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The defense began presenting its case in the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse trial Monday as it called three witnesses to the stand, but it remains unclear if Sandusky himself would testify.

Eight young men who said they were molested by Jerry Sandusky told unforgettable stories about a man who called himself "The Great Pretender."

In what is becoming a theme, three more men described Wednesday how they received gifts, attention and even declarations of love from former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, who would later force inappropriate sexual contact on them.

The young man identified in court documents as “Victim 1” sobbed in court Tuesday as he testified that Jerry Sandusky sexually assaulted him multiple times in the basement of Sandusky’s home.

The first witness called in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse trial testified on Monday that the former Penn State assistant football coach treated him like "his girlfriend" when he was a young teenager, showering together and engaging in oral sex.

After a fast-paced first day, jury selection resumed Wednesday in the child sex abuse trial of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Prosecutors have obtained multiple incriminating and “bizarre” letters that former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky allegedly wrote to one of his accusers in his sexual abuse trial, a source familiar with the evidence tells NBC News.

The sexual abuse trial of US football coach Jerry Sandusky is set to begin, as a judge rules accusers cannot use pseudonyms when they take the stand.

The trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, charged with 52 counts of child sex abuse, will begin next week in Pennsylvania as scheduled, the presiding judge ruled Wednesday.

The child-sex-abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been rescheduled for early June.