NOT THAT THERE’S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT: Homosexual couple found dead had sexually abused 10, police documents say. [archive]

This week, South St. Paul Police Chief William Messerich said his department has closed the investigation into molestation allegations involving Babbitt, 40, and Deyo, 36. Eight of the 10 victims were juveniles in their midteens. . . .

In the suicide letter, which was described in now-public police reports, Babbitt and Deyo claimed anyone involved with them was a “willing participant” and “actively pursuing access to us and our belongings.” . . .

The first victim came forward to police Aug. 14. He turned over pictures of himself naked with Babbitt. The teen said Babbitt agreed to be a mentor for him when he came out as gay to his family.

Note: Babbitt was an elementary school teacher.

The boy said he had sex with both men at a downtown Minneapolis hotel during this year’s Pride Festival. . . .

The police case file, which is more than 100 pages, describes the sexual relationships in detail. Many followed a similar pattern: meeting the boy on social media, an exchange of nude photos and later a meeting in which Babbitt and Deyo would force or convince them to drink large amounts of alcohol or smoke marijuana.

They bought the boys gifts, ranging from cellphones to clothing. Babbitt bought one victim a tablet, encouraging him to use it to view pornography. Often both men would have sex with the boys, the police reports said. . . .

Deyo had videos taken from a hidden camera in the bathroom of their house. Investigators also found many videos of the men having sex with boys.

Besides their home, the couple had sex with boys at a cabin they owned in Crow Wing County. Several victims said they were so drunk and high from smoking marijuana that they didn’t know how to stop the sexual advances.

In the search of the couple’s house, police discovered jars full of marijuana. They also found droppers that appeared to have contained a liquid substance that investigators later determined was a synthetic drug that was being mixed with the marijuana.