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sandusky was sentenced ... ( associated press ) former penn state university assistant football coach jerry sandusky , center , is taken from the centre county courthouse by centre county sheriff denny nau , left , and a deputy , after being sentenced in ... ( associated press ) the state employees ' retirement system notified sandusky by letter that his crimes triggered forfeiture of his pension .
in letters to the judge who would sentence the former coach , the sanduskys portrayed themselves as virtuous victims of a vast conspiracy .
victims angrily confront sandusky at sentencing just watched sandusky victim : ' i do not forgive you ' replay more videos ... must watch sandusky victim : ' i do not forgive you ' 03:55 just watched was sandusky 's sentence harsh enough ?
pennsylvania 's pension forfeiture story highlights in letters to judge , sanduskys portray themselves as virtuous victims the letters all but guaranteed a maximum punishment , legal observers say " sentencing is a time to ask for mercy , not to attack others , " one expert says adopted sandusky son disappointed by his parents ' smearing of his character , lawyers say when all was said and done , jerry and dottie sandusky did not ask the judge for mercy .
the retirement system told sandusky he will no longer receive his $ 4,908 monthly annuity and informed his wife , dottie , she is no longer entitled to a survivor 's benefit .
they blamed powerful , image - conscious forces at penn state university , lying cops , ambitious prosecutors and a scandal - hungry news media .
they did not try to extol jerry 's virtues , list good deeds or express regret .
former penn state university assistant football coach jerry sandusky is driven from the centre county courthouse after being sentenced in bellefonte , pa. , tuesday , oct. 9 , 2012 .