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 The world says its final goodbye to Dawson Leery. Nancy Guthrie's camera footage raises an ancillary question: how? Police have a name, but no motive in Canada mass shooting. Trump no longer has to worry about Gallup approval polls. Report an error