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)
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"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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