[And when Peterson's mistress, Amber Frey, came forward to assist police, it was] huge, ... In the early days, the information she had gave us some direction. ... Amber never went sideways on this once. We couldn't have asked for a better witness.

Not wanting the family to be caught without this knowledge, it was agreed that it would not impact negatively on the case and the potential prosecution of this case to inform them of this information.

Scott believed that he would be exonerated for these charges, and that while he was in custody he would be using his position ... to do the work of the Lord, ... He thanked Amber for her influence with this, and apologized to Amber for having been caught up in the intense media coverage.