Jerry Sandusky's legal team has asked a court to delay a hearing related to a claim that an accuser wants to retract his allegations of sexual abuse by Sandusky. The hearing was originally set for September 8 and is part of Sandusky’s ongoing efforts to secure a new trial. A judge has scheduled a status conference for Friday to review the request. Sandusky's lawyers also indicated they want to first appeal a previous court decision that limited them to only addressing the issue of the accuser’s potential recantation, rather than other claims. Sandusky, 82, has been in prison since 2012 after being convicted of 45 counts of sexual abuse. During his trial, eight young men testified against him, and he has repeatedly attempted—but failed—to get a new trial. The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General has called the alleged recantation "highly suspect," suggesting it may not be genuine. The accuser, identified in court documents as R.R., was reportedly coached extensively by authorities. In a legal filing, R.R. stated that he was told—both directly and indirectly—that trauma might have affected his memory and that he could safely confirm details he did not fully recall. He was assured that this was a common and expected experience. Sandusky’s defense described R.R.’s allegations as being influenced by "suggestive leading questioning, prosecutorial coercion and influence, confirmatory bias, and memory manipulation," which they claim affected all the accusers. Sandusky, who was the defensive coordinator at Penn State under legendary coach Joe Paterno, was at the center of a major scandal that led to Paterno’s firing. The university paid over $100 million to individuals who claimed they were abused by Sandusky. Authorities said Sandusky found and groomed boys at The Second Mile, a charity he founded for at-risk youth. Sandusky has consistently maintained his innocence. R.R., who was 25 at the time of the trial, testified that when he was 11, Sandusky sexually abused him in the coach’s basement in 1998. According to court transcripts, Sandusky allegedly threatened him, saying he would never see his family again if he told anyone. R.R. was in foster care at the time. He also testified that Sandusky later apologized and said, "He loved me."