By Adam S. Levy - Breaking Celebrity News Staff Writer

It's everybody else's fault, according Jerry and Dottie Sandusky.

The convicted child molester and his wife, in just-released letters written to Judge John Cleland, prior to him handing down his sentence, claim the 10 victims who stepped forward were merely pawns in a grand conspiracy perpetuated by a crooked consortium of lying law enforcers, fame-hungry prosecutors, Penn State power-brokers and the ravenous media.

"In my heart I know I did not do these disgusting acts," he wrote in a letter sent to the judge. "However, I didn't tell the jury. Our son changed our plans when he switched sides."

The couple's letters were mentioned in court at Tuesday’s sentencing, but they were not read aloud.

Once a vaunted figure in the world of college football, the convicted pedophile says in the letter that his accusers were essentially damaged goods, having come from broken homes where their values were skewed at a young age.

"Nobody mentioned the impact of abandonment, neglect, abuse, insecurity