Sandusky's Wife Bails Him Out of Jail

She comes through with certified check after new abuse charges
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 8, 2011 2:29 PM CST
Former Penn State Coach Jerry Sandusky Out on Bail in Sex Abuse Case
This Dec. 7 booking photo released by the Centre County Correctional Facility in Bellefonte, Penn., shows Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky.   (AP Photo/Centre County Correctional Facility)

Jerry Sandusky has been released on $250,000 bail after spending a night in prison following a new round of child abuse charges. He paid the bail using real estate holdings and a certified check from his wife, the AP reports. The new accusations prompted another 12 counts of sex abuse charges against Sandusky; the total tally is now more than 50. (More Jerry Sandusky stories.)

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