A Pennsylvania judge has granted a hearing to examine a man’s (identified as R.R. in court documents) request to recant his prior allegations of sexual abuse by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Sandusky, currently 82 years old, has been incarcerated since his 2012 conviction on 45 counts of sexual abuse, with eight young men testifying against him. Despite multiple unsuccessful attempts to secure a new trial, Sandusky’s legal team is pursuing another effort, arguing that R.R.’s original allegations were influenced by suggestive questioning, prosecutorial coercion, and memory manipulation.

R.R. claims in an affidavit filed by Sandusky’s attorneys that he was advised by authorities that his memory might be fragmented due to trauma, and that affirming unrecalled details was common and expected. The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General has labeled R.R.’s recantation as “highly suspect.” A court hearing in Centre County is scheduled for September 8. Jules Epstein, a Temple University law school professor, notes that even if the judge finds the recantation credible, it would not automatically trigger a new trial; the judge would need to assess how R.R.’s testimony fits within the broader context of the case, which involved numerous charges and victims. Sandusky, who maintains his innocence, previously apologized for his inability to express remorse, stating that he did not commit the acts he was accused of. Source

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