Jerry Sandusky Gets His Penn State Pension Back, Court Rules

Jerry Sandusky will get his $4,900 a month pension back, a Pennsylvania court ruled Friday.

The Commonwealth Court Panel unanimously ruled that Sandusky’s pension should be restored following his conviction in a widely-publicized sex abuse scandal, court documents show.

The court ruling said the State Employees’ Retirement Board wrongly determined Sandusky was a Penn State employee when he sexually abused the boys. “Because we find that nothing in the record in any way establishes that Mr. Sandusky was a PSU employee when the underlying criminal acts were committed, we reverse the board’s decision,” the court ruling states.

Sandusky, a former Penn State coach at the center of the scandal, was convicted in 2012 of sexually abusing 10 boys. He served as an assistant football coach through 1999 and charges were filed against him in 2011. Sandusky’s pension was revoked when he was convicted and sentenced in 2012.

The 71-year-old is currently serving a 30 to 60 year prison sentence.

Sandusky and his wife Dottie, will also get interest back on the missed payments, the court ruled.

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