Let's see now ... he gets a report that JS is buggering a little boy, and he forwards that report.
To that point, you're correct.
But then, by all accounts I've heard, nothing else ever happens and JS continues to use the PSU facilities, with little boys.
Are you really claiming he (Paterno) had no responsibility to further inquire "Hey - what about Jerry buggering that little boy I told you about - what ever became of that?"?
Or could he just wash his hands and say "I did my duty"?
re: Or could he just wash his hands and say “I did my duty”?
Kinda like Pontus Pilate, wasn’t he?
What if the pervert coach were just some Grad Assistant, instead of the Defensive Genius that made Penn State “Linebacker U”, and had as much to do with Penn State’s on field success as Paterno?
How do you know he didn’t?
It worked for Pilate.
"by all accounts". Try reading the Freeh Report and you might find out that you are wrong.
After meeting with McQueary, Paterno met with Curry -- at that point his duty was done.
But he went beyond that, per the Freeh Report, and set up a meeting with McQueary, Curry [the AD], and Schultz [the VP and head of the campus police].
He didn't have to do that according to university procedures and state law, but he did.
Afterward Sandusky was not allowed to bring kids to the facilities anymore and the CEO of his charity who was a child psychologist was notified.