Latah County Sheriff’s Office
Case File #2005-01065 Report #4
Detective Margaret Lehmbecker
05-17-2005
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On 05-17-2005, at 0841 hours, I called and talked to [Kirk Mother #2]. [Kirk Mother #2] said she and her husband [redacted] were out of town and their daughter, [redacted] (a 9 year old girl) stayed the night with [Ground Zero Family]. [Kirk Mother #2] said she and [husband] returned from their trip on 03-09-2005. At about 2200 hours [Kirk Father #2], she and her daughters were on her bed praying. Her other girls had left for bed when she asked her daughter, [redacted], how her trip was. [redacted] told her that it was good, but “something silly” had happened. [Kirk Mother #2] asked what happened. [redacted] told her that one of the boarders got into trouble. [Kirk Mother #2] said, “They did?” [redacted] said, “Steven fell asleep in my bed.” [Kirk Mother #2] asked, “What?” [Kirk Mother #2] said that [redacted] told her Steven got into her bed so she woke [redacted] up. [redacted] told [redacted] to lay with her. [redacted] told [redacted] that they would wait until morning to wake up her [redacted], mother and father. [Kirk Mother #2] asked [redacted] if this has happen before. [redacted] told her, “[redacted] says that he comes into her room a lot.” [Kirk Mother #2] said she thought it was odd but wanted to remain positive.

[Kirk Mother #2] said she talked with [husband] the next morning, 03-10-2005. She wanted to let him know in case [Ground Zero Father] called. [Kirk Mother #2] said [Ground Zero Father] called in the late morning or early afternoon on 03-10-2005. [Ground Zero Father] told [Kirk Mother #2] they had something come up and he needed to talk with her. [Ground Zero Father] told her they had a situation between [redacted] and Steven while they were gone. [Kirk Mother #2] said she tried to listen to [Ground Zero Father] but she felt he needed to get to the point because she knew and he had not given her a chance to tell him what she knew. [Ground Zero Father] told her that they were trying to believe Steven was in the bedroom that night to pray for the girls. [Kirk Mother #2] said [Ground Zero Father] was nervous and never really got to the point, but rather told her that she needed to talk with [redacted]. [Kirk Mother #2] said she told [Ground Zero Father] that she already knew because [redacted] had told her. [Kirk Mother #2] said that she told [Ground Zero Father] he needed to talk with his girls and he needed to start with [redacted]. [Kirk Mother #2] said that there was a silence. [Ground Zero Father] asked [Kirk Mother #2] what [redacted] said. [Kirk Mother #2] said [redacted] had told her that Steven had gotten into bed with her.

[Kirk Mother #2] said at this point [redacted] had not said anything about touching until later that evening, 03-10-2005, when both she and [husband] talked with her. [Kirk Mother #2] said she called [Ground Zero Father] at work after talking with [redacted] and told him [redacted] that she felt things were a little more complex than Steven just getting into bed with [redacted]. [redacted] wanted to wait until [redacted] was home so they both could talk with [redacted].

[Kirk Mother #2] said on the evening of the 03-10-2005, she and [husband] put the other kids to bed and talked with [redacted]. [Kirk Parents #2] asked [redacted] if she had fun at the [Ground Zero Family] while they were out of town. [redacted] talked about the fun stuff she had done and mentioned the “silly” thing that happened. [Kirk Parents #2] asked [redacted] to tell them about it. [redacted] said that she woke up because Steven was in her bed. [redacted] said she woke up [redacted]. [redacted] said that [redacted] was not in the same bed with [redacted] and she got the impression that [redacted] was on the floor next to [redacted] bed. [redacted] told [redacted] to come and lay with her. [Kirk Parents #2] asked [redacted] if she got in bed with [redacted]. [redacted] said, “Yes.” [Kirk Parents #2] asked how she found out that Steven was in her bed. [redacted] said that Steven woke her up. [Kirk Parents #2] asked how. [Kirk Parents #2] said [redacted] was real quiet when she said, “he was

Latah County Sheriff’s Office
Case File #2005-0 I065 Report #4
Detective Margaret Lehmbecker
05-17-2005
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touching my bottom.” [Kirk Parents #2] asked how his hands were touching her bottom. [redacted] said “his hands were in my pants.” [Kirk Mother #2] said that she thought this meant that Steven had his hands on [redacted] bare bottom. [Kirk Mother #2] said once she and [husband] heard this, they knew there was something seriously wrong. [Kirk Mother #2] said by this time the [Ground Zero Family] knew more of the same nature had happened with their own children.

[Kirk Mother #2] said these were the only two times [redacted] had been talked with. She and [husband] did not want to talk with her much because they did not want to put thoughts in her mind that might not have already been there. They did not want [redacted] to think things that were not really true.

[Kirk Mother #2] said that [redacted] has not said anything more to them. [Kirk Mother #2] said their pastor had called and told them that Steven’s parents know what he has done and they’re really sorry. The pastor said that Steven was going to deny his confessions and take the case to court.

Detective Margaret Lehmbecker/307
05-17-2005
Time Spent: 2 ½ hours