At the beginning of trial, Sandusky faced 52 counts.

One count of unlawful contact with a minor was dropped mid-trial because the statute didn't apply at the time of the alleged encounter.

The judge threw out three counts after testimony ended: two counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and one count of aggravated indecent assault. The judge said the first two charges did not bear out what testimony revealed and the third was the same as another count.

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Q: NOW THAT SANDUSKY HAS BEEN CONVICTED, WHAT KIND OF PUNISHMENT COULD HE RECEIVE?

A: Had the jury found him guilty of all charges, the maximum possible sentence would have added up to about 500 years. Sandusky's lawyer Joseph Amendola called it a "life sentence." Sandusky went to the Centre County Correctional Facility immediately after the judge revoked his bail and ordered him jailed.

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Q: WHO WERE HIS ACCUSERS? WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON?