We begin with breaking news, shocking new, in the Jerry Sandusky child rape story, even if you think you've lost the ability to be shocked with all the revolting details of his long and horrible run as a serial rapist. 

 

 

After came out in the investigation and trial, the wooing of a boy's by this Penn state football hero, the way he used his children's charity to recruit and groom those boys. The way he abused his role model status to discredit his abusers after all of that after all welve come to know, we still don't know this. How when he was literally called in the act raping a boy in a Penn state locker room shower, did he get away with it and go on to rape more boys. 

 

 

A graduate assistant Mike McQueary saw him and the boy in the shower, froze, didn't stop Sandusky. But he did report what he saw. He told his boss, the legendary head coach Joe Paterno. And coach Paterno told his bosses. Everyone who had the power to stop Jerry Sandusky had the information they needed to stop Jerry Sandusky. So why didn't they. That is a question. Tonight a 360 exclusive that could point to some answers. More now for Susan Candiotti. 

 

 

CNN has been given details of four reported e-mail exchanges from sources with knowledge of the case. Raising new questions about what Penn State knew and when they knew it. The emails are between Penn State president Graham Spanier, vice president Gary Schulz and athletic director Tim Curley, discussing the now infamous 2001 shower incident, where grad assistant Mike McQueary said he saw Sandusky sexually assaulting a young boy. The first email is dated Feb 26 2001, that's 16 days after McQueary reports to his boss Coach Joe Paterno about what he'd seen in the shower. Paterno testified it was a sexual nature. By now McQueary testified he's told athletic director Curley and VP Schult about exactly what he saw. A boy with his hands up against the wall with Sandusky behind him. The alleged emails don't mention Sandusky by name instead calling him the subject and person. In the first exchange, Schult massages Curley about a three part plan to talk with the subject, contacting the xxx organization Second Mile, and contacting the department of welfare. That's a agency required by law to invest suspected abuse. Yet the next night, Curley indicates a change of heart. He allegedly sends an email to Penn States president Spanier, and refer as to a discussion they had two days earlier about Sandusky. Curley says he wants to talk things over with Sandusky and work with him before deciding whether do contact child welfare. He also refers to Coach Paterno. Did something he said change Curley's mind?

 

 

"After giving up more thought and talking it over with Joe yesterday, I am uncomfortable with what we agreed with the next steps. I am having trouble with going to everyone but the person involved. I would be more comfortable meeting with the person and tell him about the information we have received. And tell him we are aware of the first situation. "The first situation he's referring to is a separate shower incident Sandusky had with a boy in 1998. Sandusky was not charged at the time. He was convicted of both incidents a trial. Curley plans to tell Sandusky we feel there is a problem and offer professional help. At some point soon in form of his organization, Sandusky Second Mile, and maybe the other one. According source with knowledge of the emails, he's referring to Child Welfare. If Sandusky is cooperate with Curley right,  "we would work with him. If not, we do not have a choice and will inform the two groups."

 

 

Two hours later, Penn States president purportedly responds and agrees with the approach. "I'm supportive" Spanier writes,And that's this. The only downside for us is if the message isn't heard and acted xxxx. And we then become vulnerable for not having reported it. But that can assessed on the road. Spaniers calls the plan humane and reasonable way to proceed. The next day VP Schultz ways in with another alleged email to president Spanier and director Curley. "This is a more huamne and up front way to handle this." He writes, "we've informed his organization with or without his cooperation. We can play by ear to decide about other organization." Another reference of source says to outside authorities but that never happened. Authorities say records show about suspicion about Sandusky in 2001 were never reported to any outside agencies.