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That's the thing. Paterno didn't see anything. And for all he knew the graduate assistant who reported it to him could have had a longstanding issue with Sandusky. The fact is that Paterno reported it to his superiors the next day. I've heard reports that he did continue to check on it, but child abuse cases do move slowly.
We also need to remember that despite the allegations about Sandusky now, at the time he was very well thought of (creator of a philanthropy for at risk youth, legendary football coach, etc) by those around him. This would mean that it would be hard to believe that he could do a thing like that. However abusers often are people that seem like they have an excellent reputation (to outsiders).
In terms of the grad assistant who witnessed the rape, I can only guess that he was in incredible shock, which is why he didn't intervene. I have no other answer than that. I don't agree with what he did, but I also know that whether he is held legally responsible or not, this will haunt him for the rest of his life.
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