Police investigated a Christian youth group after the mother of one of its members complained about an activity during which her 14-year-old son wore a diaper and bonnet while sitting on a girl's lap.
No crime occurred, police said, but they forwarded the complaint to Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. because of "the nature of the allegations, and the attention that the incident has garnered," said Mt. Lebanon police Lt. Kenneth M. Truver. "We cannot find anything that would constitute a crime," Zappala spokesman Mike Manko said.
The mother sent an e-mail to police alleging inappropriate conduct occurred at an event the day before at the Mt. Lebanon Recreation Center sponsored by Young Life, a national youth group.
The mother brought her son to the police station, where he proceeded to describe the activity as a "contest" where he and two other boys wore bonnets, diapers over their clothing and bibs. They sat "on the laps of female participants while being fed baby food and soda" from a baby bottle, police said.
The team that finished the food and drink first won, according to police. The boy told police he wasn't forced to take part in the contest. Raeder, who was not present during the event, noted that it was the boy's mother -- not the boy -- who complained. "I think he actually had a great time."
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