
Jerry Sandusky was found guilty tonight of
child molestation, and will almost certainly spend the rest of his
life in prison.
The former
Penn State assistant
football coach was found guilty of 45 of the 48 counts involving 10 boys over a 15 year period.
The
jury reached the verdict after deliberating a little more than 20
hours. The judge didn't want to wait until Monday so he had the verdict
read at 10 PM ET.
68-year-old Sandusky showed little emotion as the
verdicts were read.
He was sent immediately to
county jail, where he will await formal sentencing, probably in about 3 months.
8
victims took the stand to testify against Sandusky -- often in graphic
detail -- describing how the former PSU coach abused them, from
inappropriate touching and group showering, to forced oral and anal sex.
Other witnesses described accounts pertaining to the remaining two
victims.
Sandusky did not take the stand in his own defense.
Sandusky's lawyers insinuated the witnesses were financially motivated -- but the defense fell flat.
Sandusky
met many of the children he abused through his Second Mile children's
charity ... which Sandusky claimed he founded to help underprivileged
boys.
PSU football coaching icon
Joe Paterno was
fired after the scandal for not taking enough action following a 2001
report that Sandusky had molested a child in the PSU showers. Paterno
died shortly after from lung cancer.