So why didn’t the newspaper turn the tape over to the police? Journalistic integrity? They should be held to account also!
Oh, and if he got the tape (received it) when the police were doing their investigation, then he definitely received it after the kid reported the incident to the police (my original assertion). My gut still says that he was unhappy with the progress, direction (or quite possibly both) of the investigation, got tired of waiting and looked to generate exposure any way he could. If he already reported the incident, then he was willing to deal with the shame of having been a victim of the crime. At that point, exposure of the perp by any means necessary was as likely as anything to cause recompense by the perp.