This is where the you-know-what may hit the fan.
If this act is enforced by the feds (coming soon) then, yes, all the PSU hierarchy, including Paterno, may be criminally charged.
Yes, good point.
ABC News came out with this today: The U.S. Department of Education is launching an investigation into whether Penn State University officials mishandled the sexual abuse allegations that have rocked the university and are forcing out football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier. Officials are checking to see if the university failed to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the Clery Act), which requires colleges to disclose reported criminal offenses on campus. "If these allegations of sexual abuse are true, then this is a horrible tragedy for those young boys," Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a news release. "If it turns out that some people at the school knew of the abuse and did nothing or covered it up, that makes it even worse. Schools and school officials have a legal and moral responsibility to protect children and young people from violence and abuse."
Source: Feds to Probe Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal: Joe Paterno and University President Graham Spanier Ousted