to go free without paying any bail even though he faces 40 charges it was later revealed that leslie dutchcot has ties to jerry sandusky's charity the second mile prosecutors say that sandusky use that charity to find his victims official said the new judge has no ties to the second mile or two penn state sandusky is due back in court on subject december 7th a man is in custody in connection with a shooting near the white house 21 year-old oscar ortega hernandez was captured yesterday near the town of indiana pennsylvania about 70 mi. east of pittsburgh a hotel employee reportedly recognized the suspect from foes distributed by area police a gun linked to or take care hernandez was found near the white house along with two bullets yesterday those bullets struck the white house window but were stopped by ballistic glass >>newt gingrich's dismissing new criticism of his decision to accept a consulting role mortgage giant freddie mac his consulting firm accepted more than a million dollars from freddie mac to advise the firm on how to be more candid about his risk-management gingrich has long be

an online biography of judge leslie dutchcot says she did volunteer ork for the second mile charity founded reportedly done after sandusky resignnd frommthe foundation. the judge alsooreportedly contributed money to second mile after sandusky's geneeal's office sought half a million dollars bail and electroniicmonitoring. pennsylvania governor tom corbett sayysandusky's bail should have been higher. corbett says, "in looking at other cases like this ii wwull victims because when the word pets out whhn people understand that authorities are actually doing something about this that they may be come forward in other sanduskk meanwhile contiiues - not been seen in public. the school next to sandusky's home says precautions have beenn taken to protect the children. supporters continue to rrlly paterno. over the weekend, pittsburgh steeeers running baak and former peen state player franco harris said crrticism of paterno had been unfair and unjust.hhrris says, "i thought joe handled t thh way he was supposed to handle it. he is to report to his supeeiors what he did and that is the way it should

>> reporter: leslie dutchcot is her name.'re finding out is, she's a volunteer in the second mile organization. a lot of people in and around state college i think across the country are saying, how is this guy out on bail? the bile bail she set $100,000, no monitoring. he's accused of being a dangerous child predator. prosecutors wanted $500,000 bail and a leg monitoring device, even the governor of pennsylvania tom corbett saying the bail should have been higher. again, the outrage brews when you hear she is a volunteer with the organization. >> mike galanos, thank you. >>> next on reporter roulette, chad myers here to talk about this russian spacecraft with a crew of three now on its way to the iss, left early this morning from a very snowy kazakhstan. >> when you see this video, you're going to understand this didn't come out of florida. >> no. very snowy. >> this is not cape canaveral. blowing the snow around as they lifted off today. the first time a u.s. astronaut in a soy yus rocket to the space is station since the r

the right thing >>and there's controversy about the judge who freed sandusky on $100,000 bond leslie dutchcotved as a volunteer for the second mile program and critics say that she should have recused herself from the case >> congresswoman gabrielle giffords has given her first interview since you is wanted in a shooting rampage in tucson last january she was shot in head and has since undergone intensive therapy and in an interview with abc she struggled to form words when asked if she would return to congress >>i feel better ... [sigh] um >>she wants to get better ... >>better better >>so you think you'll go back to congress if you will get better? >>yes, yes yes >>giffords told abc that she was not angry at what happened to her the man accused of shooting her is currently in a missouri prison until he is competent to stand trial >>the campaign of herman cain is responding to a video showing the presidential candidate having trouble answering a question about libya his people downplay the awkward moment yesterday when he was asked in an interview if he agreed with president obama's actions

judge leslie dutchcot who set bail for jerry sandusky following his arraignment was a volunteer and reportedly donated money to the second mile, the charity sandusky founded and reportedly used to meet the alleged victims. over the weekend, the long-term president and ceo of the charity resigned. >> he thought it was in the best interests of the organization to move forward. >> reporter: he is the latest person caught up in the investigation. last week, head football coach joe paterno, who led theny lions for nearly five decades, was fired. athletic strer tim kerley and vice president shumts were forced to 10 down. the big ten reacting today announcing it is removing paterno's name from the championship trophy. penn state's last home game went on without paterno over the weekend. today, students returned to classes and say they hope the university can rebuild its image. >> 156 years of history before this and i hoe there will be 156 years if not more after this. >> reporter: kerley and schultz are due in court later this week to face charges of lie together grand jury and covering up reports o

