Sandusky's Wife Pens Letter to Judge Claiming Former Coach's Innocence

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Sandusky's Wife Pens Letter to Judge Claiming Former Coach's Innocence

October 11, 2012 Updated Oct 11, 2012 at 9:48 AM PDT

The Common Pleas Court in McKean County, Pa., has released a letter that Dottie Sandusky wrote to Judge John Cleland after her husband, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, was convicted on 45 counts of child sex abuse and before he was sentenced to 30 to 60 years for those crimes.

Dottie Sandusky attended the sentencing Tuesday for her husband, who was defensive coordinator and for many years the presumed heir-apparent to legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. The case shook the university, resulting in the firing of Paterno and the departure of the president and other officials.

An excerpt from the letter reads: "I never saw him doing anything inappropriate to any child, if I had, as a Mother and Grandmother I would have taken action. Jerry is not the monster everyone is making him out to be."

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