[SatinDoll]

Paterno was 85 when he died, and subsumed by football.

He didn’t live in the real world, much less “today’s world”.

Thirty-two years ago I attended the Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey, in California. I was in the U.S.Navy and stationed there between July 1980 - October 1981.

Later, I would discover that the enitre time I was there the Senior Chief in charge at the Navy barracks was soliciting sex from female recruits. I was totally oblivious to what was going on! It wasn’t until a couple years later that I read about it all while stationed overseas.

[perez24]

Unless you were in charge of the Defense Language Institute (very cool place BTW) with the authority to determine who worked there for 30+ years, the analogy does not hold up.

[Never on my watch]

Later, I would discover that the entire time I was there the Senior Chief in charge at the Navy barracks was soliciting sex from female recruits. I was totally oblivious to what was going on!

Since you were a student it is understandable that you would be unaware, particularly since those in some power had an interest in hiding it.

But to make the analogy work here, you would have had to be the Chief's supervisor or base commander. In those cases, it is a part of their responsibility and training to look out for this and to PROTECT the students.

[ncalburt]

I had a similar experience at a old job.
I don't think any of these coaches who were at PS as a stepping stone to the NFL wanted to rock the boat with the legend Paterno by talking about Sandusky . They assumed it was being taken care of and best not get involved.