Covered up? The boys would be embarrassed? Care to explain what you mean?
MOgirl
The 14 year-old had a bicycle, a computer, a cell phone, and played video games. He would go out to eat at fast-food places with buddies his own age.
I am sure the first thing a defense lawyer would ask him was why he didn’t contact the police.
I am afraid his motives for doing what he did might not have been entirely creditable. Certainly, the defense would have gone for that angle.