[Colofornian]

When it comes to child abuse there are specific laws to be followed. In the case McQueery saw, police can only respond to eyewitness(McCueery) or proper reporting authority(Penn State police or admin). What Paterno had was 2nd hand info and not complete. By law he had to go through proper channels which he did.

And so...let's put this on your ethical shoulders. Let's say you're a powerful boss somewhere.

An employee underling reports to you that he saw a former employee sexually assault a boy in the corporate showers.

What would you do?

Would you, as Paterno did over the long run, ensure that the still-silent witness got key promotions (to first one position, and then to a key coveted second spot)???

[Hot Tabasco]

An employee underling reports to you that he saw a former employee sexually assault a boy in the corporate showers. What would you do?

I would have done exactly what Paterno did. Based on the "alleged" info given to me by a subordinate, I would have immediately gone to my superiors with the information.......Kudos to Joe Pa for doing the right thing.