Mother and Stepfather Charged with Child Neglect After 11-Year-Old Was Allegedly Forced to Give Birth at Home Without a Doctor
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The mother and stepfather of an 11-year-old girl in Oklahoma have been charged with felony child neglect after their daughter gave birth to a baby at home.
According to reports from local outlets KOTV, FOX 23 and KJRH, Dustin Walker, 34, and Cherie Walker, 33, have been accused of failing to provide supervision or medical care for the child after she gave birth to a full-term child on Aug. 16 in Muskogee.
Muskogee County Assistant District Attorney Janet Hutson told KOTV that both adults alleged that they did not know the child was pregnant when she gave birth. Court documents obtained by FOX 23 reportedly state that she was 36 weeks pregnant...
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