Jerry Sandusky's 41 year old son Jeffrey Sandusky plead guilty to 12 felonies today in his child sex abuse case ... and faces up to 8 years in prison.
Police launched an investigation into Sandusky in 2016 after he allegedly sent text messages to underage girls requesting nude photos. In February, 2017, J.S. was arrested and charged with 12 felonies and 2 misdemeanors ... including multiple counts of child sexual abuse.
Sandusky was set to go to trial next week in Centre County, Pennsylvania ... but entered an early plea of guilty to all counts with the court in the hope of getting a lighter a sentence.