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• 15-year-old Chantelle Steadman gave birth to Maisie Roxanne on February 9, 2009. The father of the baby is 13-year-old Alfie Patten. Patten was 12 when he had sex with Steadman. The teenagers live in East Sussex, England. However, now two other boys are claiming to be the father of Maisie. The Telegraph reports that 14-year-old Tyler Barker and 16-year-old Richard Goodsell both claim to have had sex with Steadman. A publicist for the Patten family stated that they will settle the paternity issue with a DNA test.Times Online: Alfie Patten Becomes a Father at 13 After One Night... (February 13, 2009) The Sun: Boy Alfie Patten, 13, Becomes Father of Baby Girl Maisie... (February 12, 2009)FoxNews: Pubescents Battle Over Who Fathered Teen's Baby (February 19, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. 16-year-old Richard Goodsell and 14-year-old Tyler Barker claim to be the fatherFoxNews: Pubescents Battle Over Who Fathered Teen's Baby (February 19, 2009)
  2. Gave birth to Maisie Roxanne on February 9, 2009The Sun: Boy Alfie Patten, 13, Becomes Father of Baby Girl Maisie... (February 12, 2009)
  3. Steadman was 14 when she became pregnantTelegraph: No Prosecution in 13-year-old Father Case (February 13, 2009)
  4. Patten was 12 when the two had sexTelegraph: No Prosecution in 13-year-old Father Case (February 13, 2009)
  5. Lives in Eastbourne, East Sussex, EnglandTimes Online: Alfie Patten Becomes a Father at 13 After One Night... (February 13, 2009)
  6. Was twelve weeks pregnant when she found out she was expectingTimes Online: Alfie Patten Becomes a Father at 13 After One Night... (February 13, 2009)
  7. The couple made a mutual decision to keep the babyEvening Standard: Parents let teenage daughter sleep with 12-year-old boy (February 13, 2009)
  8. Hid it from their parents for six weeksTimes Online: Alfie Patten Becomes a Father at 13 After One Night... (February 13, 2009)
  9. Steadman was on the birth control pill, but had forgotten to take itEvening Standard: Parents let teenage daughter sleep with 12-year-old boy (February 13, 2009)
  10. Steadman is living with her parents, and Patten is staying with his motherEvening Standard: Parents let teenage daughter sleep with 12-year-old boy (February 13, 2009)
  11. A family friend said Steadman's parents allowed boys to stay over at the houseEvening Standard: Parents let teenage daughter sleep with 12-year-old boy (February 13, 2009)
  12. There will be no prosecutions in the case, according to local policeTelegraph: No Prosecution in 13-year-old Father Case (February 13, 2009)

• Quotes

  "The doctor asked me whether we had sex. I said yes and he said I should do a pregnancy test. He did the test and said I was pregnant. I started crying and didn't know what to do."— Chantelle SteadmanTimes Online: Alfie Patten Becomes a Father at 13 After One Night... (February 13, 2009)

  "I have started a church course and I am going to do work experience helping other young mums. I'll be a great mum and Alfie will be a great dad."— Chantelle SteadmanTimes Online: Alfie Patten Becomes a Father at 13 After One Night... (February 13, 2009)

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