Jerry Sandusky On 'Today' Show: The Serial Child Molester Will Reportedly Tell His Side Of The Story

Convicted serial child molester Jerry Sandusky's interview with "Today" will be broadcasted Monday.

"He'll describe in his own words what he says happened on the Penn State campus," Matt Lauer said Friday of the clips, which will be broadcast Monday.

Sandusky, 69, was sentenced in October to 30-60 years in prison for his conviction on 45 counts of child sex abuse while he was a coach with at Penn State University.

He is expected to tell his side of the story. According to NBC, Sandusky will talk about Mike McQueary and Joe Paterno.

Paterno was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions from 1966 to 2011. Following the charges made to Sandusky, he was dismissed from the team for his alleged role during the scandal. He was alleged of not doing enough when McQueary told him about an incident in which McQueary said he saw Sandusky having sex with a 10-year-old boy in the shower in 2002.

McQueary and Sandusky continued to be coaches with the football program.

John Ziegler, who, according to the Associated Press, is a documentary filmmaker working on "Framing Paterno," a defense of the late Penn State coach. Ziegler was present during the interview with Sandusky.

Ziegler told The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pa., that he would discuss portions of interviews drawn from an in-person visit, recorded telephone calls and letters.

There was not a filmed interview because recording devices are not allowed during prison visits. Telephone calls can be recorded.

Jerry Sandusky convicted for his sexual abuse to young boys over a 15-year span.

In January, Sandusky was denied a new trial.

An investigation was initiated by the Pennsylvania attorney general's office into sexual abuse allegations against Sandusky in 2008 after a student made allegations of Sandusky's sexual abuse.

"Mr. Sandusky is where he needs to be," Sue McNaughton, a Pennsylvania prison spokesperson, told the AP. "Rather than focusing on him, we wish the media would focus more on the victims and their recovery from the deeds of this individual."

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