JUDY WOODRUFF: Was there emotion in the statements?

MARK SCOLFORO: Well, yes.

I mean, Sandusky, toward the end of his statement, his voice cracked somewhat. And the young men also seemed very emotional. I would say that the atmosphere in the courtroom was somber, as I think would be befitting a—this sort of proceeding.

JUDY WOODRUFF: And what about the judge? When it came time for him to hand down the sentence, what did he say to Sandusky?

MARK SCOLFORO: Well, he spent a lot of time discussing, yes, the technical aspects of the sentence, which was, yes, 30 to 60 years.

But he also—he made reference to a recorded statement that Sandusky—that was released yesterday on a local radio station.

The judge dismissed that as an unbelievable conspiracy theory. And he talked about the damage that this case has done to the—to individuals, the loss of innocence and to a loss of community, and that that—those factored into his thinking in crafting the sentence that he imposed.

JUDY WOODRUFF: And, as he was saying this, Sandusky was—what was Sandusky doing?

MARK SCOLFORO: Sandusky during—I mean, he was watching whoever was speaking. And when the prosecutor was talking, he was sort of—I mean, I guess he was—it would be fairly described as a smirk.

But when the young men were speaking, he was—it was more of a smile. I mean, he was engaged, but—and at one point when his own lawyer was talking, he was chewing his fingernails.

But, besides that, I wouldn't say that he was, you know, giving a lot of emotion. There wasn't a lot to read there in terms of body language.

JUDY WOODRUFF: Mark Scolforo, I read that the judge said that, as he was crafting the sentence, he kept in mind one of the victims in the shower who was seen by a janitor. Do we know any more about that?

MARK SCOLFORO: Yes.

That's—victim eight, as he's known, that's a young man who has never been identified. And he was—Sandusky was convicted of attacking him in the shower in an incident that was witnessed by a janitor. Now, the janitor wasn't able to testify because he's—I guess had, you know, just medical issues.

And so the testimony that convicted Sandusky came from the janitor's supervisor. Now, that raises some hearsay legal issues that could potentially be a matter for appellate review.

JUDY WOODRUFF: And the judge—go ahead.

MARK SCOLFORO: The judge said that he was—the way he set up the sentence is, some were consecutive, some were concurrent.

Those sentences were all concurrent. And if the charges related to victim nine are thrown out or to go away, it won't result in any effectively lower sentence for Sandusky.

JUDY WOODRUFF: I also read that the judge told Sandusky he expects him to die in prison.

But, Mark, finally, what's the reaction there in the community and around PennState?

MARK SCOLFORO: Well, you know, I think, in Central Pennsylvania in general—it's the heart of PennState country.

And I think there is a lot of concern about the effect that this case has had on Penn State as an institution, both in terms of the—you know, the football team, but also, you know, reputational, that this is something that has sort of caused repercussions for people who had nothing to do with the case or the university's handling of it.

So, I think there is some feeling that there's been an unjust tarring of the overall university, you know, in wake of these charges because of the scandal.

JUDY WOODRUFF: And what about towards Sandusky himself?

MARK SCOLFORO: Well, you know, I can't really say. I have a sense for, you know, a community thought about that. Sandusky has his supporters. They were in the courtroom today.

But, you know, certainly there's not a—you know, if there's a strong out-welling of support for Sandusky or against this prosecution, there aren't a lot of signs of that.

JUDY WOODRUFF: Mark Scolforo with the AP, with the Associated Press, thank you very much.

MARK SCOLFORO: You're welcome.