Convicted child abuser Gerald Sandusky and his homeowners' insurer, State Farm, settled a lawsuit brought by the insurer to have a judge declare the company has no obligation to defend the former Penn State University assistant football coach.

Sandusky had looked to his State Farm homeowners' policy for defense and indemnity costs related to his criminal trial and a civil lawsuit filed against him.

According to court records, U.S. District Court Judge Yvette Kane in the Middle District of Pennsylvania dismissed the suit after Sandusky and State Farm filed a consent motion to dismiss the case. The consent order is signed by Sandusky and his wife, Dorothy.

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