Sandusky attorney denies porn accusations

STATE COLLEGE — Jerry Sandusky's attorney called new allegations that the former Penn State assistant football coach may have sent pornographic materials through the mail "unfathomable."

Sandusky, convicted in June on 45 counts of child sex abuse, is reportedly the focus of an investigation by the U.S. Postal Service, which is looking into whether he sent child pornography across state lines, CBS News said Friday.

Federal investigators are analyzing a computer seized from Sandusky, and are also attempting to confirm Sandusky mailed "seductive letters" to sexual targets, the network reported.

In an interview Friday evening with McClatchy Newspapers, Joe Amendola said the Sandusky legal team has not been notified of a postal service investigation.

"The whole concept of a porno ring, or whatever they're saying, is, we believe, ridiculous," Amendola said.

He said: "Jerry continues to maintain his innocence across the board. It's unfathomable that this could be possible, but we'll have to wait and see what they say."

Amendola said Sandusky is writing a statement that he plans to present at his sentencing hearing, which is as yet unscheduled. After Sandusky's conviction late on the night of June 22, Senior Judge John Cleland said sentencing would occur within 90 days.

After sentencing, Sandusky's legal team could begin to pursue any appeals, Amendola said.

Sandusky is currently housed in the Centre County, Pa., prison.

"Jerry is preparing an elaborate explanation of his side of the case which he believes will exonerate him of the charges of which he was convicted," Amendola said.

CBS reported that the pornography investigation is under the direction of U.S. postal inspectors in Harrisburg, Pa., and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Amendola last week described Sandusky as "extremely distraught" over NCAA sanctions against Penn State that resulted from the Louis Freeh report.

The report, commissioned by Penn State, said university officials, including former President Graham Spanier and the late Joe Paterno, covered up allegations of child abuse by Sandusky.

Sandusky was convicted of abusing 10 boys beginning in 1998. Some of the incidents occurred on the Penn State campus.