No bond. He's out on $100K UNSECURED. Granted by a judge who, get this, sits on the board of Second Mile.
That comes courtesy of commentator Plucky from Jack and Jill Politics. I wondered "WTF" and went searching for some answers.
When Jerry Sandusky was initially arraigned, as previously reported by Sara Ganim, prosecutors requested $500,000.00 bail and that Sandusky be required to wear a leg monitor. District Judge Leslie Dutchcot, however, ordered that Sandusky be freed on $100,000 unsecured bail. She ordered that Sandusky be freed and pay nothing unless he failed to show up for a court hearing.
Of course, also according to her profile, Judge Dutchcot is a volunteer for Sandusky's group, The Second Mile. Sandusky turned himself in the morning of Nov. 5, a Saturday, at Judge Dutchot's Centre County office. He was released, under the aforementioned terms, shortly thereafter.
Any judge worth their robe would have recused his or herself at this point. You have to wonder what kind of connections she had to Sandusky or how much she got paid to let him off so lightly. This is one of those things that are worthy of booting a judge off the bench for.
Meanwhile, Jerry Sandusky is facing a possible life sentence over the following charges:
- Seven counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, all first-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.
- One count of aggravated indecent assault, a second-degree felony punishable by up to ten years in prison and a $25,000 fine.
- Four counts of unlawful contact with a minor, all first-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.
- Four counts of unlawful contact with a minor, all third-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
- Four counts of endangering the welfare of a child, all third-degree felonies which are each punishable by up to seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
- Four counts of endangering the welfare of a child, all first-degree misdemeanors which are each punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
- Eight counts of corruption of minors, all first-degree misdemeanors which are each punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
- One count of indecent assault, a third-degree felony punishable by up to seven years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
- Four counts of indecent assault, all second-degree misdemeanors which are each punishable by up to two years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
- Two counts of indecent assault, all first-degree misdemeanors which are each punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
- One count of attempt to commit indecent assault, a second-degree misdemeanor punishable by up to two years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
Given the proposition of living one's waning years in a jail cell, I figure Sandusky will use this opportunity to flee the country. I'm pretty sure he'll have a lot of supporters who are still in shock or denial help him out in that regard, too.
