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  • Paterno Waited Two Days To Report The Incident And Had Conflicting Stories As To Why on Random Details Joe Paterno's Silence In Face Of Abuse Led To His Stunning Fall From Grac

    (#6) Paterno Waited Two Days To Report The Incident And Had Conflicting Stories As To Why

    When McQueary went to Paterno in 2001 to tell him of actions he witnessed in the Penn State locker rooms, it was on a weekend. Paterno was legally required to report the incident to his higher-ups, and he did. However, he waited two days to do so. When questioned about why he waited to make the report, Paterno had conflicting answers. He eventually told the grand jury that he had waited because, "I didn't want to interfere with [the staff's] weekends." However, he later told a Washington Post reporter that he'd waited "because [he] wanted to make sure [he] knew what [he] was doing."

    To many, these conflicting answers raised more doubt regarding Paterno's knowledge about Sandusky and potential prior incidents. At the very least, it only added to the tarnish that was starting to wear down his reputation, and did nothing to defend him against arguments that he should have called the police immediately.

  • The NCAA Revoked All Wins By Penn State Dating Back To 1998, Leaving Paterno With A Tarnished Record on Random Details Joe Paterno's Silence In Face Of Abuse Led To His Stunning Fall From Grac

    (#3) The NCAA Revoked All Wins By Penn State Dating Back To 1998, Leaving Paterno With A Tarnished Record

    As part of its punishment against Penn State for the Sandusky scandal, the NCAA announced it would be redacting all of the football program's wins dating back to 1998, the first year a formal complaint was filed against Sandusky.

    Before this, Paterno held the Division I record for the most victories as a college football coach, coming in with 409 wins. However, after this penalty by the NCAA, his official ranking dropped to 12th. 

  • Paterno Did Fulfill His Legal Duty By Reporting The Sexual Assault Allegations on Random Details Joe Paterno's Silence In Face Of Abuse Led To His Stunning Fall From Grac

    (#8) Paterno Did Fulfill His Legal Duty By Reporting The Sexual Assault Allegations

    As a Pennsylvania State employee, under Title IX, Paterno had a legal duty to report any incidents of sexual assault he heard. The 2001 assault was clearly something that needed to be reported to his higher-up, which is exactly what Paterno did.

    Paterno was a larger-than-life figure at Penn State; in many ways, as the case against Sandusky would prove, he wielded more power — at least in a rhetorical sense — than the school president. He had devoted his life to fostering and aiding the growth of students, and it showed. In the aftermath of the scandal, the public demanded to know how someone with Paterno's stature and power let this slide. State police commissioner Frank Noonan said:

    Somebody has to question about what I would consider the moral requirements for a human being that knows of sexual things that are taking place with a child... I think you have the moral responsibility, anyone. Not whether you’re a football coach or a university president or the guy sweeping the building. I think you have a moral responsibility to call us.

  • Paterno's Bosses Claimed He Failed To Explain The Severity Of The Abuse on Random Details Joe Paterno's Silence In Face Of Abuse Led To His Stunning Fall From Grac

    (#11) Paterno's Bosses Claimed He Failed To Explain The Severity Of The Abuse

    Gary Schultz and Tim Curley, (the senior vice president of finance and the athletic director at Penn State, respectively) were the higher-ups to whom Paterno first reported what McQueary had told him. However, the two claimed Paterno hadn't relayed the severity of the situation, instead making it sound like "horseplay" in the shower between Sandusky and a minor from Sandusky's charitable foundation for disadvantaged youth, The Second Mile.

    Curley and Schultz followed up on the allegation with McQueary; during the conversation with Curley and Schultz, McQueary claims he was very explicit about the nature and extent of the abuse. Curley and Schultz deny this. They claim that, even after speaking with McQueary, they didn't understand the severity of the situation.

  • Paterno Still Managed To Squeeze A Lot Of Money Out Of Penn State, Even After He Was Fired on Random Details Joe Paterno's Silence In Face Of Abuse Led To His Stunning Fall From Grac

    (#12) Paterno Still Managed To Squeeze A Lot Of Money Out Of Penn State, Even After He Was Fired

    When Joe Paterno was terminated, he had already been negotiating a retirement contract for the end of that season with the Penn State board of trustees. Prior to his termination, the contract was calling for Paterno to be paid $3 million, forgiveness of loans totaling $350,000, and would grant him use of the university's private plane and a luxury stadium box for the next 25 years. 

    In the wake of the scandal, Paterno's family upped these demands, and when the board wavered, they threatened with a defamation lawsuit, which was bolstered with hate mail from the Paterno-supporting community. Eventually, the university gave up nearly everything the family was asking for, and the final retirement package totaled nearly $5.5 million in value. Members of the board admitted to fearing the wrath of Paterno's supporters if they did otherwise. This final decision (made after Paterno's death), demonstrates just how much power Paterno held over the university.

  • Prosecutors Admitted They Structured The Case Around Avoiding Paterno And Penn State on Random Details Joe Paterno's Silence In Face Of Abuse Led To His Stunning Fall From Grac

    (#9) Prosecutors Admitted They Structured The Case Around Avoiding Paterno And Penn State

    No one alleged Joe Paterno directly caused any harm to children himself, but he was accused of covering up what he knew to be inappropriate and illegal acts. His celebrity status almost detracted from the publicity surrounding Jerry Sandusky himself. Paterno's cult of personality ran deep — he'd been employed at Penn State since 1950 — and revelations about his knowledge of the abuse were not well received.

    The prosecution knew that if the criminal case against Sandusky became centered around Penn State and focused on Paterno's lack of action, the politics would turn ugly. Paterno's legacy and support at Penn State and in the surrounding community were strong enough to influence the case, and they knew they had a better chance of getting a conviction if they were up against Sandusky alone, not the institution.

    As put by a source close to prosecution, "We structured the whole case around avoiding Penn State... We were terrified (of acquittal)." 

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Joe Paterno is the former head coach of the Penn State University Nittany Lions team and the number one American football coach in NCAA history. He has taught for the Pennsylvania State University team for 46 years. In 2011, a case of the assistant coach sexual assault boys received widespread public attention. Because of the abuse, the school and the team were severely hit, and Joe Paterno was dismissed on suspicion of covering a crime.

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