All of the victims were warned against reporting on their plight. Odel was told by the soldiers that they would pay his hospitalization expenses only if he keeps silent about the torture he suffered.
Ang lahat ng biktima ay binalaang huwag magsumbong. Si Odel ay sinabihan ng mga sundalo na babayaran lamang nila ang mga gastusin niya sa ospital kung tatahimik na lamang siya tungkol sa pagpapahirap sa kanya.