June 19 (Reuters) – The child sex abuse trial of former Penn
State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is under way in
Centre County Court of Common Pleas in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
Here is a breakdown of the 51 charges and the maximum fines
and prison time for each count.
– 11 counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, a
first-degree felony.
Maximum penalty: 20 years in prison, $25,000 fine.
– Six counts of unlawful contact with a minor, a
first-degree felony.
Maximum penalty: 20 years in prison, $25,000 fine.
– One count of aggravated indecent assault, a second-degree
felony.
Maximum penalty: 10 years in prison, $25,000 fine.
– Three counts of unlawful contact with a minor, a
third-degree felony.
Maximum penalty: seven years in prison, $15,000 fine.
– Six counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a
third-degree felony.
Maximum penalty: seven years in prison, $15,000 fine.
– Four counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a
first-degree misdemeanor.
Maximum penalty: five years in prison, $10,000 fine.
– 10 counts of corruption of minors, a first-degree
misdemeanor.
Maximum penalty: five years in prison, $10,000 fine.
– Two counts of indecent assault, a third-degree felony.
Maximum penalty: seven years in prison, $15,000 fine.
– Four counts of indecent assault, a second-degree
misdemeanor.
Maximum penalty: two years in prison, $5,000 fine.
– Three counts of indecent assault, a first-degree
misdemeanor.
Maximum penalty: five years in prison, $10,000 fine.
– One count of attempt to commit indecent assault, a
second-degree misdemeanor.
Maximum penalty: two years in prison, $5,000 fine.
Source: Pennsylvania attorney general’s website
(Reporting By Ian Simpson; Editing by Christopher Wilson)
