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The baby’s birth at University Hospital on Nov. 4 was routine.
What wasn’t routine was the fact the infant’s mother was just 10, impregnated by her mother’s boyfriend.
Now, social workers are trying to figure out how to unravel the mess involving one of the youngest children ever to give birth in Greater Cincinnati.
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. (News - Law) Views:
What wasn’t routine was the fact the infant’s mother was just 10, impregnated by her mother’s boyfriend.
Now, social workers are trying to figure out how to unravel the mess involving one of the youngest children ever to give birth in Greater Cincinnati.
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. (News - Law) Views:
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SPEECHLESS.
I think the boyfriend and the mother both need to be put away for this. I can not believe a ten year old went thru a pregnancy/labor and had a baby!! This story is horrible.
They need to KILL both of them if convicted. How can you stand by as a mother and let a man rape your daughter? KILL them.
I'm speechless......damn shame.
this is terrible.
How does a man even think of doing such a thing. The thought makes me sick...
I have to disagree with S-N-Demand. Adoption is absolutely the right way to go. This child is much too young and the "grandmother" is unfit.
What a damm shame !!
When he gets in central booking I hope he;s somebody's bytch and trade him for a pack of cigs...
This male species; I can't use the term "man" because a man wouldn't touch a baby girl, deserves to go to jail for the rest of his life. The girls mother deserves to go to jail too, and for quite awhile. I couldn't imagine not protecting my children, and I was very careful about who I allowed to meet my kids. They were never abused; it wasn't even a possibility. I had to put my social life on hold when my kids were little. We need to help any child who we believe my be a victim of abuse. The court did the right thing by taking the baby away from this little girl. Even though she's the baby's biological mother, she doesn't have a clue about what it takes to be a mother; nor should she be burdened with the responsibility. Hopefully, the baby will get adopted. I'd adopt it; maybe someone else will. We must remember that the baby is a representation of a crime committed against the little girl - rape. Why should she be reminded of that fact for the rest of her life? If the little girl is very lucky, she might have a chance to be just a little girl.
I hate reading stories like this. It's a reality I know but it makes me sick to my stomach to know there are crazy people like this in the world.
This is a very distrubing story. i dont think they should take the infant away form the 11yr because she has rights and although she very young and dont know how to raise a baby it's still her child we dont know what she was doing while she was carrying this baby. there are alot of adults who have children and they dont know about parenting a child so that should not be a reason for taking the infant away. and then to give the infant to a foster mother when their first option is family. someone said that she should be reminded of this for the rest of her life but she will she is not going to ever forget this and now that she is a ward of the court she will be going through this court process until she is 21 so she is to be reminded everytime she goes to court everytime she sees her social worker and lawyers. i just hope that who ever care shes in can talk to her in a sense that she will understand. and as far as the mother i mean you dont want to be judge mental but there was something going on with her personally and for the guy i think he should get the max .
My prayers go out to the girl and her child, may God keep them together!
THIS IS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN: (IN THIS ORDER)MOTHER NEEDS TO BE PUT IN PRISON WITH MOTHERS WHO HAVE KILLED A MOTHER#@#@#@ FOR HARMING THEIR CHILD(CHILDREN)TRUST ME THE MAGGOT WON'T MAKE IT OUT ALIVE. IMAGINE YOUR ARE IN PRISON FOR THE REST OF YOUR NATURAL LIFE FOR KILLING A MAN(WOMAN)FOR MESSING WITH YOUR BABY AND YOU CAN'T SEE THE (YOUR) CHILD THAT YOU HAVE MADE THIS SACRIFICE FOR. YOU WOULD ENVY THE WOMEN WHO COULD SEE THEIR CHILDREN EVERYDAY BUT YET YOU HAVE THIS PATHETIC MAGGOT SACRIFICE HER OWN CHILD TO HOLD ON TO THIS DEVIL. YEA... SHE WOULD BE KILLED IN THE JOINT. OR BETTER YET PUT HER WORTHLESS BEHIND IN A MALE PRISON TO BE SERVED UP ALL DAY EVERYDAY TO THE WORST MEN IN THE PRISON SYSTEM. WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN THE THAT DEVIL? CUT OFF HIS PENIS, HIS HANDS AND HIS FEET. REMOVE HIS TEETH TONGUE AND VOICE BOX. PUT HIS AZZ IN THE WORST PRISON AND LET'S SEE HOW WELL HE CAN FIGHT OFF THE HOUNDS WHEN THEY COME SNIFFING TO RIP HIS AZZ APART. HE WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO SCREAM, CALL FOR HELP OR HEAR HIMSELF CRY. HE WON'T BE ABLE TO RUN, TO FIGHT BACK, OR RETURN THE TORTURE. THIS SHOULD BE PERMITTED TO HAPPEN TO THIS MAGGOT. THE GUARDS SHOULD NOT INTERFERE. ON THE BIRTH DATE OF HIS CHILD HE WOULD BE SENT FROM PRISON TO PRISON AND HANDED OUT LIKE CANDY. FOR ONE HOUR A DAY THE SHOULD BE GIVEN A BATH IN ALCOHOL, VINIGAR AND SALT. NEVER LET THEM BE ALONE BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT WANT THEM TO TRY TO OFF THEM SELVES TO ESCAPE THE PAYBACK. MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE CHILDREN. I PRAY THAT GOD SHIELDS THEM FROM ANYMORE HARM, AND SHOWERS THEM WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION. I WISH I COULD JUST HOLD THEM. TELL THEM IT IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT BECAUSE I WILL MAKE DAMNED SURE NO ONE WILL EVER HURT YOU AGAIN.
This is unreal, but it is true.
I hate to hear about and see this kind of stuff.
It's heartbreaking.
Oh, see, now this is incredibly sad.
How tragic. I just heard about this case. THe poor girl. What to do with the baby? maybe a loving family will adopt them both and raise them as siblings. She should not be forced to permanently separate from her child. You form a bond with a baby while it is in the womb, how heartbreaking to lose your child completely over circumstances that are not your fault.
I feel sorry for the little girl but her mother..don't get me started on her. It's time single parents (be it mother or father) do background check/investigation on the people they wanted to date or marry to. We can't trust people too easy these days. People should remember that quote "Wolf in sheep clothing". If that was my man who did that to my daughter...he would need the police and army to protect him from me! Sick man, sick.
WTF!!! SPEECHLESS