He cannot possibly explain away Ben's kidnapping AS WELL AS Sean's kidnapping by concocting bits and pieces of partially true, distorted stories and make it all fit to make HIM a fine, upstanding citizen who just happened to be caught with two missing young boys in his apt. (that even his own family and his employer of 25 years knew nothing about. These same people now realize he was leading a double life.)
I'm wondering if part of his defense will be that he was abused as a young child. He was adopted. He could either claim abuse by somebody from his original family or from the family who adopted him. Also could claim some sort of psychological disorder.
Did you note that the Devlin family statement said they were glad Shawn and Ben were safe, and when everything comes out they hope Michael WILL BE SAFE, TOO. I make something of that. Sounds like an "I'm a victim, too" defense is in the offing. But I admit it's a shot in the dark guess. Who knows what they will try?
I actually care nothing about that side of this case. I feel the same as I did in the Scott Peterson case. It was Lacy's side I cared about. Period.
I'm off to bed. I hope they get what's coming to them for what they have done.
Yes, the twisted part of their statement is that they equate Devlin with Shawn and Ben when there are very distinct differences:
Devlin is an adult and Shawn and Ben are boys (and Shawn was even younger than Ben when he was abducted). We as members of a civilized society are responsible to look out for the children around us, not to remove them from their families and/or harm them as Devlin did.
Devlin was the perpetrator and the boys were the victims. Devlin isn't a victim in any sense in this case. He acted of his own free will. This was a choice he made. Ben and Shawn had no choice whatsoever in the matter. They are the victims at the hands of their perpetrator, Devlin.
I can understand Devlin's family's concern for him, but to try to conjure up the same type of sympathy and compassion for their son Devlin that we as a society have for Shawn and Ben, is despicable in my opinion. They're trying to blur the distinct lines that completely separate their son from these innocent boys.