First, I know you are being a stereotypical blind reactionary, but I will tell you again that a) I read the last report in its entirety and b) I don’t care for Paterno either personally or as a coach. I am being objective.
Paterno was told in 2002 about the rape of a boy that was witnessed by a graduate assistant. Paterno took these secondhand allegations seriously enough that he met personally with both the AD and the head of the police to notify them about the actions of an individual who was no longer an employee. Why Paterno was even involved is beyond me - he’s a football coach, not an LEO, Nonetheless, he reported it to both a University official and the head of the University police. Was he supposed to conduct an investigation on his own?
You are incorrect to say that Paterno didn’t report the incident because he did. This was made clear in the report - a lengthy investigation that found no fault in Paterno (who testified). Additionally, going on memory (I have no desire to read it again), the majority of the assaults (perhaps all of them) took place before 2002, not after. Any fault would be placed on Curley and Schultz, who were notified by Paterno but did not take the proper action. I have no idea what you’re even bleating about, unless you’re demanding that Joe should’ve taken care of Sandusky himself with a 12 gauge.
Poor Joe. He has a known child molester on his staff. The molester retires and get’s caught in Joe’s locker room banging a 10 year old kid. Poor Joe. Poor Joe sees that no one reports said molestor to the cops but lets the known molester hang out with the guys. Poor Joe. One word to the authorities from ‘Poor Joe’ would have prevented years of child abuse on numerous kids. But what’s poor Joe to do. He’s only the coach. Not his responsibility.
“Why Paterno was even involved is beyond me - he’s a football coach, not an LEO”
Paterno was “involved” because boys where being raped in his football showers. Why is that difficult? Paterno had a responsibility as the manager of the program to gather the all the facts. When they were not (i.e. victim not id’d, perp still on campus, etc.) he had a responsibility to escalate the matter. He did not do that and because of that a child rapist was on the loose for another 9 years.
BTW, it is alleged Joepa and Sandusky were still in contact on a daily basis. This after at least 2 investigated assaults on a child by Sandusky. That seems weird. Sorry if that is reactionary.
No. He took it to the AD. The head of the police was NEVER informed, at least to the best of our knowledge.
What did Paterno do after the 1998 investigation?