Kalista

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Prosecutors suspect that the boyfriend of the child's mother is the father of the baby.

A 10-year-old girl in the Cincinnati area has given birth in a case that has shocked social workers because the girl is so young.
The birth of the baby at University Hospital in November has set off an

Prosecutors were in court Wednesday to discuss what to do with both children, the newborn and her now 11-year-old mom.

The court session in Hamilton County Dependency Court on Wednesday was primarily a status session on how both the baby and young mother are doing.
At the same time Wednesday, Lockland police were in Columbus talking to a convict whose DNA shows he's the baby girl's father.

Michael Chaffer, 40, is accused of impregnating his girlfriend's 10-year-old daughter, according to Hamilton County prosecutors.

The baby's birth set off an investigation by the Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services and stunned social workers because the baby's mother is so young.

The baby has been taken from her mother and put in a foster home while the child-mother is now being taken care of by a relative. Her mother is not allowed to see the baby and can only see her daughter when supervised by social workers.
Lawyers jammed the courtroom Wednesday, representing the prosecutor's office and all three generations of the family.

The girl's mother was warned not to let any adult men in her Lockland home while caseworkers tried to track down the infant's father.

Paternity was not determined until Wednesday morning.

Prosecutors say the girl's mother ignored that order to keep adult men away from her child, and when a caseworker made a surprise visit to her Lockland home Jan. 4, they found Chaffer.

Assistant Hamilton County Prosecutor Lee Slocum said Chaffer faces criminal charges for impregnating and sexually molesting a girl under the age of 13.
Lockland Police Chief James Toles said two officers were interviewing Chaffer on Wednesday in a Columbus prison, where he is serving a one-year sentence on an unrelated charge.

Sex with a child under 13 is considered statutory rape, a crime punishable with a life prison term.

As JFS investigated the case, several relatives of the 11-year-old girl contacted the agency saying Chaffer sexually abused the girl for a "period of time."

The 11-year-old girl's mother is also under investigation, Slocum said, for allowing her daughter to be abused.

Job and Family Services workers can't remember a case in which a girl so young gave birth.

"Unfortunately, sexual abuse is pretty common in the cases we see," said JFS Director Moira Weir. "But it is highly unusual and extremely sad to see a case where a 10-year-old becomes pregnant.

"This is an example of why everyone in the community needs to be extremely vigilant about watching for the signs of abuse and notifying us through our 241-KIDS hotline," she added. "The sooner we can intervene, the sooner we can make sure the child is in a safe situation."

Hamilton County prosecutors want a court designation that the 11-year-old girl was abused. They allege the 11-year-old's mother failed to care for her by allowing Chaffer near her.

Prosecutors also want to take the infant away from the mother because the sixth-grade student is too young to care for the baby.

As she waited for the hearing to start, the child, who was wearing faded jeans and a T-shirt hoody with her hair tied into a ponytail, sat next to her mother. She chatted about school, music and Disney video games.

During the hearing, as prosecutors and attorneys discussed the case and the possibility that the 11-year-old could lose her baby, she wiped away tears with the palms of her hands.

At Wednesday's hearing, Magistrate Charles Milazzo determined the girl could visit her baby at least twice a week.

But he said the 11-year-old girl's mother may see her only if social workers can supervise the visits, and that she may not see the baby.

Authorities became aware of the birth after the 11-year-old girl delivered the baby at University Hospital. Hospital officials notified JFS because the mother was so young.

The 11-year-old girl and the infant were allowed to remain in the mother's home while JFS investigated the case. Two other men were eliminated as the baby's father before Chaffer's DNA was tested.

When the caseworker found Chaffer in the home Jan. 4 - a violation of JFS' order that no men be in the home - they arrested him on a charge of obstruction of official business.

Court records show Chaffer slammed the door on the officer and refused to open it. Chaffer pleaded guilty to that charge the next day, which violated his probation on an earlier drug charge. As a result he was sent to prison for one year. JFS immediately took the 11-year-old girl and infant from the home. DaVita Inc.

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PowerON

wow, that's very young.

I can imagine that mother become age 30 and kid become 20.

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Reba

A very sad and sickening situation.

I wonder why "sex with a child under 13 is considered statutory rape"? It should be "rape", period. There is no way that a child that young is consenting. The good thing is it carries a life sentence.

This is additionally disturbing:

"Two other men were eliminated as the baby's father before Chaffer's DNA was tested."

That means that possibly two other men were also sexually abusing the poor girl.

The poor little thing doesn't even have a decent mother to turn to for support or protection. Awful!

Cheri

*smh* @ the mother's boyfriend and the mother of the 10 years old daughter. I felt bad for the 10 years old daughter, she was taken advantage of by the mother's boyfriend and I also believe that the mother is involve in this situation as well. Why would she ignored the court order?

There's more to this story and I do believe the mother's boyfriend is the father. I guess we have to wait it out and see the results.

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Kalista

Wow..poor girl! She is going to be traumatized. Her mother's boyfriend should go to prison for the rest of his life. How could they have allowed a 10 year old to carry to term was extremely dangerous to the 10 year old. Keeping the pregnancy hidden, etc... it's all part the violation.

