Thursday, December 6 2012 10:38 AM EST2012-12-06 15:38:41 GMT
Jerry Sandusky has appealed a decision to revoke his $59,000-a-year pension, arguing the law did not support the action by the Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System. Sandusky attorney Charles
Jerry Sandusky has appealed a decision to revoke his $59,000-a-year pension, arguing the law did not support the action by the Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -
There is controversy over Jerry Sandusky still getting a state pension after being found guilty of forty-five molestation charges.
Under Pennsylvania law, a pension can only be forfeited for "act one-forty" crimes -- like extortion and bribery.
Those crimes don't cover sexual abuse or violent crimes.
Therefore, Sandusky will still receive $59,000 a year for life.
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