If McQueary was the ACTUAL eyewitness to the anal felony rape of a kid about 10 years old, does the fact that “McQueary feared for his job” (which I do not doubt) absolve him? His report to Paterno would be deemed hearsay in court and inadmissible as evidence. McQueary’s eyewitness account as the subject of HIS OWN testimony does not suffer that disability.
If McQueary testifies that he told Paterno, it is not excluded under the hearsay rule. I suggest that you study-up on the subject.