If Shawn helped Devlin in anyway it was because he was under duress. But you know some people are simply going to see and peg Shawn as a future Devlin because of what Devlin put him through. Many people will not be able to see past or around their own tunnel vision. Everyday of his life he will have to deal with people like this including people in his own hometown. There will be people who will freak if they see him near their children and so on. It is sad and the boy deserves to only be treated as a victim and with nothing but respect at this time. Hopefully he will get the treatment he needs and that he will come out of this ok.
The boy has as hard road ahead of him and I think he will come out being ok and very normal in the end. I am at least praying for that.
I'm praying for him, too. I think *survivor*, like a cancer survivor, is a good way to look at it.
He fought and prayed and his prayers were answered.