“Family members told investigators their primary intent was to educate the victim and felt they did nothing wrong,” the press release said.
During his reported ordeal the boy was lured Monday into a pickup after getting off his school bus, tied up, threatened with a gun, taken to a basement where his pants were removed, and told he could be sold into sex slavery, police said.
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CNN has been trying to track down lawyers for the accused, but has been unable to locate information on the attorneys.
Troy is about an hour northwest of St. Louis.
