“You do realize that that is what happened by following the chain of command.”
Paterno should have called the campus police the moment that the assistant coach related what he had seen, period. Otherwise, he was, at the very least, obstructing justice and became an accessory after the fact.
Gee whiz! Some people can’t see the forest because the trees get in the way. :-)
The Grand Jury, and the Attorney General, and the laws of the state of Pennsylvania disagree with you.