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No plea talks for Sandusky on eve of hearing: lawyer

The Associated Press Published Monday, December 12, 2011 12:09PM EST Last Updated Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:50AM EDT

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, right, leaves the office of Centre County District Justice Daniel A. Hoffman under escort by Pennsylvania State Police and Attorney General's Office officials in Bellefonte, Pa., on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2011. (The Patriot-News / Andy Colwell)

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PHILADELPHIA - A lawyer says no plea talks are under way on the eve of Tuesday's preliminary hearing in the child sex abuse case that has rocked the U.S. college football world.

Jerry Sandusky's lawyer, Joe Amendola, tells The Associated Press that the former Penn State assistant coach isn't negotiating a plea. Sandusky is charged with more than 50 counts of child sex abuse involving 10 boys he met through the children's charity he founded.

Amendola says Sandusky is eager to hear from the accusers at Tuesday's hearing to consider evidence in the case.

The 67-year-old Sandusky was once the heir apparent to the winningest coach in major college football, Joe Paterno. The scandal has cost Paterno his job.