If there was nothing fishy they'd admit what happened and be done with it. You don't keep secrets unless the secrets are worth keeping.
You really need to read between the lines on why this story can not be told. If it only affected Cody, news reporters would be lined up to tell the story, dontcha think?
Heck, you think the guys at the KC Star would hesitate to bust us in a scandal that could be so easily told with Cody doing the crap he is now? You think folks haven't dug to find out the story?
Quit being naive for a second.
The only story here is the story people want to hear but cannot.
It's a personal issue and sometimes people need to respect others privacy.