The aunt thought she was helping with a simple family favor—but instead, she uncovered a long-buried secret the family had spent years trying to hide.

for her — never for him.

On the day of the preliminary hearing, her attorney set about dismantling the child’s account.

“Emiliano recorded videos because he liked to make up stories,” she said. “My client is an exhausted single mother, not a criminal.”

When the judge asked Emiliano to describe what had happened, the words continue reading …