The police were in on the coverup.
You wrote: “The police were in on the coverup.”
Sure looks like it!
A Patriot-News Special Report: Who knew what about Jerry Sandusky? There were many missed chances to investigate as early as 1995
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/11/who_knew_what_about_jerry_sand.html#incart_mce
That is probably true. But my point was to why people want Paterno so much. He actually did report it to police and people are still saying he should have done more. I dont think there is anything Paterno could have done to satisfy those people.