From the reporter stuttering... I take it that he did this to a minor in 1994 and I bet his conviction came down in 2000 and then dude died before prison or while he was in prison. - This is my opinion.
I take it that Shawn could have been his victim but right now the reporter or I do not know this but I think they were implying that it could have been Shawn as being his victim.
(poor child he has been through hell if his father did anything to him)
So if Shawn's father was a perv, the only reason it would be brought up is if Shawn was his victim. Shawn was born in '91 so in 1994 he would've only been three.
Remember that bizarre poem reports have said Shawn wrote?
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Little Shawn smokes six Ax's a day.
He started smoking when he was three.
Now he's burried under the willow tree.
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Could it be another cryptic message like the ones he wrote on his parents' website? Maybe that's why this was being reported?