The 13-year-old British boy, Alfie Patten, who fathered a daughter with his 15-year-old girl friend Chantelle Steadman, actually may NOT be the dad! Several other boys have come forward to say they'd had sex with Chantelle, so Alfie has agreed to a DNA test.
At least three other youths have come forward and claimed they've had sex with Chantelle around the time she would have conceived - and there could be more.
Alfie said, "Other stupid boys are lying, saying bad things, like they have slept with Chantelle too. But I am the only boyfriend she has had and we've been together for two years, so I must be the dad.
"When she found out she was having a baby, I asked her, 'Am I the dad?' and she went, 'Yeah', so I believe her.
"I didn't know about DNA tests before, but mum explained it's when they do a swab in your mouth and it tells you if you're the dad. So, if I have that, they can all shut up. I don't really care what people say. But I don't like them being bad about Chantelle."
Alfie's dad Dennis will support his son's decision to have a DNA test.
Said the older Patten, "A DNA test is the only way to settle this once and for all.
"When Nicola [Alfie's mom] told me Alfie was going to be a dad, I said, 'How do you know it's his?' "I kept asking if she was sure because I thought a boy of his age wasn't capable of conceiving.
"And Alfie looks so much younger than 13. That's the point of all this. He looks a little kid himself and it's so shocking.
"Then I asked if Chantelle could have a termination, but she was too far gone.
"I spoke to Alfie on the phone and he was obviously frightened to death and scared he would get into trouble.
"But he says they had sex once and he must be the dad.
"But then these other lads have come out of the woodwork claiming they have gone with Chantelle too. I am not saying I believe them and I don't want to blacken the girl's reputation, but we have to know for sure - for Alfie, for her and for that baby.
"This is a big enough burden for a 13-year-old lad to cope with, but, if he is having to take responsibility for a child that isn't his, then what will that do to him?"
According to Michelle Barker, her son Tyler, 15, boasted of a one-night stand with Chantelle just about nine months ago - he's claiming he's the father. "I wouldn't like to say who the father is from what I've heard. Alfie's very shy and I've never seen them kissing or cuddling. They're like brother and sister."
Barker's other son Jake, also 15, said, "My brother told me about the time he had sex with Chantelle. He said he could be the dad. You only have to look at pictures of Tyler as a baby to see the similarities."
He added, "She met lots of boys in the park. Alfie should get a DNA test."
As a parent myself, if my young teen son was being named the father, I would have demanded a DNA test first thing! And if it's true about 15-year-old Chantelle sleeping with so many boys, then her parents need to get her into therapy - because she's obviously lacking something if she's not respecting herself enough to say no to these teenage boys.
What a mess - I just hope that baby is cared for properly!
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