In January 2024, parents in Florida were shocked to discover their son was having a sexual relationship with his friend's 40 year-old mom. After spending 9 months helping their son move to a new school and complete a drug treatment program, his success is wiped out when a friend's mom grooms him for abuse. The juvenile victim would spend his days consuming drugs and alcohol provided by a female predator as he chauffeured her around town. As investigators attempted to build a case against her, the victim shields the alleged predator, stalls the investigation, and withholds key evidence.
Payton Shires was an Ohio social worker assigned to mentor a 13-year-old boy. Within weeks, she started grooming him with gifts, money, and manipulation. Then, she started molesting him. In a bathroom. In the parking lot of a mall outside her car in broad daylight.
When the allegations surface, she claimed the boy raped her. When that didn't work, she bought a gun and tried to KILL the boy's mother.
This the bodycam of Columbus police and SWAT arrive to the victim's home with Payton waving a newly purchased gun and claiming she was the real victim.
