Leslie A. Dutchcut is the District Judge that serves
the Townships of College, Ferguson, Halfmoon, and Patton
District 49-2-01. Her courtroom is located near Penn State University in State College, PA in Centre County.
http://www.co.centre.pa.us/district_judges.asp#49-2-01.

She was handling the Penn State sex abuse scandal

Penn State sex abuse scandal

The Penn State sex abuse scandal refers to allegations that former Pennsylvania State University football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky sexually assaulted or had inappropriate contact with at least eight underage boys on or near university property...

. The sex abuse apparently happened on or near the Penn State University and Ms. Dutchcut's district covers the university. The prosecutor asked for $500,000 bail and an ankle monitoring device and she allowed him to go free with $100,000 unsecured bail and no ankle monitoring device.http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/11/16/second-mile-chairman-was-political-donor-to-judge-who-reduced-jerry-sanduskys-bail/.

The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts said Wednesday, November 16, 2011, that Robert E. Scott

Robert E. Scott

Robert E. Scott is Law Professor at Columbia Law School. Scott graduated from Oberlin College and received his law degree in 1968 from William and Mary Law School where he was editor-in-chief of the William and Mary Law Review, with the highest academic average in his class...

, a senior district judge in Westmoreland County

Westmoreland County

Westmoreland County may refer to:In Australia:* Westmoreland County, New South Wales* the former name of Westmoreland Land District, Tasmania, AustraliaIn the United Kingdom* WestmorelandIn the United States:* Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania...

, would take over the case after Centre County court officials sought an out-of-county jurist.