If it’s a false allegation, the blackmailer and the blackmailed know it’s not worth 10 cents.
And the threat of disclosure has zero weight.
Whether he diddled a little girl is not directly related to the supposed sting operation. And they may be both pursued.
There’s more to this story.
“If it’s a false allegation, the blackmailer and the blackmailed know it’s not worth 10 cents.”
Not true, because the target was the father who may or may not be in the know of his son’s personal life.
Blackmailing parents and grandparents over alleged crimes of children and grandchildren is a growing scam industry.
And the entire purpose of the blackmail attempt may have simply been to put the story on the front page of the news industry. A gaslighting and smear operation.