It only took a few minutes for Steve to explain to Bower what had gone on the day Mark Payne had invited us into the Maherrin’s backyard and what had happened in the small rented guesthouse when he was offered a beer from Mark. Steve walked with the officers to the Maherrin’s to confront Mark about it while Jason and I stayed behind with Frisbee. Of course he denied the accusation but after discussing with the Maherrin’s, Sergeant Bower and his partner were given permission to check the guesthouse where they subsequently found Mark’s stash of child porn in a box under his bed. By the time Mark was taken away in a patrol car, he was bleeding from his nose and limping quite badly on one leg. Steve ended up having to testify at Mark’s trial nine months later and we heard, in all, he ended up with a sentence of six months in prison and five years worth of probation. To this day he is still required to register as a sex offender.
Mark Payne never made good on his promise to harm Steve or his family should he tell anyone about the pictures.
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