In all of my management positions if you are ever put "On notice" and don't report it, it could lead to termination (would always in this situation). All you have to do is report it and all of the blame goes off of you and on to HR. It really doesn't matter who you are, once you know about it you have to report it. If the same issue gets reported 1,000 times who cares. Its not your job to process any claim, that's what HR is for. All you have to do is report it. Assuming he does this and HR does nothing I would not put the blame on Paterno. If he influences HR one way or the other then that's another story. If you look at all of the self reporting secondary violations coaches have to follow through with with the NCAA there is no excuse to ever miss something like this.