Paterno hires criminal defense lawyer, source tells NBC News
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Source: NBC News
Joe Paterno has hired a prominent Washington criminal defense lawyer to represent him in the Penn State sex abuse case, a source close to the case told NBC News.
J. Sedgwick Sollers, who once represented President George H.W. Bush in the Iran-Contra affair, was hired by Paterno on Thursday. The longtime Penn State football coach was fired Wednesday night after disclosures in a grand jury report that one of his assistants informed him in 2002 about an alleged incident of sexual abuse by former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
Paterno has not been charged with any crimes in the case. He has been described as a cooperating witness in the case. Two other university officials who Paterno told about the incident were charged this week with failing to report Sandusky's conduct to legal authorities and perjury.
Sollers declined to comment Thursday night. He is the managing partner in the Washington office of King @ Spalding, a major Atlanta-based law firm.
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Joe Paterno has hired a prominent Washington criminal defense lawyer to represent him in the Penn State sex abuse case, a source close to the case told NBC News.
J. Sedgwick Sollers, who once represented President George H.W. Bush in the Iran-Contra affair, was hired by Paterno on Thursday. The longtime Penn State football coach was fired Wednesday night after disclosures in a grand jury report that one of his assistants informed him in 2002 about an alleged incident of sexual abuse by former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
Paterno has not been charged with any crimes in the case. He has been described as a cooperating witness in the case. Two other university officials who Paterno told about the incident were charged this week with failing to report Sandusky's conduct to legal authorities and perjury.
Sollers declined to comment Thursday night. He is the managing partner in the Washington office of King @ Spalding, a major Atlanta-based law firm.
Read More: http://openchannel.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/10/8742718-paterno-hires-criminal...
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"Hmmm, sounds like a Wise Idea!!!"
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vaxart
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If any defense lawyer takes up that sick creature's case then it is clear that the lawyer is and has been Paterno's aide in molesting children.
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vaxart:
I wouldn't go that Far, but he does have some legal backing with credentials, not that they stand up to much, but are very Powerful all the same...
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vaxart:
He is entitled to a defense, one provided by the state if he does not have and cannot get his own.
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Paterno hires criminal defense lawyer, source tells NBC News
"Hmmm, sounds like a Wise Idea!!!"
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