Page 6 of Pain
There were other teams who hunted the others, but most of them stayed within the boundaries of the law. They gathered information and handed it over to the police. Xander's team was glad the other teams were out there, hopefully stopping and scaring most pedophiles before they got to the level that STK needed to get involved.
STK only took on the worst of the worst. Those who kidnapped, groomed, and sold children to others. It was a disgusting community of men and women who would spend months training young children on how to submit. Xander had no regrets being part of the team, and he was proud of what he did to the men and women who destroyed these children's lives.
"Hey, boys and girls." Beau walked in carrying a box. He set it beside the files Becca had brought in.
"Hey, Beau." Becca waved.
Xander nodded his direction. "What's up?"
"Glad to finally get a couple of days off. I swear it's been crazy this week at the hospital." Beau grabbed a beer from the small fridge that sat to one side of the room. "Anyone else?" He held the bottle up.
"No thanks." Xander needed to keep a clear head. He wasn't sure if he had a job to do tonight or if Dyson was going to take it.
"I'll take one." Becca sat up on the couch.
Beau took her the beer and sat down beside her. "Everyone else late?"
"I said six o'clock. I've got three minutes." Carter walked out of the other room, where they had all their computers set up.
Trenton, Bryon, and Carter spent most of their time locked away in that room, digging for information and tracking the men they were watching. It was a job Xander couldn't handle. Not only did he like to be active and keep moving, but he didn't have the stomach to look at the photographs and videos all day. He wasn't sure how those who had to deal with it day in and day out handled it. He would lose his mind.
Maybe it was too close to home.
"Like these meetings ever get started on time." Bryon stepped out of the other room, followed by Trenton. "Where's Kasey and Dyson?"
"Dyson won't be here, but Kase should be here." Beau told them.
"So, if Dyson's busy, who's doing tonight's job?" Xander asked. He didn't mind doing two jobs in a row, it would hardly be the first time, but the team agreed to split them up, so it never became too much for any one person.
"Kase is doing it. I talked to him this morning." Carter twisted open his beer. "I've got a bit more information to add to the file." He glanced at Trenton.
"Just get it to me. I'll add it in. I've got everything ready to go. Three convictions, one of child rape. Served five years, released and on parole, but he's been looking into joining a party." Trenton's words were filled with hate.
Xander swallowed his disgust. A party was where several men would get together and take turns using a young boy or girl. Some believed it was an important part of training a child, but to Xander, it was one quick way to get your name added to their list. As far as he was concerned, anyone who took part in a party deserved what his team would bring.
The front door opened, and Kasey walked in, his arms filled with pizza boxes. "Howdy." He set the boxes on the coffee table. "I needed to eat, and figured I'd feed you fools too." He flipped his long, dark hair back from his face before opening one of the boxes and pulling out two slices. He took a seat on the floor, leaning back against Xander's chair. "So, what are we doing?"
Bryon leaned over and grabbed a piece of pizza. "I've got a lot of information. Get comfy, we may be here a while."
Xander stood, grabbing the bottle of beer he'd dismissed earlier along with two slices of pizza before sitting back down.
"I've got two new cases to give you also. One male, one female, both with priors. I don't think they are ready for us to move on, but this female needs watching." Becca nodded to the files she brought. "Forty-year-old woman found guilty of sexually abusing her grandsons. Served three years. Finished two years of parole, but has just picked up another charge of grooming young boys online. The judge found her guilty, but gave her probation on the charges. The male has been charged with attempted kidnapping, served ten years, and was caught stalking a local elementary school. He got six months, with credit for time served. He'll be out in two weeks."
"I'll make sure we have them in our system and check out their internet activity," Carter promised.
"Kase, you've got tonight's case. Sixty-two-year-old, Benji Ferguson. He's got a child held in the home, so be careful. You know the routine, get in, take care of Benji, mark the house so the cops know the kid is there, leave the file, and get out. Let the cops do all the work."
Xander blew out a long breath, glad that Kasey was taking this one. He hated working stings when there was a child in the home. When it happened, it took everything he had to not rescue the kid. The only thing that kept him going was that the cops would be there within ten minutes most of the time, and if they were lucky, the child would be returned to their parents.
"I read the file earlier. I'm good." Kasey nodded to the team. "I'll call Carter once it's done."
"Everything go well with your sting last night, Xan?" Bryon asked.
"Yep, not a glitch. The guy was active when I entered, took him down, took care of him, and called the cops." Xander pulled a piece of pepperoni off his pizza and popped it into his mouth.
"A small article in the paper today about it, but like always, they kept most the details out of the media as best they could." Trenton smiled.
That was normal. By now, STK had done enough jobs that the police were more than aware of them. Maybe not STK, but that there was a group out there taking care of business. It seldom made the news. Carter said he figured it was because the police knew that if what they did made headlines, the public would stand behind them and more groups might try to take a vigilante approach when dealing with pedophiles.
