
Jerry Sandusky was put behind bars Wednesday after being charged with 12 additional counts of child sexual abuse.
The new charges stem from the testimonies of two more men — both affiliated with The Second Mile — who came forward, saying former assistant football coach Sandusky sexually abused them.
Sandusky was escorted out of his home in handcuffs Wednesday afternoon and was transported to his arraignment while wearing a Penn State wrestling tracksuit.
He was arraigned at Magisterial District Judge Daniel Hoffman’s office, under Judge Robert Scott, a senior judge from Westmoreland County, who is presiding over the case.
The prosecution asked Scott to set bail at $1 million, citing that Sandusky has been in contact with the boy labeled “Victim 9” in the new grand jury presentment. After Sandusky’s lawyer, Joe Amendola, disputed the request, Scott set bail at $250,000.
In addition to the straight bail, Sandusky is required to wear an electronic monitoring device and may not step foot on Penn State property.
Scott also said Sandusky should not have unsupervised contact with minors and cannot contact any of the witnesses or individuals he is charged with abusing.
The use of the electronic monitoring device is similar to being on house arrest, Amendola said after the arraignment.
Sandusky was unable to post the $250,000 bail, and was subsequently processed at the Centre County Correctional Facility.
Scott said during the arraignment that Sandusky can post bail through cash, property or a bondsman. Officials at the Centre County Courthouse confirmed Amendola inquired about posting property to pay for the bail following the arraignment.
No such bail was posted, as of press time Wednesday.
Amendola said a plan is in place to post bail, because additional charges against Sandusky were anticipated by defense.
Sandusky is charged with four counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and two counts of unlawful contact with a minor, both first-degree felonies punishable by up to 20 years in prison each.
He is also charged with one count of indecent assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of children, both third-degree felonies, each punishable by up to seven years in prison.
Sandusky is also charged with one count of indecent assault and two counts of corruption of minors, which are both first-degree misdemeanors, each punishable by up to five years in prison.
These charges were brought in addition to the 40 counts on seven charges of sexual abuse that were filed against Sandusky on Nov. 5.