In a letter written a little before Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to 30-years in prison on 45 counts of child molestation, wife Dottie Sandusky told Judge John Cleland "Jerry is not the monster everyone is making him out to be," as reported by the Washington Post.
Dottie remained adamant that her husband of 46 years was innocent and is not guilty of the crimes he has been accused of, "It is with a heavy heart I write this to you. I have known Jerry for 47 years and he has always been truthful with me, even if it hurt. He is a very up front man and a man of very high morals. Jerry always put others before himself and always wanted to make each person feel special no matter who they were. Like all of us he has his faults, one is he cares so much for people always wanting them to reach their potential. Therefore he pushes them hard. One 42 year old man who was in the Second Mile stopped by the other day and told me how thankful he is to Jerry for pushing him to be the best he could be. He said, "What I learned from Jerry has made me a better husband and father," as reported on www.nbcphiladelphia.com.
Dottie also wrote about her adopted son, Matt, who claimed that he too was abused by the former Penn State University assistant football - his father. About Matt she said, "As far as our son Matt goes, people need to know what kind of person he is. We have forgiven him many times for all he has done to our family thinking that he was changing his life, but he would always go back to his stealing and lies. He has been diagnosing with Bipolar, but he refuses to take his medicine. He has had many run-ins with the law and stolen money and items from our family. We still love him and want the best for him, but because of his actions we cannot express this to him," as reported by NBC.
Sandusky was sentenced to between 30 to 60 years in prison on October 9 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. 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.
Sandusky defense attorney, Joe Amendola says that an appeal will be filed with the next few days.
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