BELLEFONTE - Jerry Sandusky lost a major round in his bid to win a new trial on the child sex abuse charges that, six years ago, rocked Penn State, the college football world and, in some ways, the nation.

Jefferson County Judge John Foradora dismissed in its entirety a set of far-ranging appeals brought by the former Penn State football assistant's defense team that, in essence, distilled to the argument that his original trial was not fair.

Foradora, was named to the case earlier this year, after the original trial judge, John Cleland of McKean County, recused himself because of one of those claims.

The immediate effect of the ruling is that Sandusky's conviction for the sexual abuse of 10 boys between 1994 and 2008 stands, along with his 30-year minimum state prison term.

But the likelihood is that Sandusky, now 73, will seek a further review of his claims - known technically as post-conviction relief act arguments - in Pennsylvania's Superior Court.