They were trying to conceal the truth but the other members were twisting the stories too much and giving much information. The questioning lasted till 2 a.m. After questioning, he was sent to the King Hans Gades Jail. Pedersen once stated "It will be a long time before I slept as a free man again." A few hours later, he and the other Churchill Club members were sent to court. There was an argument about who was going to host the trial, Denmark or Germany. If Germany were to host the trial, the boys would be executed. If Denmark were to host the trial, they might have a 4 year sentence. In the end, Denmark hosted the trial under a few conditions: That the headmaster will be removed from the School and banished from Åalborg (Aalborg). Second, the Germans made it clear that during the trial that a German observer would be inside the courtroom at all times, watching carefully and reporting to Berlin.