Former Penn State University assistant football coach, Jerry Sandusky, was sentenced to between 30 to 60 years in prison in the child sex-abuse case in which the 68-year-old was convicted of abusing 10 young boys over the span of 15 years.
At the sentencing, Judge John Cleland, said that Sandusky would be in jail "for the rest of your life," he went on to add "The crime is not only what you did to their bodies but to their psyches and their souls and the assault to the well-being of the larger community in which we all live," as reported by NBC News.
Prior to the sentencing, many legal analysts speculated that Sandusky could receive up to 400 years in prison. Sandusky was convicted on 45 out of 48 counts of child sex abuse, among the 45 counts; ten had a minimum sentence of ten years.
Joe Amendola, attorney of Sandusky, said that he was filing for appeal within the next ten days.
Sandusky addressed the court, still reiterating his innocence. "I didn't do these alleged disgusting acts," he said, adding that he had hope in my heart for a brighter day, not knowing when that day will come," as reported by NBC News.
Four of the victims also addressed the court, one said, "I have tried to think of the words to describe how Jerry Sandusky has impacted my life. There are no words adequate to express the pain and misery he has inflicted in the past, present and future," as reported on NBC.
In May, a jury of seven women and five men found Sandusky guilty of 45 out of the 48 counts against him for sexual abuse of ten young boys over a span of 15 years.
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