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Yes, I see your points very clearly and I agree. I was wondering if, from a legal aspect, if Paterno can escape prosecution.

IMO, it’s sad on many levels, not only for the boys that were harmed, but for the long and legendary career of Paterno. Bad way to have to go out and I don’t think even if he is cleared, he has enough time to live this down. Just sad.

Yes, I see your points very clearly and I agree. I was wondering if, from a legal aspect, if Paterno can escape prosecution.

The State Police commissioner seemed to think Paterno was not legally obligated, just morally obligated to take things further than reporting it to his bosses.

If it turns out that Sandusky was still using Penn State facilities on the main campus, Paterno will not survive the season. I've got a friend who went to Penn State, and he said the alumni are just going crazy over this, and they are wanting a lot of people to be fired/jailed over this and just clear out a bunch of people. They are sick over the victims that were injured, they are sick over the cloud this puts Penn State.

If it's documented that Sandusky was still around and that Paterno knew, Paterno will not only be asked to step down, but somebody could file a civil suit against Paterno. I don't know how far it would go, but if you know a child was abused and the person who did it was still walking free years later, you're on shaky ground.