The report I saw this am claimed that Paterno didn't know the details, just that the assistant was distraught over what he saw. It's hard for me to believe he didn't at least have an idea of what it was, even if he didn't get the precise details.
From there, the two school officials involved interviewed the assistant that witnessed it, and nothing further came of it.
I can't fathom what would motivate someone to cover this up. It would take all of my self control to not go down and take a baseball bat to the guy. How you could feel compelled to actually cover the guy's ass is beyond comprehension.
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