okay so since there are people who know where the kid lives, why not drop by and speak with the kids dad and get to the bottom of it? show his dad whats been said and whats going on and judge his reaction. if he denies it all, then yes he's in on it. if not, he will make the kid make it right. something needs to be done, but without threats or violence, which i doubt has even happened at all.
and to those bashing ajcloud, i honestly think he did the right thing by staying out of this thread. he wanted to get things resolved in a mature manner, and knew that by posting here it would get people riled up and he just wants the situation to be right. but since the situation wasn't resolved he came and gave an update.
getting the authorities involved might solve the situation, but ultimately they will end up leaving it in the parents hands anyway, so why not start with a nice, calm, mature conversation with the kids father?