He will be on the 5:30 CBS News. This is what he claims.
I hope this is true, but if so, PSU and Joe Pa are going to look worse and worse.
More twists and turns in this case. Assume that this is true, and assume McQueary tells Joe not only what he saw, but that he told Joe he's told the police. What else would you do at that point if you're Paterno, because a primary criticism of Joe is that he didn't report this to the police when he learned of this information.
Would it be reasonable for him to presume that it's being handled by the persons best equipped to address the issue at that point? Yes, I think.
Should Joe have also called the police in follow up - not from a legal standpoint, because I think it's clear under PA law he didn't need to do that, but from a moral perspective? It certainly wouldn't have hurt matters, simply confirming a report that he believes has already been made.
It's all rank hypothetical now. I don't necessarily agree that this report, if accurate, makes Joe look worse. Doesn't get him off the hook, but worse? Hmmm.
Further, if this report is true, what does this say about the police department out there in State College - 2 reports - '98 and '02 about Sandusky, and nothing is discovered? Maybe in '98, there's nothing so it doesn't get pursued, but another incident in '02, and no one there connected the dots?