STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System informed convicted sex offender Jerry Sandusky his $59,000 annual state pension has been revoked.
The pension system determined Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach, was a state employee when he committed sex crimes against high school students identified in his trial as Victims 1 and 9, actions which fall under a state pension forfeiture statute revised in 2004 to include sex crimes against students. The revocation is effective as of Tuesday, the day Sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison, the State College, Pa., Centre Daily Times reported Thursday.
The pension board also revoked the half of Sandusky's pension, in the event of his death, that was designated to go to his wife Dottie, the newspaper said.
"We're reviewing the SERS paperwork and anticipate we will oppose the state's action to revoke Jerry's pension," said his lawyer, Joe Amendola.
Sandusky has 30 days to dispute the revocation with the State Employees' Retirement Board.
