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June 12, 2012 | | TV PREVIEW Will the 2012-13 television season be a success or a snooze? The Daily Beast’s Jace Lacob and Maria Elena Fernandez offer their first impressions of 30-plus network pilots—from The Following and Nashville to The Neighbors and Zero Hour—coming to TV next season. SANDUSKY TRIAL The teenager whose testimony launched a grand-jury investigation into alleged sex abuse by former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky told jurors Tuesday that Sandusky performed oral sex on him after a series of encounters. The accuser, known as Victim 1 in court records, tearfully told the court that he spent many nights at Sandusky’s that involved the former coach touching him. “After kissing my forehead and cheek, he moved to my lips,” the man said. “He kissed my lips, then he moved to my back again ... Then he started to rub underneath my shorts.” Sandusky is charged with sexually assaulting 10 boys over a 15-year period. PROTEST Tens of thousands of Russians on Tuesday protested Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite his government’s efforts a day before to quell the demonstration by raiding the homes of prominent protest leaders. Organizers estimated that 100,000 people were in the streets, while police, known for fudging the numbers, said it was only 18,000. On Monday Russian authorities seized laptops, anti-Kremlin material, and more than a million in cash as protest leaders were called in for questioning on Tuesday. Last week, the Russian Parliament passed a new law that raised fines by a factor of 100 on any protests that break the rules. Since Putin took office in March for a third term as president, tens of thousands have protested—although crowds have yet to reach the level of a spontaneous demonstration in December. EXPLANATION The judge who revoked George Zimmerman’s bond on June 1 did it because Zimmerman “does not respect the law,” according to court documents released Tuesday. Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester sent Zimmerman back to jail after prosecutors alleged that Zimmerman and his wife, Shellie, had tried to hide $135,000 from the court – money that they had received in donations. Lester’s written order was filed on Monday and it includes an explanation of his rationale in deciding to revoke the bond. Lester wrote that Shellie Zimmerman “testified untruthfully” and that Zimmerman “did not alert the court to the misinformation.” He added, “Had the Court been made aware of the true financial circumstances at the bond hearing, the bond decision might have been different.” IRON FIST In a dramatic turn Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that Russia may be sending attack helicopters to aid Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Violence in the region has continued unabated as forces loyal to the Syrian ruler try to crush a 15-month popular uprising. Clinton said Tuesday that the United States is “concerned about the latest information we have that there are attack helicopters on the way from Russia to Syria,” saying that the adding to the iron-fisted ruler’s armory “will escalate the conflict quite dramatically.” Clinton made the comments at a joint appearance with Israeli President Shimon Peres. Russia has worked to stall international plans to bring an end to the conflict that has left an estimated 13,000 dead. | | 
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