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Report: Joe Paterno told alleged Jerry Sandusky victim to forget about sex abuse

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A second report has surfaced that late Penn State coach Joe Paterno was informed in the 1970s of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children.

In a CNN report released Friday, a man who said he was a troubled young kid in 1971 was raped in a Penn State bathroom by Sandusky. Then, he told CNN, Paterno ignored his complaint about it.

Also Friday, NBC Sports reported that “as many as six” Penn State assistant coaches witnessed abusive acts by Sandusky, dating to the 1970s.