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>> reporter: the sheriff's department says that the 15-year-old accused of sexually assaulting paige was dealt with by juvenile authorities but 17-year-old barnett and the teen who took video saw their charges dropped. daisy's mother believes that matthew got special treatment because of his last name. his grandfather, a former state respective. >> i knew because as long as i have been in politics and law enforcement i knew if it was drug in very long i would be pulled into it. so i made it a point not to talk to the prosecuting attorney or the sheriff or any of the witnesses directly or indir...

Matthew barnett, a star on the school football team. >> i began drinking a bottle they had given me. they tried to get me to drink out of this large cup, like a large shot glass. and i drank from it. and that's all i remember. >> reporter: sheriff's department records show that both boys acknowledge having sex with the girls, but claim it was consensual. authorities say a third boy took video of what happened. they believe it although the girls had some alcohol beforehand, the boys worked to get them more drunk. darren white is the sheriff of nottoway county missouri. >> you believe a sexual a...

All three boys confessed. >> which is why that we were within four hours of receiving the call able to have people in jail. >> reporter: the 15-year-old who was accused of sexual assaulting paige was dealt with by juvenile authorities. but 17-year-old barnett and the teen said to have taken the video saw their felony charges dropped. >> you ever told by the prosecutor's office why he dropped the charges? >> no. >> not even today you don't note reason? >> no. >> reporter: then incredibly, people started ganging up on the girls. they found themselves shunned around town and at school. they were ...