Jerry Sandusky Returns to Court Seeking Change to Terms of Bail

ABC News’ Jeanette Torres reports:

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will be back in court Friday morning, hoping to convince a judge to change the conditions of his house arrest so that he can see his grandchildren.

The 68-year-old, who’s charged with 52 counts related to child molestation for the alleged abuse of 10 young men during a 15-year period, says his grandkids have expressed sadness about not being able to see him and he wants the terms of his bail changed so they can visit.

But prosecutors oppose it. They say house arrest is comparable to incarceration and, therefore, Sandusky should be treated as if he were locked up in Centre County prison.

“House arrest is not meant to be a house party. Contact visits do not occur in the Centre County prison and should not occur during [Sandusky's] house arrest,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly wrote in objections submitted to the court, according to StateCollege.com.

“This defendant is categorically different from other defendants and should be treated differently from others on house arrest in Centre County,” she went on to say.

Prosecutors say Sandusky’s home is where many of his alleged victims were molested, and if anything, they want to see his bail terms tightened so that he can’t sit on his back porch, as he’s currently allowed to do. His outdoor presence has concerned local residents, especially since there’s a school playground adjacent to his property.

Sandusky’s attorney, Joe Amendola, called the fears “totally unfounded.”