You're truly wrong, Ches, the grand jury report showed that. Paterno covered up child rape for more than a decade, and continued to work with the guy he knew did it. He isn't going down for the actions of Sandusky, he's going down for his own INACTION. Standing by for a decade and allowing this monster to continue to rape children, knowing the guy was involved in a children's organization, is even more heinous than abusing the children himself - at least the monster is mentally aberrant - Paterno does not have that excuse. He covered it up to protect his precious football program, and his salary and position. That's beyond disgusting, and he has not got a leg to stand on here. This isn't one tiny mistake, this is allowing rape to continue for more than ten years, on his watch, turning a blind eye to what was going on. It's evil, and if it destroys his reputation, he brought that on himself.
Sandusky wasn't kissing a coed in the corner. He was sodomizing ten year old boys, on Penn State property. ALL of the people who were aware should not only be fired, they should be charged. Paterno, btw is a MANDATORY reporter under Pennsylvania state law. That does not mean he has to tell a superior, he had an obligation to report this to law enforcement and/or DCS. He also had a moral responsibility to ensure that a thorough investigation was done, and Sandusky prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Instead he stood by, continuing to deal with Sandusky knowing what was going on.