[Kevin]

Again, I know nothing about Pennsylvania law, but reporting is a legal requirement for absolutely everyone with knowledge of abuse in Oklahoma. That would have included Paterno in this hypothetical.

And even that legal requirement doesn't result in the deluge of reports to DHS that you'd think occur. I've made many reports when clients came in and informed me of ongoing child abuse. It's not a big deal. It first goes to a caseworker who then checks to see whether the child is okay. They get to interview the child and make sure their living situation is minimally satisfactory and then they either move on, recommend services like a safety plan or ask for a pickup order to take the child into protective custody.

In 33's situation where she "suspects" her prof of being a child abuser, she could go to the police with any facts she has, but just thinking someone is the sort of person who'd abuse kids isn't going to be enough to make it criminal for her not to. Clearly, the folks up at Penn State had more than mere suspicion.