(June 11, 2012) (AP) (Bellefonte, PA) (VO Sandusky arrival) Day 1 of the trial of Jerry Sandusky ... (VO arrivals at court, media scrum) The defendant ... lawyers with evidence ... And the media, descending on tiny Bellefonte, Pennsylvania and the Centre County courthouse. (VO Sandusky arrival) (VO Sandusky file, in handcuffs) The 68-year old Sandusky is the former Penn State assistant football coach ... He is facing 52 criminal counts he sexually abused 10 boys over 15 years ... allegations he denies. (VO courtroom steps) Nobody was saying much outside the courtroom ... there is a gag order here. (VO sketches) (Artist: Aggie Kenny) Inside, opening statements ... Then testimony from an alleged victim, now 28 ... (Mark Scolforo / Associated Press) SOT: This young man known as victim 4 spoke in a calm, measured voice in detail about some of the alleged abuse including the ways in which Mr Sandusky would shower him with gifts on the one hand and then also be at various times manipulating him into sexual situations ... (Lee Powell / Associated Press, Bellefonte, PA) Bridge: Attention on the trial is intense, given the stature of Penn State ... Its storied football program ... and the nature of the charges. Scores of journalists ... are here in this borough of 6,000. (VO evidence boxes) Much of the trial will hinge on the credibility of those witnessing ... Or enduring alleged abuse. (VO tight on jury sketch) (State College, PA) (VO Penn State campus file) (VO judge arrival) (Sketch judge) (VO Sandusky departure) The jury is not sequestered ... free to come and go. Ties to Penn State run strong here ... People went there, work there or know people who do. Still, the judge is telling the jury to stay away from the coverage ... Considering only the testimony they hear ... In a trial that could stretch for weeks. Lee Powell, The Associated Press, Bellefonte, PA. (****END****)