It was 4th degree sexual assault. Are not Christians bound to obey the governing authorities? Why didn’t anyone involved contact CPS?
Imagine... it must be a nightmare. Most parents try to protect their children. And then your own child... OMG. What should parents do in this situation?
I can only imagine these parents trying to figure out the best route:
Have the child arrested? Would that involve prison time? A Class A Misdemeanor means up to a year in prison. Not sure if that applies to juveniles, too... If so, a 14yo would be sent to juvenile hall, right?
If so, what happens when this kid gets out of juvenile hall? Couldn't prison make matters worse? Then what happens when he returns home?
Or, if he's simply removed from the home, where will he be placed? With another family, only to do the same thing? Or, in a facility, where he might learn from other inmates how to continue the behavior?
Given all these questions, I can understand why this father decided to seek advice at his church, then send the son away to a Christian treatment program involving hard labor for three months, then bring him to a state trooper to scare him some more, and then have him confess and apologize to the family and everyone else, and continue to tell people.
I hope the girls received counseling, too, and I hope they weren't taught to blame themselves. We don't really know what was done for them, besides the confession and apologies they received.