My Son Played a “Prank” on His Cousin. It’s Spiraled Into a Disaster I’m Not Sure I Can Fix.

Dear Advice,

My 11-year-old son, “Andy” has upended the life of his 15-year-old cousin, “Zoey,” with a prank that went horribly off the rails.  For some asinine reason, Andy thought it would be funny to hide a condom under Zoey’s pillow.  My sister (Zoey’s mom) found it when she was changing out her daughter’s sheets and pillowcase to be washed.  She confronted Zoey, who denied that the condom was hers.  Now her mother is beside herself because she thinks her daughter is having sex.  Andy overheard my husband and me discussing it and confessed to what he did. He said he took the condom from his older brother’s supply (our older son is an adult and lives on his own; Andy apparently stole it during a visit) and wanted Zoey to find it and be grossed out; he never intended to get her in trouble.

I called my sister up and had Andy admit what he did, but she doesn’t believe him!  She thinks Zoey somehow convinced him to try and cover for her!  Zoey has been grounded for the next six months.  What can I do to convince my sister my son is telling the truth and my niece is being wrongfully punished?

—Innocence Project

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