( CNN ) -- The jury in the trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is deliberating 48 counts of child sexual abuse involving 10 alleged victims . There originally were 52 charges against Sandusky . On Thursday , Judge John Cleland announced that three of the counts were dropped , and earlier this week a fourth charge was withdrawn by prosecutors , bringing the total number of charges to 48 . Here is a breakdown of the charges -- felony and misdemeanor -- against Sandusky : . Alleged Victim 1 . Count 1 : Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse ( felony ) Count 2 : Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse ( felony ) Count 3 : Indecent assault ( felony ) Count 4 : Unlawful contact with minors ( felony ) Count 5 : Corruption of minors ( misdemeanor ) Count 6 : Endangering welfare of children ( felony ) How to deal with pedophiles before they become molesters ? Alleged Victim 2 . Count 7 : Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse ( felony ) Count 8 : Indecent assault ( misdemeanor ) Count 9 : Unlawful contact with minors ( felony ) Count 10 : Corruption of minors ( misdemeanor ) Count 11 : Endangering welfare of children ( misdemeanor ) Spectators wait in long lines outside court . Alleged Victim 3 . Count 12 : Indecent assault ( misdemeanor ) Count 13 : Unlawful contact with minors ( felony ) Count 14 : Corruption of minors ( misdemeanor ) Count 15 : Endangering welfare of children ( felony ) Opinion : Tell toddlers what 's private about their bodies . Alleged Victim 4 . Count 16 : DISMISSED ( involuntary deviate sexual intercourse ) Count 17 : Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse ( felony ) Count 18 : DISMISSED ( involuntary deviate sexual intercourse ) Count 19 : DISMISSED ( aggravated indecent assault ) Count 20 : Indecent assault ( misdemeanor ) Count 21 : Unlawful contact with minors ( felony ) Count 22 : Corruption of minors ( misdemeanor ) Count 23 : Endangering welfare of children ( felony ) Sandusky relies on 'smoking gun ' defense . Alleged Victim 5 . Count 24 : Indecent assault ( misdemeanor ) Count 25 : Unlawful contact with minors ( felony ) Count 26 : Corruption of minors ( misdemeanor ) Count 27 : Endangering welfare of children ( felony ) Alleged Victim 6 . Count 28 : Indecent assault ( misdemeanor ) Count 29 : Unlawful contact with minors ( felony ) Count 30 : Corruption of minors ( misdemeanor ) Count 31 : Endangering welfare of children ( misdemeanor ) Alleged Victim 7 . Count 32 : Criminal attempt to commit indecent assault ( misdemeanor ) Count 33 : WITHDRAWN BY PROSECUTORS ( unlawful contact with minors ) Count 34 : Corruption of minors ( misdemeanor ) Count 35 : Endangering welfare of children ( misdemeanor ) Alleged Victim 8 . Count 36 : Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse ( felony ) Count 37 : Indecent assault ( misdemeanor ) Count 38 : Unlawful contact with minors ( felony ) Count 39 : Corruption of minors ( misdemeanor ) Count 40 : Endangering welfare of children ( misdemeanor ) ( Due to second indictment , counts start over with Alleged Victims 9 and 10 ) Alleged Victim 9 . Count 1 : Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse ( felony ) Count 2 : Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse ( felony ) Count 3 : Indecent assault ( felony ) Count 4 : Unlawful contact with minors ( felony ) Count 5 : Corruption of minors ( misdemeanor ) Count 6 : Endangering welfare of children ( felony ) Alleged Victim 10 . Count 7 : Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse ( felony ) Count 8 : Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse ( felony ) Count 9 : Indecent assault ( misdemeanor ) Count 10 : Unlawful contact with minors ( felony ) Count 11 : Corruption of minors ( misdemeanor ) Count 12 : Endangering welfare of children ( felony )
A jury in Bellefonte , Pennsylvania , is deliberating 48 counts against Jerry Sandusky . The allegations , involving 10 alleged victims , cover a 15-year period . Sandusky , 68 , pleaded not guilty to the charges .