Wrong.. He followed state law in reporting second-hand information to higher ups. These are laws all teachers must abide by. If a student comes up to a teacher with information, by state law the teacher is suppose to report up the chain of commnd. The AG repeatedly said there was no crime committed by Paterno. He was told a watered down story by a witness that something went on with a retired faculty member, Paterno had him meet with his superiors. Paterno’s superiors repeatedly told him the situation was being handled.
Could he have done more? Sure, but he didn’t know all the facts. He’s not entitled to know the details of any investigation. He assumed, wrongly, that it was being taken care of. Nothing came out of it, he assumed it was looked into. This doesn’t make him a criminal, or even a bad guy.
Could he have done more ?
You’ve answered your own question.
When nothing was done following Paterno’s report to the president, he should have called the police.
End of story.
Spot on! Paterno followed the policy based on state law. There is nothing “more” he could have done without violating that policy and the laws on which the policies were based. He was not an eye witness. He received outdated, vague information and he did exactly what he was supposed to do. Sandusky is in prison. Spanier and the AD need to face the legal system. Paterno is dead and cannot defend himself. The assistant coach is the first line villain here. He delayed reporting child abuse. He didn’t what he saw but reported a bunch of vague lies. He violated the state law and the PSU policy, not Paterno.