Jerry Sandusky Scandal, 'TODAY': NBC to Air Exclusive Jailhouse Interview with Former Penn State Football Coach Monday, Guilty on 45 Counts Child Sex Abuse

Former Penn State University assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky was sentenced in October to 30- 60-years in prison for sexually abusing 10 boys he met over 15 years of charity work for troubled children. On Monday, NBC's "Today" will feature an exclusive interview with the convicted sex offender, from his jail. This is the first appearance on television in the 9 months after his conviction. He will give his account of the incidents leading to his imprisonment as well as some reflection on working with the late Joe Paterno. Sandusky could have faced as long as 400 years for his convictions of 45 counts of child sexual abuse.

According to the Huffington Post, NBC also states that Sandusky will talk about Mike McQueary, "a then-graduate assistant who told Paterno in 2001 he had seen Sandusky showering with a young boy in a football locker room." These days, McQueary is battling Penn State by attempting to file a defamation and whistleblower lawsuit against the university.

Mstarz covered the Sandusky trial and sentencing back in October of 2012. Here is an excerpt:

Under Judge John Cleland, communication within the courtroom would not be available until it was over. Further details from the judgment were only available after sentencing, which was the same as when Sandusky was under trial.

Details of what they said weren't immediately available. The hearing was still under way, and under the same rules he imposed during trial, Judge John Cleland was allowing no communication from the courtroom until after it has concluded.

According to NBC 10, Sandusky's lead attorney, Joe Amendola planned on making a statement, but said he wasn't sure if he would be able to since Sandusky released an audio statement declaring his innocence and blamed police, media, and university administrators. In the three minute statement Sandusky said, "They could treat me as a monster, but they can't take away my heart. In my heart, I know I did not do these alleged disgusting acts."

The outcome of the sexual abuse case has tarnished the university's head coach, Joe Paterno's revered image. Paterno who died earlier this year, was involved in damaging Penn State University's football program. The university was fined $60 million by the NCAA, and was stripped of 111 victories under head coach, Paterno back from 1998.