The transcripts of ex-Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary and doctor Jonathan Dranov's testimonies were read to jurors this morning as
they begin their second day of deliberations in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse trial.
Chief Deputy Attorney General Frank Fina played the role of McQueary, answering questions from his colleague, lead prosecutor Joseph McGettigan and cross-examination from Sandusky's attorney, Karl Rominger.
McQueary earlier testified he saw Sandusky in the shower with a prepubescent boy and heard slapping sounds from the shower of the Lasch Building on Feb. 9, 2001.
In re-enacting Dranov's testimony, Sandusky attorney Joe Amendola played the role of Dranov, a defense witness. Dranov, a longtime friend of the McQuearys, testified Wednesday that Mike McQueary told him he heard "sexual sounds" coming from a Penn State University shower in 2001, but he said McQueary wouldn't elaborate.
The readings took about 90 minutes. Some jurors took notes, while others leaned back and listened intently. A man in the front row bit his fingernails as the transcript was read.
Prior to the proceeding, Judge John Cleland instructed jurors to rely on their own memories, unless they feel it's absolutely necessary to hear another transcript.
Sandusky is accused of 48 counts of child sex abuse. The 68-year-old former Penn State defensive coordinator was in the courtroom for the reading and showed little reaction. His wife, Dottie, was also in the courtroom, in the front row of the section of Sandusky's family and friends.
At least Fina appeared energized. As the proceeding was about to start, Fina hustled down the courtroom aisle and leaped over a knee-high chain divider blocking off the gallery.
