Reporters work on the front lawn of the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Monday, June 4, 2012, a day before the start of the child sexual abuse trial of former Penn State college football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Reporters work on the front lawn of the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Monday, June 4, 2012, a day before the start of the child sexual abuse trial of former Penn State college football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
FILE - This April 5, 2012 file photo shows Jerry Sandusky arriving at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky, facing trial next week on charges he sexually abused 10 boys, on Thursday asked a state appeals court to review his case and to delay the criminal proceedings against him. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Television satellite trucks set up outside the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Monday, June 4, 2012, in preparation for the start of the child sexual abuse trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach charged with sexually abusing boys, speaks to the media at the Centre County Courthouse after a bail conditions hearing in Bellefonte, Pa. Alleged victims of Sandusky will not be allowed to avoid disclosure of their names by testifying under pseudonyms, and tweets or other electronic communications by reporters will not be permitted during the trial, the judge ruled Monday, June 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Television satellite trucks set up outside the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Monday, June 4, 2012, in preparation for the start of the child sexual abuse trial of former Penn State college football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) ? Prosecutors and Jerry Sandusky's defense lawyers have begun the process of picking a jury for his child sexual abuse case.
Jury selection got under way Tuesday inside a central Pennsylvania courthouse. The process could take several days.
More than 200 prospective jurors have been instructed by the judge and now will be taken, in groups of 40, to the next phase of selection for questions and answers.
The 68-year-old former Penn State assistant coach is accused of 52 criminal counts for alleged abuse of 10 boys over 15 years, charges he's repeatedly denied.
Jurors are being chosen from among people who live in the State College area, home to Penn State's main campus.
Sandusky arrived at the courthouse Tuesday morning. He and his lawyer made no comments as they exited their vehicle.
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