[dfwgator]

Everybody knew what this guy was doing. The was like a campus wide "non-secret". That is why it wasn't reported to the police. It was old news. Why report something to the police that they already knew about.

So how was it not common knowledge, outside of State College? Up until a week ago, I never heard anything about this.

[FoxPro]

So how was it not common knowledge, outside of State College?

Because the grand jury indicted him. This was all played out in slow motion.

[Scoutmaster]

So how was it not common knowledge, outside of State College? Up until a week ago, I never heard anything about this.

Because powerful men with moral authority decided either not act, or acted to cover it up. And because men with less power were awed or scared of those powerful men.