this is judge leslie dutchcot. and on a bio on on the law firm she works for, it clearly says that she is a volunteer for second mile, and this is the judge that set the bail for jerry sandusky last week. he was released on $100,000 unsecured bail, and there are questions about this and whether she should have, you know, recused herself from this case. we did reach out to the judge to clear up whether this was a past affiliation, whether she has current ties to the group. cnn has so far not received a response approximate from the judge. >> nary, you've done an excellent job of combing the neighborhood where "sun devils live"s -- sandusky lives. there are a lot of names and he's not monitored and he's out and about. is that right? >> reporter: his house borders the playground of an elementary school at a school for kindergarten through second graders. people in the neighborhood around this school are furious. they didn't realize how close he lived. obviously, they're worried, but they also -- the attention that it'

sandusky is charged with molesting eight children over. 15 years judge leslie dutchcot freed him on $100,000t the wishes of prosecutors and now has been learned that the judge has been a volunteer for second mile the program that jerry sandusky started for troubled children the sandusky case has led to the firing of legendary coach joe paterno and charges against two penn state administrators for failing to tell police that the abuse allegations >>sandusky has been ordered to stay away from children while he is out on bail but that may be difficult his backyard is next to the playground at lemont elementary school the school's principal said that he is taken steps to make sure that children are safe jerry sandusky's not accused of molesting random children authorities say that he abused young boys after developing close relationships with them through his charity >>the former boyfriend of a chicago area woman accusing presidential candidate herman cain of sexual harassment plans to talk to the media today sharon bialek said that herman cain made inappropriate trances in the late 1990's when

at the arraignment, district judge leslie dutchcot ordered sandusky to be freed on $100,000 unsecured bail. sandusky is accused of assaulting eight boys over a span of 15 years. he allegedly met the boys through the charity group. >>> pennsylvania's governor speaking out about the coach who apparently witnessed sandusky abusing boy in the shower. on "meet the press," governor corbett said mike mcqueary followed the law when he reported the incident to joe paterno. corbett says mcqueary should have done more. however, he did not elaborate. >> he met the obligation of reporting it up, but he did not, in my opinion, meet a moral obligation that all of us would have. >> later this week, former penn state vice president gary shultz and athletic director tim curley will be in court. the preliminary hearing is set for thursday. both are accused of lying to cover up the abuse allegations against sandusky. >>> maryland lawmakers are looking to toughen up child abuse laws in that state in the wake of penn state scandal. republican state senator nancy jacobs says she might support a bill that wo

judge leslie dutchcot we're findtion out volunteer for the second mile program.th a leg monitoring device. a lot of people, aloft experts, are saying, what? how is a dangerous child ed predator, what he's accused of being, how is he out free? that's what we have here, our legal analyst jeffrey toobin weighed in on that. let's listen. >> the judge certainly should have raised the issue, disclosed her connection to second mile, so that the parties involved in the case could decide whether they he wanted to ask her to recuse herself. >> reporter: so there you have it. jeffrey toobin weighing in, a lot of folks saying, wait a minute, the governor of pennsylvania weighing in saying the bail should have been higher. >> mike galanos for us, thank you. >>> also, the second mile charity claims it has helped thousands of children throughout the state of pennsylvania, many of whom didn't have direct contact with jerry sandusky like troy craig who considers himself a lucky one. here's what he told dr. drew. >> there was a period of about i'm thinking two to three years where

right now free on $100,000 bond the judge that gave him that bond is under fire district judge leslie dutchcot volunteered for and donated to the charity founded by sandusky all victims listed in the grand jury report met sandusky through that charity. >>> a lot to talk about we will keep on talking about it. >>> thank you. >>> meanwhile the exboyfriend of one of herman cain's accusers has come forward contradicting the presidential candidate he said he and sharon bialik were invited to a national restaurant association party by cain himself. cain says he can't remember meeting her. bialik is the only accuser to go public so far. cain inn cysts he did not act -- insists he did not act inappropriately with anyone. >>> he is taking criticism for an interview yesterday. >> you agreed with the president obama, on libya or not? >> okay, libya, president obama, supported the up rising, correct? president obama called for the removal of gadhafi, just want to make sure we are talking about the same thing before i say yes, i agree or no, i didn't agree. um, i do not agree with the way he handled it for

and now we find out that the judge who did that, leslie dutchcot worked as a volunteer for sandusky's charity. she should have immediately recused herself from the case. what is wrong with her? the bigger picture here is that child molesters, rapists, are the lowest form of human life. we all know that you may remember the factor went on a huge campaign to have jessica's law pass in all 50 states. pennsylvania has a watered down version. a 10 year mandatory sentence for child rape first offense. if you do it again you get 25 years. that's ridiculous. why give a child predator a second chance? so far six states have not passed jessica's law. hawaii, illinois and vermont are progressive situations. states that do not like to make judgments about evil. new jersey, idaho and colorado are simply inexplicable. in 2008 jesse watters confronted jon corzine then the govern of new jersey. >> we want to know if you support jessica's law 25 year minimum child rapist. >> we have one of the toughest laws in new jersey and we are the ones that started this movement and i support those laws. >> you g

