Sandusky “retired” shortly after being investigated by the local police in 1998 - in a town of 20,000 or so people I doubt the men at the university did not know about this investigation where he admitted to showering with the boys. I believe we will learn he was told to “retire”
The list below had knowledge of Sandusky’s molestations. Probably the only one’s not aware of the 1998 investigation were the janitors.
President Spanier
AD Curley
VP Schultz
PSU Attorney Wendell Courtney
Second Mile Attorney Wendell Courtney
University Police (Detective Ronald Shreffler)
State College Police (Detective Ralph Ralston)
Department of Welfare (Investigator Jerry Lauro)
Child Services
County DA Gricar
County Prosecutors
Coach McQueary
Coach Paterno
Various elementary and high school officials
Second Mile officials
Joe Paterno’s staff including down to the janitors
Yep, Sandusky was probably asked to retire after some of his activities were first noticed. And the more we learn the worse all this will look for all involved.
And, in the small town you describe, I won’t be surprised if we later learn that some of the Board of Trustees members knew something of this over those many years.
It’ll get worse before it starts getting any better.