Choosing not to witness his accusers speak against him, accused child molester and former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky waived his right to a pretrial hearing, and pleaded not guilty on all charges on Tuesday.

Jerry Sandusky (Creative Commons)

However, Sandusky and his attorney made a "tactical decision" Tuesday to not allow the accusers to repeat their claims made to a grand jury, they said. 

"There will be no plea negotiations," Amendola said. "This is a fight to the death."

The disgraced ex-coach, who faces more than 50 counts of sexually abusing 10 boys, has denied the allegations, which led to the dismissal of legendary coach Joe Paterno.

According to ABC News: 

Eight of the 10 victims were believed ready to testify against Sandusky, 67, at a preliminary hearing this morning on charges that he sexually abused them over a 15 year period. The hearing was meant to determine whether there was enough evidence to proceed to trial, but Sandusky opted to waive the preliminary hearing and go straight to trial.

Sandusky paused outside the courthouse as he left to say, "We fully intend to put together the best possible defense that we can do, to stay the course, to fight for four quarters."

The New York Times reports that 11 witnesses were scheduled to testify Tuesday.

The judge reversed his decision to ban Internet use during the preliminary trial, ruling to allow reporters to tweet, text and email.

For now, Sandusky remains under house arrest.