Pennsylvania Judge to Hear Witness Recantation in Sandusky Case

A Pennsylvania judge has scheduled an evidentiary hearing for September 8, 2026, to examine claims that a key witness in the 2012 child sex abuse case against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky wishes to recant his testimony. The development marks a significant potential turn in one of the most notorious scandals in American sports history.

The hearing in Centre County will focus on allegations from a man identified in court documents as R.R., who testified at Sandusky’s trial as Victim 10. In a sworn affidavit filed by Sandusky’s attorneys, R.R. states he was coached by authorities during the pretrial process. “I was told both directly and indirectly that trauma may have fragmented my memory, and that I could safely affirm details I did not fully recall. I was assured this was common and even expected,” the affidavit reads. R.R. is now prepared to tell the court that Sandusky did not abuse him.

Sandusky, 82, is serving a 30-to-60-year prison sentence after being convicted in June 2012 on 45 counts of child sexual abuse involving 10 boys. He has consistently maintained his innocence. In a recent phone interview from the State Correctional Institution at...