Paterno knew his assailant raped a ten year old boy and he did not report it to police?
Why is he not immediately put in jail?
From yesterday's longer story, I believe Joe Paterno was told by the graduate assistant who witnessed the assault by Sandusky. Paterno reported the charge to Curley, the Athletic Director, which is why Curley knew about it.
I don't know whether Paterno had an obligation to notify police. The article (and I never believe what journalists write about the law) suggests that Curley and Schultz had an obligation to report Sandusky to the police because they had conducted an 'investigation."
Not a defense of anyone - just some additional facts from a longer story.