How her mom can live with herself knowing her daughters innocents was taken by her boyfriend is an asshole?

According to 11 years old girl will be extremely emotional devastation if she had her abortion. She obviously hide pregnancy for whole 9 months from school, doctor, etc... Unbelievable, she does not deserve to give up her baby at her such younger age 11 years old.

If I were that girls mother I would take that disgusting piece of garbage of a man, cut off his d*ck and shove it down his throat while shoving a cactus up his ass, then I'd kill him. I cant belive she didn't immediately kill him after finding out all that. Heaven help anyone that even TRIES to touch my babies.

I'm willing to go to jail for life to kill anyone who touches my babies. This infuriates me that the mother isn't upset! I can't believe it! I want to go kill that bastard, and I dont even know the girl personally!

How can a man look at a 10 year old and get excited. Thats just sick. I think the death penalty should be given to child molesters. It just reminds of my ex.

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moonflower

ack that is sickening story i every heard about this like stupid mom allowing that moron baby father to touch the 11 year old and got her pregnant sighs SMH SMH

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Angel

This story is absolutely sad and disgusting especially when this 10 years old girl probably had no clue what was going on at that time or maybe the mother's boyfriend threatened her daughter not to say anything. I wonder if she had ever seen a doctor during her pregnancy before she gave a birth at the hospital and what about the school? didn't the teachers or staffs noticed any differences about this little girl and yet no one even bother to report it? :sigh sadly: I cannot believe her mother did not protect her daughter as she was suppose to. My heart goes out for this little girl and her baby. No child deserves to go through this.

Byrdie714

Then this situation begs to differ, since everyone is abhorred that a 10 year old had a baby, makes me wonder, why didn't they permit an abortion on this 10 year old?!

PowerON

probably since people in America are against on abortion. Big mistake?

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Reba

People are abhorred that a mother allowed men to sexually abuse her daughter and allow her to be impregnated. That's the disgusting situation.

It appears from this article that, other than the mother, no one else even knew the girl was pregnant until she went to the hospital for delivery. A little late for an abortion, eh?

Suppose the girl's mother had found out she was pregnant right away and took her for abortion, then what? Take her home and let the guys abuse her some more?

The important issue in this situation is the abuse and lack of care that the girl experienced.

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Liebling:-)))

This article didn´t written that mother allows her boyfriend do something with her daughter.

All what it written is:

I hope mother state that she didn´t know her boyfriend have sex with her daughter behind her back. It would make me throw up if it´s really true that she allows her boyfriend to have sex with her little innoncent girl.

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Angel

IF this girl had an abortion then no one would have known that she had been raped or maybe the abortion would have put her at a much greater medical risk than carry the baby in full terms, who knows.

And the only part that really disgusting me is the fact that the mother allowed these men into her home and rape her 10 years old daughter.

SignfrmtheHeart

That is unbelievable. People absolutely sicken me. The mother of the 10-year old AND her disgusting psychotic boyfriend should both be jailed. She ignored a court order and continued to endanger her daughter. They want to be together that badly? Put both their asses in jail... for life.

I have absolutely no sympathy for people like that.

whynatty

Next time, please provide the link of the news article instead of copying & pasting in here because I rather read it from the original source. Thanks.

Aleser

I think things like this make a great example for better educating children about what abuse is in schools. Children, even those we think of as "too young" ARE at risk, and we've got to show them that there is a way -out-! If that little girl had been told by a teacher or councellor that there's some other choice... maybe she wouldn't have been a sitting duck in the entire mess. Poor girl.

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GarnetTigerMom

That so terrible for that poor 10 year old child who will be traumatized and will need serious help. that child was raped and sexually abused. Now that new baby will be even more traumatized when he or she grows up to learn what happen to it natural mother. This is sick.

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VamPyroX

Yeah, I thought the same thing. Jeez!

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Byrdie714

Don't get me wrong....it's sickening all the way around.

First I have to ask, what mother doesn't know that her 10 year old is pregnant to begin with?! It is obvious when a 10 year is pregnant or just fat.

Sorry....it just blows my mind that we have a 10 year old that is now a mother and chances are high that both will be on the state's dole for the next several years.

As for the perps, they should be locked up and the mother stripped of her parental rights.

The perps will get their justice in the "big house" when Bubba comes and claims them.

Babyblue

I wonder the same thing... they would have caught the guy earlier and the 10 year old would not had to carry this child. since the state would be asking questions earlier. Now both children are in the states custody.

I guess the mother knew who did it and try to hide it for as long as she could to be with that sicko boyfriend, Hope they rot in prison...

Now the little girl been traumatized and the infant is in the state custody and the little girl is not capable of caring for the infant, She is also in state custody.

Shame...

Babyblue

Oh yeah!! Prisoners do not like any other prisoners that hurts children. much less sexual abusers. He will be slammed for sure! If he isn't killed first.

shel90

What a tragic situation. Some people seriously need to be locked up for life.

I wonder if the state will allow the girl and the baby remain in contact? I cant imagine the emotions this girl must be going thru..

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