See, I think you give some of those trolls way too much credit. Truth and fact has nothing to do with anything. It's all about a bunch of little nobodies tearing down the reputation of somebody who achieved greatness. That's what a lot of little nobodies do. It's irrational, but it's part of the sick side of human nature.
Sandusky didn't get away with decades of homosexual pedophile rape because Joe Paterno and a couple of other university officials looked the other way - - Sandusky got away with homosexual pedophile rape for decades because at least a hundred people, including his family and friends, his Second Mile associates, university donors and benefactors, and reporters looked the other way. Apparently the cops did, too.
But no - - smug, small little people have more fun laying everything at the feet of Joe Paterno.
This is more than a "Paterno is a spotless angel" story - its perspective is much darker than just the typical naivete of the generic Paterno booster.