[Neverforget01]

You do know Paterno took it to campus authorities, and if he had called State College police, they would have called campus police because the campus police has jurisdiction over crimes on campus? Do you know if Paterno followed up? No, no one does since we don't have the Grand Jury transcript.

Again, why would he cover up for a retired coach and cover up by reporting it? I'd be really careful in judging before you know all the facts.

[Scotswife]

We know there was no follow up, because no one found the boy did they?
It couldn’t have been that difficult.

Why does anyone cover up this stuff?
You are aware of the 1998 showering incident?

There are several reasons....people don’t like to confront the ugliness of the crimes. People don’t like to confront a friend and former co-coach with the accusation. People don’t want the publicity of the eventual fall-out to reflect poorly on the university.

There could be all sorts of reasons.

What I cannot fathom is why was everyone so afraid of this guy?
The story if full of cowards who declined to take him on.
Look at the testimony about the janitors who were terrified.

What was so darn scary about this guy that everyone allowed to him to wander about unimpeded?