JoePa IS Penn State, don't you think that something like this that could entirely ruin his reputation and the reputation of the university, deserved him looking more deeply into it? Did he ever directly confront Sandusky about it, to even determine if he was guilty or not? I would have moved the heavens and the earth, if need be, to get those answers as soon as possible.
[Did he ever directly confront Sandusky about it, to even determine if he was guilty or not?]
The fact that Paterno could even stand the sight of Sandusky after what McQueary and the janitors had witnessed (which I have no doubt he was informed) tells me all I need to know about JoePa. Paterno could have put a stop to what was going on and chose not to.