The victim then told Shomaker he was not 18, the required age to use the social media app Grindr, and Shomaker allegedly told the victim he already knew.

The victim told police that after the pair had been in a “lengthy relationship,” he would perform sex acts on Shomaker in exchange for a ride to a friend’s home. The victim said he would stay at Shomaker’s home for several days at a time, was sometimes unable to get to school on time and would steal Shomaker’s vehicle to get there.

The victim told police that he tried to end contact with Shomaker several times, but Shomaker would threaten to create charges against the victim’s family.

Searches of the victim’s high school attendance records align with the dates the victim told police he was staying at Shomaker’s home, according to the documents.

Shomaker told police that he had been friends with the victim during the last two years, which would have made the boy 17 at the time of their sexual encounters, but denied any sexual contact with the teenager. He confirmed the victim stole his car and had slept over at his house on occasion.