Sports | Jerry Sandusky Sandusky's Wife Bails Him Out of Jail She comes through with certified check after new abuse charges By Matt Cantor Posted Dec 8, 2011 2:29 PM CST Copied This Dec. 7 booking photo released by the Centre County Correctional Facility in Bellefonte, Penn., shows Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky. (AP Photo/Centre County Correctional Facility) Jerry Sandusky has been released on $250,000 bail after spending a night in prison following a new round of child abuse charges. He paid the bail using real estate holdings and a certified check from his wife, the AP reports. The new accusations prompted another 12 counts of sex abuse charges against Sandusky; the total tally is now more than 50. Read These Next Kate McKinnon shares her weird medical condition. She walked out on her gig due to JD Vance, doesn't regret it. Trump loses another legal fight to E. Jean Carroll. West Point alumni group ditches a Tom Hanks honor. Report an error