Woman Gives Birth to Her Brother's Baby

Summary

Key Points

• —Police arrested a mother, father, and their adult son on felony warrants for child neglect and incest. 0:07
• —Investigators later determined the father was not the biological father, and the teen had falsely implicated him due to her intellectual disability and potentially her mother's influence. 0:18
• —The arrests stemmed from the birth of a baby to an 18-year-old daughter with an intellectual disability, whose brother was identified as the biological father. 0:24
• —Hospital staff and Department of Human Services investigators became involved due to concerns about the teen's account of the pregnancy. 11:23
• —The teen initially claimed her boyfriend was the father, but later, under police coaxing, implicated her father. 12:19
• —The mother admitted to suspecting her husband, the father, was the biological father after catching him leaving her daughter's room suspiciously. 12:51
• —The 19-year-old brother confessed to having sexual relations with his sister, and DNA evidence confirmed a 99% match, establishing him as the father. 13:21
• —The mother and father were charged with child neglect, while the son was charged with incest. 13:58
• —The son pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 7 years in prison, the mother received a 7-year deferred sentence, and the father was sentenced to 5 years in prison. 14:11