Fourteen years after testifying against Jerry Sandusky in the 2012 trial, one of the accusers is expected to return to a Centre County Courtroom in September to take back his allegations.

According to court documents obtained by Onward State, Victim 10 — now known to be Ryan Rittmeyer — has recanted his testimony against the former Penn State football assistant coach in an affidavit from 2025.

Rittmeyer and Sandusky met through the Second Mile Program, the youth organization Sandusky founded, in 1997.

During the 2012 trial, Rittmeyer testified that he had multiple nonconsensual sexual encounters with Sandusky starting before a football game in the fall of 1997.

Rittmeyer said during his testimony that on one occasion Sandusky wrestled him to the ground, pinned him, and then pulled down his pants to perform oral sex. He also recalled a time when the two were in a pool, and Sandusky slipped his hand under Rittmeyer’s swim trunks.

Rittmeyer and Penn State settled on a $5.5 million civil settlement after the trial.

However, in a document dated June 30, 2025, Rittmeyer claimed he had no “clear or certain” memory of Sandusky sexually abusing him when he was first interviewed by the Pennsylvania State Police. He said that when investigations began, investigators told him his role was “critical to stopping a predator.”

Rittmeyer said investigators questioned him multiple times about his experience with Sandusky and encouraged him to reconsider his recollection of interactions. Rittmeyer said he was told that trauma could cause fragmented memories.

“They emphasized that other alleged victims were reluctant to come forward and repeatedly encouraged me to believe that Mr. Sandusky had molested me,” Rittmeyer said in the affidavit.

He also claimed the investigation process affected what he believed had happened and that his false testimony wasn’t “willfully false, but induced.”

Sandusky, now 82, was convicted in June 2012 on 45 counts, including the sexual abuse of 10 boys. The former Penn State coach received 30 to 60 years in prison, though he continues to claim his innocence.

One of the lead prosecutors on the Sandusky case, former chief deputy attorney general Frank Fina, will also testify at the September 8 hearing, according to court documents filed on August 24.

Fina will talk about his interactions with Rittmeyer, including interviews and preparation sessions for Rittmeyer’s testimony.

Sandusky has made repeated attempts to overturn his convictions since 2012, including a series of evidentiary hearings in 2016 and 2017, but the tries have fallen short.