Jerry Sandusky Appeal Denied: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Will Not Review 45-Count Conviction

The highest court in the state of Pennsylvania has refused to hear Jerry Sandusky's appeal of his conviction on 45 counts of child molestation.

According to the Associated Press, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court responded to the appeal in no more than one sentence. Sandusky asked the court to review his good character aside from the victims' accusations, the timing of all the victims' confessions, his decision not to testify and how prosecutors used it against him.

Norris Gelman, Sandusky's attorney, told the AP he is certain his client will be filing a new appeal as soon as possible. Currently serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence, the 70-year-old former Penn State assistant football coach could even see his case wind up in federal court.

"Protecting Pennsylvania's children is one of my top priorities, and I remain committed to seeking justice for all victims of sexual abuse," Attorney General Kathleen Kane told the AP.

Sandusky and his wife Dottie are lonely voices who have maintained the former assistant coach's innocence, continually questioning the victims' motives and timing. She told the AP last week her husband had never made a big deal about the situation until his arrest. She said she never fully comprehended what was happening until the jury passed down the 45-count guilty verdict.

"Jerry said when it first started it was really nothing," said Dottie Sandusky. "I know who he is, and I know what he is, and people need to look into some of the other situations."

Penn State University has already settled with each victim out of court and paid about $60 million in total to 26 different people affected. The football team has even seen some of its sanctions handed down from the NCAA lessened. There are still two seasons left on the four-year bowl ban, which could be shortened, but the team will regain some scholarships earlier than previously ruled.

Sandusky will more than likely exhaust his legal options until there are no more for him, but at 70, his sentence is effectively for life.

"Hopefully this will, once and for all, put to bed any lingering hopes that Jerry will have his sentence reversed, his convictions reversed," Michael Boni, an attorney representing multiple victims, told the AP. "It's a happy day for the victims."