This situation is sick beyond belief. I am saddened that we have animals in society that abuse innocent children that often scars them for life.
As others have stated, if I had witnessed the incident in the showers, I would have confronted Sandusky immediately and put a stop to it. But, I do understand why or how he chose to avoid a conflict. He saw a powerful and highly respected man in the showers with the child and he was only a GA. He had a decision to make; he chose to aviod conflict and report it to Paterno.
Paterno, at this point, already knew about Sandusky's abuse of children. Years earlier, he had reported such to his AD; the decision was to avoid any involvement with law enforcement and to isolate the university from a potential scandal. So, their hands were bound when the GA came forward. Their decision years earlier to keep silent would be discovered if they went to the police with the GA's latest revelations. Instead, they suddenly decided to give the GA a promotion in exchange for his silence. Sad, sad.
