A Deadly Influence (Abby Mullen Thrillers, #1)

by Mike Omer

He turned the laptop so Otis could see the screen. “You’re a very tidy person, Tillman; I’ll give you that. There’s a bunch of videos named after many of your community members. And you know what those videos contain? I couldn’t believe it when I saw it. All their private confessions.” Tillman stared at Carver in contempt. “Just like the police to look through the private confessions of Christians.” “They’re not just confessions,” Carver said. “You know that, right? There’s quite a few of them that end with you getting a blow job or having sex with your community members.” “It was all consensual. I don’t expect you to understand; it’s part of the cleansing process.” “Well, I’d argue that if you’re their preacher, landlord, and boss, then none of this is consensual. But we don’t even need to go there, because three of your community members in those videos are minors. So you’re going to prison for multiple cases of statutory rape, asshole. And you know what I’m going to do? I’ll make sure everyone in that prison knows you like to rape little girls. It’ll make you really popular.”