Jerry Sandusky's child abuse case has shocked the US, where many hold up their college football coaches as demi-gods

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Jerry Sandusky's child abuse case has shocked the US, where many hold up their college football coaches as demi-gods

Mark Wilson

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is led into a police car in handcuffs after being convicted in his child sex abuse trial at the Centre County Courthouse in Pennsylvania on June 22. Sandusky stood accused of molesting 10 boys over a 15-year period.