( CNN ) -- Jerry Sandusky will probably be incarcerated for the rest of his life for child sex abuse convictions , but the former Penn State assistant football coach is making sure he has his say outside the prison walls . Documentary filmmaker John Ziegler interviewed Sandusky , 68 , for a project he calls `` The Framing of Joe Paterno . '' On Monday , NBC 's `` Today '' show aired a portion of a phone conversation between the two men . In the broadcast excerpts , Sandusky questioned the credibility of prosecution witness Mike McQueary , another former Penn State assistant coach , who testified that he walked in on Sandusky raping a child in the showers at a school facility . `` I think there 's a lot of things that transpired . I think these investigators , the way they went about business , you know , his story changed a lot . I think he said some things , and then it escalated on him , '' Sandusky said . `` I do n't understand how anybody would have walked into that locker room from where he was and heard sounds associated that was sex going on . ( laughter ) You know , like he said that could 've been , I mean , there was ... that would have been the last thing I would have thought about . I would 've thought maybe fooling around or something like that . ( laughter ) '' Sandusky also discussed what Joe Paterno , the legendary Penn State head coach who was forced out as a result of the scandal , knew -- or did n't know . Paterno family : Freeh report 'factually wrong ' `` If he absolutely thought I was ( a pedophile ) , I 'd say no . If he had a suspicion , I do n't know the answer to that , '' Sandusky said . Ziegler wrote an open letter to the media on Sunday , and said on the `` Today '' show that `` the media , in this particular case , has an agenda . They do n't want to hear what the truth is . This has been a rush to judgment from the very beginning . '' `` Jerry Sandusky had his day in court . Joe Paterno never did . I am trying to get Joe Paterno , effectively , his day in court , '' Ziegler said , later adding , `` This is all about Joe Paterno 's alleged culpability , which I do n't believe the facts back up . I think he was railroaded . '' Both Penn State and the Paterno family lambasted Sandusky and the release of his audio . `` Jerry Sandusky 's statements today continue to open wounds for his victims , and the victims of child sexual abuse everywhere . We have tremendous respect for the men who came forward to tell their stories publicly , '' said Penn State spokesman David La Torre . 'The Sandusky 8 ' describe seduction , molestation and betrayal . And Paterno family attorney Wick Sollers released a statement saying , `` The release of the audio recording of Jerry Sandusky is a sad and unfortunate development . Sandusky had the opportunity to speak , under oath , during his trial and he chose not to do so . Releasing a recording at this time , nearly a year after he was found guilty on 45 counts , is transparently self-serving and yet another insult to the victims and anyone who cares about the truth in this tragic story . `` The Paterno family would prefer to remain silent on this matter , but they feel it is important to make it clear that they had no role in obtaining or releasing this recording . Moreover , they believe that any attempt to use this recording as a defense of Joe Paterno is misguided and inappropriate . I encourage anyone who wants to understand the facts of this case to go to Paterno.com and read the reports of former Attorney General Dick Thornburgh , former FBI profiler , James Clemente , noted pedophilia expert , Dr. Fred Berlin and the King and Spalding legal team . `` From the beginning , the family has been committed to due process and a careful , objective examination of the facts . This is the path they will continue to follow . '' Sandusky was sentenced in October to 30 to 60 years in prison for abusing 10 boys during a 15-year period . On February 21 , he filed an appeal against his conviction and sentence with the Pennsylvania Superior Court , according to court records . Letters by Sandusky , wife blame everyone else . CNN 's Sara Ganim and Susan Candiotti contributed to this report .
NBC 's `` Today '' show airs audio excerpts of an interview with Jerry Sandusky in prison . The former Penn State assistant football coach raps prosecution witness Mike McQueary . Sandusky says he 's not sure if head coach Joe Paterno suspected he was a pedophile . The filmmaker says he 's trying to give Paterno `` his day in court '' after `` he was railroaded ''