the online profile of judge leslie dutchcot says she volunteers.as told in 2002 that he had inappropriate conduct with a 10-year-old boy. yet sandusky continued to interact with children for another sex years. joining me now is bill fallon, a form prosecutor. he has dealt with many sec abuse cases involving the catholic church. thanks for being here. first, bill, what about this judge? was there a conflict of interest here? >> certainly from what we know. it's something that should have been told to the parties here. so whether it rises to real conflict of interest under the statue chtes statutes, i have to tell sh, i would be taking a notion. if it's true, if the facts as present rd true, this judge had an obligation to say these guys are my guys. he's the head of this organization and quite frankly he started it. i know he only works there now. i think it makes the judiciary look bad. it's not whether something is improper, but the appearance of impropriety. >> that's what we've been kbeg is the appearance, as you say. we've been dealing with thi

for dutchcot for her campaign for district judge according to records of the committee to elect leslie dutchcot. state representative mike verb of pennsylvania said i am sending a letter to the chief justice of the supreme court of pennsylvania to look at the reports that are out there and if, in fact, this judge has a conflict of interest. when jerry sandusky was brought before the judge dutchcot on 40 counts related to sexual abuse of children, prosecutors requested $500,000 bail and electronic leg monitoring system but judge dutchcot freed sandusky on $100,000 unsecured bail. no leg monitor. sandusky's preliminary hearing is december 7th. attorney general linda kelly said more charges are possible. in an interview from 1987, sandusky talked about the second mile charity he founded. >> how did it all start? >> basically because i'm a frustrated playground director, i guess. i enjoy being around children. i enjoy their enthusiasm. i just have a good time with them. i really enjoy the personal contact. i get a lot of personal contact in my life through my family, through our athletes. everybody

leslie dutchcot is a former volunteer and donor.et his bail at $100,000, just 1/5 of what prosecutors asked for. she also made it unsecured, meaning sandusky doesn't have to pay it unless he fails to show up for court. linsey davis, abc news, state college, pennsylvania. >> you know, you're a former prosecutor, and i think many folks in the public right now can't understand why jerry sandusky is even free on bail. >> i can't understand it either. >> free to move around as he pleases. but i guess what i've learned is that there aren't many people except for in extreme cases where someone is denied bail. >> well, that's true, but i've -- in child sex cases, child sex crime cases i always ask for more than an unsecured bail. i think many people are just shocked that this happened because not only was it unsecured, there were no conditions of bail like stay away from children, you can't be next to an elementary school, turn in your passport, you can't leave the country, things like that. so i think everyone's shocked. i certainly am. >>

district judge leslie dutchcot has been removed who has ties to the second mile charity.ty. >>> a man makes first federal court appearance today in pittsburgh. oscar ramiro ortega-hernandez linkeded to an assault rifle found at the white house on sunday. the secret service has been searching as two bullets hit the white house. a businessman who met orte ortega-hernandez said he compared president obama to the anti-christ. >> he is very insear in what he believed, but he did seem very rather troubled. >> ortega-hernandez could face charges of attempted assassination. >>> president obama is on bali this morning. the last stop of his asian tour. he'll attend two pacific regional summits. mr. obama flew to bali from australia where he spoke to australian soldiers in the northern port city of barkin and earlier visited a high school where one student was more interested in a certain teen heartthrob. >> have you ever thought about teaming up with the high profile celebrity, such as justin bieber, to appeal to more people? >> justin bieber. mr. obama called it an interesting que

additionally now, leslie dutchcot the judge that set bail for sandusky has come under criticism. she was a volunteer for that organization in '08 and '09. she also contributed money to the organization. it is now being rereported she never in any way talked to sandusky and set the bail at $100,000 despite the fact that the attorney general in this case wanted half a million as well as electronic monitoring. jenna? jenna: still a lot of questions today, david lee, thank you very much. jon: well that 23 page grand jury report describes the alleged crimes sandusky committed against eight boys between 1994 and 2009. some of them allegedly occurred on campus both during and after his tenure as a penn state coach. joining us on the phone, an attorney for one of the alleged victims. also with us, the jeff dion, the deputy executive director for national center of victims of crime. ben, let me start with you. how old is your client now? >> jon i'm not able to provide any specific information that would allow the public to identify who the victim is. the fact that we've got a pending crim