Joe Pa did not make it happen. He let it continue.
Reminds me of the last Seinfeld episode where they all went to prison for goofing on the criminal instead of stopping the criminal. Only the consequences of Pa’s inaction was much more damaging. Children’s lives were destroyed
Happy Valley is like a Hermit Kingdom, nestled in the middle of nowhere, accessible only by plane, especially in the wintertime......they had complete control over the media, they would pull credentials in a heartbeat if anyone dare say anything bad about the program. That’s why Sandusky/Paterno got away with things there they could not have gotten away with at other schools.