Here is the problem with the 'JoePa did'nt do anything wrong, he did what he was required to do"----This was going on LONG before the 2002 incident,, at least as early as 1994 and I am betting that it goes back even further than that. The first reported case ( thus far) was the 1998 case--the facts are there that JS had a thing for little boys--he admitted as much--JoePa wold have known this and I am willing to bet that was the reason for the 1999 retirement. If the 2002 incident was the VERY TIME that JoePa was ever aware of a problem with Sandusky--then maybe, just maybe the "techically did enough" would work, but JoePa had been ignoring or overlooking this for so long, that to know fully report it or investigate would immediately call into question the actions of his defensive coordiator from at least 1994-1998. These questions will be asked and must be answered during the on-going investigation.
Imagine them ignoring or covering up what they thought was a minor problem (inappropriate behavior) for years, because maybe they had no real proof, hard to confront someone with that --the 2nd mile was running, etc, etc. Then when something worse happens--more than inappropriate behavior, now you have naked fondling) well, if you publicly bust him on that, now you have to admit you have been covering his behaviors up for years--so you quietly get him to retire--and now Sandusky has some leverage with JoePa and the school--now if they ever bust him, he will take them down with him because of what they knew and covered--and so he stays close to the program and continues his actions and they get worse--then in 02 he openly rapes a kid in the showers--it gets reported-well sort of, some version of it gets reported--but it does not go anywhere and NOBODY really wants the investigation to go anywhere because of the can of worms it will open up--and so on and so on and so on. We have not even covered the involvement of the 2nd mile boys and their leverage against the school.......but that is coming soon.
