Interesting point about the timing after Sandusky's appeal. However, I'm pretty sure this is not new.
A man with a strikingly similar story talked to CNN/Ganim in December 2014 about this. The story referred to him as "Victim X". He is one of the few victims that refused to settle with PSU. Victims 6 & 9 from the trial, and "Victim D.F." with allegations in 2008-2009, are the only others I'm aware of that did not settle along with the other 26 individuals who did settle in October 2013. (Since then, V9 entered settlement negotiations the day after the board's April 9, 2015 meeting. The V6 lawsuit against PSU is ongoing as of two weeks ago. Victim D.F. filed suit against PSU in August 2014 although I'm uncertain of the status.)
http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/05/justice/jerry-sandusky-new-case/index.html
From the end of the article:
Renee Martin, a spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, told CNN that while the statute of limitations may have run out in Victim X's case, the office is "talking to the victim's attorney and the district attorney and working through the issues together because of the importance of the case."
More than 30 victims in total have come forward, although 10 cases were tried. Most of the victims have settled with Penn State, but a few have refused to settle and Victim X is one of them. He and his family said they didn't feel Penn State's settlement offer was fair, given the fact that three university officials have been charged with knowing about abuse in 1998 and in 2001, and not doing enough to stop it.
The man and his family said that if Sandusky's crimes had been properly reported earlier, his abuse would have been discovered far sooner, and his case would have fallen within the civil statute of limitations. Now, 26 years later, it does not, and they are in a weaker bargaining position for a monetary settlement. They are also upset that no official from Penn State ever attended a meeting with them or apologized. Ken Feinberg, who was hired on the university's behalf to settle with victims, was the only person to meet with the family.
University officials declined to comment on Victim X's case.
"The main point for me is coming forward and learning how to live with it on a day-to-day basis," he said. "I don't want to hide anything.