BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky asked a judge on Thursday to overturn his child sexual abuse convictions and grant him a new trial, saying his lawyers lacked sufficient time to prepare and the statute of limitations for some charges had expired.
Sandusky was sentenced two weeks ago to 30 to 60 years in prison after being convicted of abusing 10 boys, some on Penn State's campus. The scandal tarnished the reputation of one of the country's most revered college sports programs and led to accusations that top university officials concerned about the school's image looked the other way for years while Sandusky abused his victims.
Sandusky remains in jail, awaiting a transfer to a state prison to serve time for 45 criminal counts. Eight young men testified against him in June, describing a range of abuse they said included fondling and oral and anal sex when they were boys.
Sandusky has consistently maintained his innocence, and his attorneys have repeatedly said they felt they were rushed to trial and overwhelmed by a mountain of documents prosecutors turned over between his arrest in November and his trial in June.
A spokesman for the attorney general's office said the latest filing was under review.
Also Thursday, People magazine said an accuser identified in court papers as Victim 1, whose claims of being abused by Sandusky began the investigation against him, gave an interview in which he spoke out publicly by name for the first time.
Aaron Fisher, 18, told the magazine he decided to come forward with a book to tell other victims it's better to tell people about abuse than remain silent. Fisher, who's expected to appear on ABC on Friday, said he and Sandusky's other victims "had a very long battle to see justice done."
Sandusky, 68, built a national reputation while serving under head coach Joe Paterno, including two national championships. That image was shattered last year by his arrest, and Paterno was dismissed. Paterno died of lung cancer early this year.
Two Penn State administrators were charged as a result of the investigation into the Sandusky allegations, accused of lying to the grand jury that investigated Sandusky and not reporting suspected child abuse to the proper authorities. Those two officials, athletic director Tim Curley, who is on administrative leave, and retired vice-president Gary Schultz, await trial in January and maintain their innocence.
