BELLEFONTE, Pa.—Jerry Sandusky on Tuesday waived his right to a preliminary hearing, a procedure in which he would have faced his accusers in open court for the first time since he was charged last month with 27 felony counts of child sex abuse by the Pennsylvania Attorney General.

The former Pennsylvania State University football coach has been charged with sexually abusing 10 youths over a 15-year period after meeting them through the Second Mile charity he founded. A procession of young men wer

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