Former Penn State football defensive coordinator and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky will be re-sentenced by the lower courts, according to a release from the Pennsylvania Superior Court.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court also upheld the lower court's position to deny Sandusky's appeal for a new trial.

In 2012, Sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison by a senior judge. His sentencing was vacated by the Superior Court and remanded to the lower courts. Sandusky had challenged the legality of sentencing by the Superior Court as he argued the mandatory minimum sentencing was illegal. The Superior Court agreed with his position.

Sandusky's lawyer, Al Lindsay, said Sandusky plans to seek a new trial from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and later from federal court.

In June 2012, a jury found Sandusky guilty of 45 counts of sexual abuse after it was discovered he molested children for decades through his charity, The Second Mile.