After nine days of arguments and testimonies, about 21 hours of deliberations and months of court filings and arguments in the case, former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was found guilty of 45 of the 48 counts of sexual abuse against him Friday night.

The former assistant football coach was found guilty on all but three counts: count 7, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse in connection with the person referred to as “Victim 2”; count 24, indecent assault in connection with the person referred to as “Victim 5”; and count 28, indecent assault in connection with the person referred to as “Victim 6.”

After the verdict was read, the key attorneys in the case spoke outside of the courthouse about their opinions on the case – Amendola said he wasn’t surprised by the verdict. Lead prosecutor Joe McGettigan said he was “gratified” with the outcome of the case.

Sandusky entered the courtroom to hear the verdict with his two attorneys at 9:50 Friday night. The jury entered the room and began reading the verdict at 9:55 p.m. Juror number four, a man, was the chairman of the jury who led the proceedings and read the verdict.

Over eight days, jurors heard more than 50 witnesses – including eight of the men who said Sandusky sexually abused them after meeting them through his charity, The Second Mile. Sandusky founded The Second Mile in 1977 to help underprivileged children.

Sandusky stood with his attorneys as the verdict was read, but did not show much facial expression. His family members, including his wife, somberly looked on as Sandusky was read his fate.

One of the men who was abused by Sandusky sat in tears with his family after jurors delivered the sentence.

As the sheriff took Sandusky out of the courtroom, the former coach shook hands with Amendola and left. He was led out the back of the Centre County Courthouse in handcuffs.

Sandusky’s bail was revoked and he was taken immediately to the Centre County Correctional Facility. Sentencing will occur in about 90 days, the judge said.

As Senior Judge John Cleland said court was adjourned, the electronic communication ban in the courtroom was lifted and media members hurriedly tweeted about the verdict and sent their updates, while others rushed outside to file or broadcast their stories.

Cheers could also be heard outside of the courthouse when Sandusky was found guilty.

Sandusky maintained his innocence on all of the charges through his trial through various interviews and through his attorneys. He did not testify during the proceedings.

After Sandusky was arrested in November, several notable Penn State employees faced criminal charges or lost their jobs after coming under public scrutiny for their handling of reports involving Sandusky more than a decade ago.

Former Athletic Director Tim Curley and former Interim Senior Vice President for Finance and Business Gary Schultz are charged with perjury and failure to report suspected abuse in connection with the Sandusky case. Prosecutors said the men lied about their knowledge of a 2001 report involving Sandusky and a boy, referred to as “Victim 2,” in the Lasch Football Building and didn’t alert the proper authorities about the situation.

Several days after Sandusky was first charged, the Board of Trustees also removed late former head football coach Joe Paterno and former Penn State President Graham Spanier from their positions.

Going into the trial, Sandusky was charged with 52 counts of sexual abuse, but that number decreased to 48 by the time jury deliberation began. During the trial, Cleland dismissed three of the charges against Sandusky and prosecutors withdrew one charge — unlawful contact with a minor – sexual offenses, according to court documents — because of the dates provided in the testimony of the person referred to as “Victim 7.”

Sandusky was first arraigned Nov. 5 and charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse involving eight boys. On Dec. 7 he was arraigned again and charged with an additional 12 counts of child sex abuse, after two additional individuals came forward saying Sandusky abused them.