But the 37-page motion, made public on Tuesday, offered an unusual glimpse of the scope of the investigation against Sandusky, the longtime defensive coordinator to Joe Paterno at Pennsylvania State University.
Amendola's filing cited hundreds of grand jury subpoenas, dozens of police reports, and at least 1,4000 photos investigators seized during the probe. It referenced one subpoena that sought records of all reported child abuse cases "within certain areas" of the state during the years 1997, 1998 and 1999 - a span when Sandusky retired from Penn State to focus on the Second Mile, the charity he founded for underprivileged children.
Along with the filing, Amendola asked Senior Common Pleas Court Judge John M. Cleland to order prosecutors to disclose the telephone numbers of the young men who prosecutors say Sandusky abused between 1994 and 2008, so he can determine if they had contact with each other before or during the investigation.
"In many cases, the defendant believes the accusers may have collaborated with each other in making these false accusations," the motion said.
Sandusky's lawyer offered no proof of any collaboration, nor any indication that the redacted information he sought would exonerate the coach, who has denied the charges that he molested 10 boys.
Many of the requests outlined in the filing lacked context but had just enough detail to stoke new interest in the case.
For instance, Amendola asked for information from an interview that Karen Arnold, a former Centre County assistant district attorney, gave to investigators about her office's 1998 review of allegations that Sandusky abused a boy.
The filing says Arnold had "extensive disagreements" with her boss, former District Attorney Ray Gricar, over the case, but it doesn't elaborate.
