Everyone is dirty in this.
I would be willing to give the benefit of doubt to every one except for Second Mile. We could assume they all thought the investigation was fruitless.
Once Sandusky starts with Second Mile, which had a high profile, they all should have thought to themselves “oh shoot” and followed up again.
I think Paterno comes from a generation that chooses not to think about these things unless they have to.
He seems like a good man, and the reality of what happened will probably haunt him, if not kill him.
Did you see the video of him in front of his house talking to the students? He was loving every minute of it. The dude's brain don't work right.