LOS ANGELES – The father of the man O.J. Simpson was accused of murdering along with his ex-wife says he's pleased that the one-time football hero could end up spending the rest of his life in jail.

Fred Goldman, the father of Ronald Goldman, told CNN Saturday that his family is “thrilled to see the potential that he could serve the rest of his life in jail where the scumbag belongs.”

Simpson was convicted late Friday on a dozen charges related to the armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room last year.

He was taken into custody shortly after the charges were read against him and is due to be sentenced on Dec. 5.

The verdict came 13 years to the day after Simpson was cleared of murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, her friend.