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Defense lays out case in Sandusky sex abuse trial

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    3 witnesses testify on former coach's behalf

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Who getting our first look at the defense's strategy in the Penn State child sex abuse trial.

Just hours ago lawyers for the a former assistant football coach there Jerry sandusky begin laying out their case.

Prosecutors say coach -- does he sexually assaulted ten boys over a period of fifteen years.

Rape them and abuse them in his home and on the Penn State campus.

Witness after witness has taken the stand sometimes in tears describing what they've suffered at San does he's -- The last prosecution witness today was a mother who testified that her -- underwear was regularly missing from the laundry.

He apparently according to her didn't wanted to see the evidence of the alleged attacks.

Today after the prosecution rested three defense witness witnesses testified on send -- -- behalf.

They spoke -- the good work he's done in the community and one former coach said he never -- coach and ask you to do anything inappropriate.

Our David Lee Miller's outside the courthouse beau -- Pennsylvania David Lee what what else to that former coach say.

-- that former Penn State coach Richard Anderson.

Told the court that he has known -- dusty for forty years since the two of them played football together.

He told the jury did send dusty had quoting him now a great reputation adding I don't know anyone I came across -- a negative thing to say.

The defense witness also told this jury that adults sharing with young children is not a usual -- -- and that he himself did at the YMCA.

He also testified about the long hours that -- -- spent coaching.

Suggesting that this particular lifestyle meant.

He did not have time to students spend pursuing his alleged victims Shepperd what are we expect tomorrow David -- Well it is possible.

But not very likely that we could hear from the defendant himself -- -- dusty.

But with the judge saying testimony is slated to end by Wednesday if -- dusty doesn't take the stand soon.

It looks like he never will the defense meanwhile is still trying to prove that the alleged victims -- made up the abuse allegations to file civil lawsuits and this afternoon.

Defense attorneys subpoenaed an attorney who's represented one of the young men.

This -- he was abuse.

I think the defense are grasping at straws.

If they are going to subpoena.

The lawyer who happens to be in the board room.

Not protecting his client's rights watching a criminal trial.

Also as soon as tomorrow we could hear psychiatric testimony that does and does he suffers some time some type of mental -- water.

That explains some of his unusual behavior Sheppard David Lee Miller live tonight -- fought Pennsylvania David Lee thanks.

Well sometimes you don't expect.

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