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December 07, 2011 | | PENN STATE Former assistant Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested Wednesday on new charges of child abuse, raising the number of victims from eight to 10. The new charges include four counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and two counts of unlawful contact with a minor, the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office said. One victim, identified as Victim 9 in court documents, testified to the grand jury that Sandusky’s wife, Dottie, was home while the victim was being abused and “on at least one occasion, he screamed for help, knowing Sandusky’s wife was upstairs, but no one ever came to help him.” Victim 9, now 18 years old, reportedly met Sandusky through The Second Mile, the charity that Sandusky created and authorities believe is where he met all his victims. Sandusky is currently being held on $250,000 bail on the new charges. SENTENCED Blago's off to jail. A Chicago judge sentenced the former Illinois judge to 14 years for a wide range of corruption charges—including trying to sell President Obama’s old Senate seat. The ruling is one of the stiffest sentences for corruption in the history of the state. "When it is the governor who goes bad the fabric of Illinois is torn and disfigured and not easily repaired," the judge said at the hearing. Before the sentence came down, Blagojevich apologized for nearly 20 minutes. “My life is in ruins,” he said. "I have nobody to blame but myself for my stupidity and actions…and I am just so incredibly sorry.” WATCH OUT Unlike the Herman Cain or Rick Perry surges, Newt Gingrich's appears to have Mitt Romney worried. The presumptive nominee—increasingly trailing in Iowa—gave several signs that he's rebooting his campaign to combat his new rival. He told reporters he'd be stepping up his media appearances and interviews in the coming weeks, and that attacks on Gingrich are only a matter of time. “We’re going to make sure that the differences in our experience and our perspective and our views on issues are well aired and people can make a choice,” he said. “You can be sure I will not be quiet.” Romney's supporters are also pushing for more targeted attacks on Gingrich. “They know he has to hit Newt,” a campaign insider tells Politico. “The campaign thought somebody else would have done it by now. They’re now of the view that none of the others will do it or none of the others are effective at doing it, so he’s going to have to do it.” REBOOTS Seizing foreclosed homes and putting them back in the hands of the people, activists are merging their lofty ideas with practical action. The Daily Beast’s Michelle Goldberg on the movement’s reboot. SYRACUSE A district attorney in upstate New York said Wednesday that he will not pursue criminal charges against former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine because the statute of limitations has passed. Onondaga District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, who has been critical of both the local police and Syracuse University in their handling of the sexual-abuse allegations, said he found the two accusers in his jurisdiction credible but that it is too late to pursue any charges. "Bobby, I'm sorry it took so long," Fitzpatrick said in a press conference, addressing one of the accusers, Bobby Davis. Three men, including two former ballboys for the team, have accused Fine of molesting them in their homes, on the road with the team, and in team facilities—allegations that Fine has denied. | | 
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