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 President Trump accuses six Democrats of 'seditious behavior.' Driver kills 3, then asks, 'Why should I apologize?' Trump threatens to fire his 'voice of reason.' A Canadian man just lost a whole of cash found by cops in his rental. Report an error