The fact of the matter is that McQuerie told Paterno about the shower room rape he personally witnessed, and Paterno at best then did the bare minimum of what he was required to do by law, and at worst, participated in Spanier's "humane" cover-up to protect Sandusky.
Thornburgh was one of 4 experts who investigated.
You should review who they are and their qualifications before generalizing with inuendos. They are people of immense qualifications, reputation, position and expertise.
As for Thornburgh, he has a lifetime of integrity and expertise, including Attorney General of the US under Reagan.
Thornburgh: http://paterno.com/Expert-Bios/Dick-Thornburgh.aspx
Sollers: http://paterno.com/Expert-Bios/Wick-Sollers.aspx
Clemente: http://paterno.com/Expert-Bios/Jim-Clemente.aspx
Dr. Berlin: http://paterno.com/Expert-Bios/Dr-Fred-S-Berlin.aspx
... but of course, if your mind is already made up, this will not matter to you.
Expert analysis shows that while signs of Jerry Sandusky’s child molestation existed with the benefit of hindsight, at the time of the 2001 shower incident reported by graduate assistant Mike McQueary, information was conveyed to Joe Paterno in terms that were too general and vague for him to disregard decades of contrary experience with Sandusky and to conclude that Sandusky was a child predator. As summarized in former FBI profiler Jim Clemente’s own words:
“Given my 30 years of education, training and experience working, evaluating and assessing child sex crimes investigations around the world, it is my expert opinion that Paterno did not know, or even believe in the possibility, that Sandusky was capable of sexually assaulting boys. At worst, he believed that Sandusky was a touchy-feely guy who had boundary issues. This fact is clear from his repeated statements before he died.”
“[Paterno] did what he believed was reasonable and necessary to address the situation based on his understanding of the facts, and his position at the time. Paterno did what most people who cared about children would have done in the same situation. More than a decade later, and in hindsight, Paterno showed his concern for the victims when he stated he, ‘wished [he] had done more.’”“Paterno, like everyone else who knew Sandusky, simply fell victim to effective ‘grooming.’ [Grooming is a dynamic process of seemingly innocent, positive public behaviors by the offender, aimed at gaining the trust of the targeted child, parents and the community.] As an expert behavioral analyst and based on my review of the evidence, Paterno did not believe that the information he received from McQueary amounted to Sandusky being a predatory child sex offender.”
http://paterno.com/Overview/Page-3.aspx