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In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, Jerry Sandusky speaks to the media at the Centre County Courthouse after a bail conditions hearing in Bellefonte, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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Sandusky guilty on 45 of 48 counts
Updated: Friday, 22 Jun 2012, 10:44 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 22 Jun 2012, 9:42 PM EDT
BELLEFONTE, Pa (AP) - UPDATE: Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been convicted of 45 counts at his child sex abuse trial.
Jurors announced the verdict Friday after weighing 48 charges accusing him of abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period.
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A court official says the jury in Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse trial has reached a verdict.
The 68-year-old former Penn State assistant football coach is fighting 48 counts that accuse him of abusing 10 boys over 15 years. He could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted of all counts.
The jury is expected to announce the verdict after 9:45 p.m.
The panel heard from eight accusers who say Sandusky molested them. They also heard about two other alleged victims whose identities remain unknown to investigators.
Prosecutors say Sandusky found victims through his charity for at-risk children, The Second Mile. They say he gave them gifts and took them on trips as he groped them or forced them into sex.
Defense attorneys say accusers are out for money and that investigators inappropriately shared details among witnesses.
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