Judicial Favoritism - Judge in Jerry Sandusky Case Was Donor and Volunteer to His Charity

Published on Nov 14, 2011 by AssociatedPress

The judge who recently set bail for accused pedophile and former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky donated to his charity two years ago, raising questions about whether the bail was appropriate. (Nov. 14)

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Revealed: Judge who freed Penn State 'paedophile' Sandusky worked for his children's charity

• District Judge Leslie Dutchcot ruled Sandusky be freed without bail unless he doesn't show up for court
• Dutchcot previously volunteered for The Second Mile charity, which Sandusky founded in the 1970s
• The Second Mile helps disadvantaged children (but Sandusky allegedly picked his victims from it and adopted his now adult son from the charity)
• Sandusky denies charges of alleged sexual abuse

The judge who requested Jerry Sandusky be freed on $100,000 unsecured bail, undertook volunteer work for the retired American football coach’s charity, according to reports.

District Judge Leslie Dutchcot, who previously volunteered for The Second Mile charity, ruled that the former Pennsylvania State University defensive coordinator be freed without posting any bail money unless he doesn't arrive for court.

Her decision overruled a bid by prosecutors, who requested a $500,000 bail be set for the 67-year-old and for him to be fitted with a leg monitor, after being charged with 21 felony counts for alleged sexual abuse...[Full Article]

Virginia To Investigate Global Warming Scientist Mann

A legal battle is heating up faster than the planet for embattled climatologist Michael Mann.

First word emerged that the inspector general for the National Science Foundation would look into the Penn State panel reviewing the climate scientist, who is currently director of the school's Earth System Science Center. Now the attorney general for his old employer the University of Virginia is planning an investigation, too.

According to a report in Charlottesville weekly The Hook, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has asked the University of Virginia to produce "a sweeping swath of documents relating to Mann’s receipt of nearly half a million dollars in state grant-funded climate research" conducted while Mann was at UVA between 1999 and 2005.

Should the AG uncover evidence of impropriety, the school could be commanded to return the funds, and pick up the cost of the AG's investigation...