A Real Twelve Angry Men and Jerry Sandusky Trial

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As a juror in any court case it would be difficult to come to one conclusion with twelve different opinions. The fictional play Twelve Angry Men proved this to be true, however, the jurors in the Sandusky trial found it relatively easy to decide on a verdict. Jerry Sandusky, former Penn State assistant football coach and founder of the 2nd Mile charity, was convicted of fifty-two accounts of child molestation. Although members of the jury would like to discuss every aspect of the case, in the end, convicting Sandusky guilty would be a simple task. Jerry Sandusky seemed obviously guilty to most people, but certain details of the case may have caused dispute between the jurors. Kevin Johnson, author of “Sandusky Jury Hears Testimony”, stated, “The first of the eight victims said he suffered for five years of being forced into about fifty sexual encounters by Sandusky. Now twenty-eight, the witness said his interactions with Sandusky escalated from friendly tips and ‘soap battles’ in the showers of a Penn State locker room to inappropriate touching, then in 1997 veered into dozens of incidents of oral sex” (1). Along with the first boy, others came forward and admitted to being victims of Sandusky’s abuse, and they all had similar stories. People later came forward and admitted to seeing Sandusky performing these acts, but failed to report them. An instance of this happening occurred when “a janitor admitted to seeing Sandusky sexually offending a young boy in the locker room, but did not report it at the time” (Johnson “Sandusky Abuse Trial Moves Quickly” 1). Because the janitor did not report what he saw at this time, it weakened the credibility of his testimony. Another controversial point was brought about during the trial. I... ... middle of paper ... ...l Edition. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. Herman H. “Local consultant readers opinion on Sandusky jury.” Reading Eagle (PA) June 21, 2012: Available from: Newspaper Source, Ipswich, MA, Accessed April 24, 2014 “Jerry Sandusky Trial: Many Jurors Have Penn State Tries.” NBC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. Kevin JohnsonUSA, TODAY. "Nine jurors selected for Sandusky's trial." USA Today n.d.: MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 14 Apr. 2014. Kevin JohnsonUSA, TODAY. "Sandusky abuse trial moves quickly." USA Today n.d.: MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 14 Apr. 2014. Kevin JohnsonUSA, TODAY. "Sandusky jury hears testimony." USA Today n.d.: MAS Ultra - School Edition. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. Price, S. L. “We are still...Penn State.” Sports Illustrated 117.18 (2012): 60. MAS Ultra-School Edition. Web. 15 Apr. 2014. Rose, Reginald. Twelve Angry Men. New York: Penguin, 2006. Print.

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