Jerry Sandusky gets 30 to 60 years in prison

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, 68, arrives for sentencing at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., on Oct. 9, 2012. Sansdusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison after having been convicted of 45 counts of sex abuse on on June 22, 2012. The accusations of abuse, revealed in November 2011, sent shock waves through the college campus known as Happy Valley and led to the firing of Penn State's beloved Hall of Fame coach, Joe Paterno. On Oct. 21, 2012, Sandusky was sent to Greene State Prison to serve his sentence. Prison officials said he will be housed in protective custody.

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a sentencing hearing on Oct. 9, 2012, in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky was convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys in a scandal that rocked the university and brought down Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno

Dottie Sandusky (left) the wife of Jerry Sandusky, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for her husband's sentencing hearing on Oct. 9, 2012, in Bellefonte, Pa.

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky (left) arrives for sentencing on child sex abuse charges at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., on Oct. 9, 2012

AP Photo/Centre County Correctional Facility

Booking photo of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, released on June 23, 2012, by the Centre County Correctional Facility in Bellefonte, Pa.

Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after being found guilty in his sexual abuse trial, June 22, 2012, in Bellefonte, Pa.

Courtroom scene as Sandusky was read guilty verdicts

Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after being found guilty in his sexual abuse trial, June 22, 2012, in Bellefonte, Pa.

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after the first day of his trial in Bellefonte, Pa., Monday, June 11, 2012. He was accused of 48 counts of child sexual abuse involving 10 boys over a period of 15 years.

Senior Judge John Cleland leaves the first day of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse trial on Monday, June 11, 2012, at the Centre County Courthouse, in Bellefonte, Pa.

Prosecutor Joseph E. McGettigan III after the first day of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse trial on Monday, June 11, 2012, at the Centre County Courthouse, in Bellefonte, Pa.

Nabil K. Mark,AP Photo/Centre Daily Times

Joe Amendola, attorney for former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, arrives for the second day of Sandusky's trial at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Tuesday, June 12, 2012.

Penn State University assistant football coach Mike McQueary arrives at the Centre County Courthouse to testify in the child sexual abuse trial of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky in Bellefonte, Pa., Tuesday, June 12, 2012.

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives for the second day his trial at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Tuesday, June 12, 2012.

This Dec. 28, 1999 file photo shows Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky being carried by players Rick Bolinsky (92) and Jason Wallace (88) after the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.

Former Penn State football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, center, arrives in handcuffs at the office of Centre County Magisterial District Judge Leslie A. Dutchcot while being escorted by Pennsylvania State Police and Attorney General's Office officials on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, in State College, Pa.

This Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 photo provided by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General shows former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky.

Sandusky was arrested Saturday on charges that he preyed on boys he met through The Second Mile, a charity he founded for at-risk youths. The charity said in a statement Sunday that Sandusky has had no involvement with The Second Mile programs involving children since 2008. That is the time when Sandusky told the foundation that he was being investigated on child-sex allegations.

Former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky, center, arrives in handcuffs at the office of Centre County Magisterial District Judge Leslie A. Dutchcot while being escorted by Pennsylvania State Police and Attorney General's Office officials on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, in State College, Pa.

In this photo provided by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky, center, is placed in a police car in Bellefonte, Pa. to be taken to the office of a Centre County Magisterial District judge on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011.

Former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky sits in a car as he leaves the office of Centre County Magisterial District Judge Leslie A. Dutchcot on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, in State College, Pa.

This undated photo provided by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General shows Gary Schultz. Schultz, Penn State vice president for finance and business.

This undated photo provided by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General shows Penn State athletic director Tim Curley.