿书的请求。
桑达斯基于 2012 年被判犯有性虐待罪，他通过视频连线从监狱出庭，正式告诉法庭他想撤回去年提交的请愿书。
桑达斯基的律师上周通知了法庭他的意图，但法官保留了周二的听证会，以便听取这位声名狼藉的 82 岁橄榄球教练关于判决逆转的陈述。
一名曾在桑达斯基原审判决中作证指控他的受害者原定于周二在法庭上公开撤回他的指控，该听证会原本是一场证据听证会。
桑达斯基一直坚称自己无罪，据发言人称，他选择撤回在州法院的诉讼，转而寻求联邦法院更为快捷的上诉途径。
这是一则正在更新的新闻。