Alfie Patten

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  • Alfie Patten, age 13, may have conceived a baby girl named Maisie Roxanne, with 15-year-old Chantelle Steadman. Patten was 12 years old at the time the baby was conceived.Times Online: Alfie Patten Becomes a Father at 13 After One Night... (February 13, 2009)

    Steadman claimed Alfie was the only person she ever had sex with. After Maisie's birth made headlines in February 2009, other boys came forward claiming they had sex with Steadman. A DNA test was conducted to determine if Alfie was really Maisie's father. On March 26, 2009, The Mirror reported the test proved Alfie was not the father. On May 18, 2009, a DNA test that determined the real father of Chantelle Steadman's baby daughter, Maisie was made public. The tests revealed that the real father was 15-year-old Tyler Barker.FOXNews.com: DNA Tests Show 13-Year-Old Not Father of Baby Born to Girl, 15 (May 19, 2009) FOXNews.com: Report: British Boy, 13, Isn't the Dad of Teen's Baby (March 26, 2009)

  • Paternity Dispute

    Two other boys, aged 14 and 16, have claimed that they could be the father of Maisie. Additionally, other people have claimed to have had sex with Steadman around the time of the pregnancy. Patten is reportedly distraught over the news that the child might not be his. DNA tests will likely be used to confirm who fathered the child.Telegraph: Alfie Patten 'distraught' at claims Maisie not his (February 16, 2009) The British tabloid The Mirror reported that Alfie was not the father on March 26, 2009.
  • Quotes

    "When my mum found out, I thought I was going to get in trouble. We wanted to have the baby but were worried how people would react. I didn’t know what it would be like to be a dad. I will be good, though, and care for it."—Alfie PattenThe Sun: Boy Alfie Patten, 13, Becomes Father of Baby Girl Maisie... (February 12, 2009)

    "He could have shrugged his shoulders and sat at home on his Playstation. But he has been at the hospital every day."—Alfie's dad, Dennis PattenThe Sun: Boy Alfie Patten, 13, Becomes Father of Baby Girl Maisie... (February 12, 2009)

    "We didn’t think we would need help from our parents. You don’t really think about that when you find out you are pregnant. You just think your parents will kill you."—Chantelle SteadmanThe Sun: Boy Alfie Patten, 13, Becomes Father of Baby Girl Maisie... (February 12, 2009)

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