Former Penn State Nittany Lions head football coach Joe Paterno was informed by a child of alleged sexual misconduct by defensive assistant Jerry Sandusky all the way back in 1976, according to details of a court order released to PennLive.com's Charles Thompson.
The documents, which are part of Penn State's ongoing insurance case regarding Sandusky settlements, say "a child allegedly reported to PSU's head coach Joseph Paterno that he (the child) was sexually molested by Sandusky."
Paterno—who died in 2012, two months after being fired by Penn State amid the Sandusky controversy—maintained he had no knowledge of any previous acts.