BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky arrived this morning at the central Pennsylvania courthouse where he will stand trial on 52 counts of child sexual abuse.

The former Penn State assistant football coach will be there as his lawyers and prosecutors begin to choose the 12-person jury that will decide his guilt or innocence.

Sandusky and his lawyer made no comments as they exited their vehicle outside the courthouse.

Jurors are being chosen from among people who live in the State College area, where Penn State’s main campus is located. That was a victory for the defense, which argued against bringing in jurors from elsewhere in the state.

The 68-year-old Sandusky faces 52 criminal counts for alleged abuse of 10 boys over 15 years. He denies the allegations.

Opening statements in the case are likely to begin Monday morning.

Potential jurors began slowly filing into the front door of the courthouse around 8 a.m., some standing in a steady drizzle as they wait to get through security.