Here's the news.
A 13-YEAR-OLD British schoolboy has fathered a child with his 15-year-old girlfriend, making him one of the country's youngest parents.
Alfie Patten, whose voice has not yet broken, admitted he had not thought about how he and girlfriend Chantelle Steadman would support baby Maisie Roxanne, born in Eastbourne, southern England, last Monday, as "I don't really get pocket money". "When my mum found out, I thought I was going to get in trouble," he said.
Alfie's dad, Dennis, 45, said his son was fully committed to his new paternal role. Alfie was 12 when the baby was conceived.
Pocket money! On ya Alfie. What's in a name, right?
UPDATE: To put this story to rest, DNA tests have shown Alfie is NOT the father.
The schoolboy alleged to have become a dad at age 12 is not the baby's father, according to a British tabloid.
The Mirror says that Alfie Patten, now 13, discovered he was not the father of Chantelle Stedman’s baby girl, following a DNA test.
Alfie was photographed last month holding the newborn, Maisie Roxanne, and said he "adored" her.
The story sparked a heated debate about family values and under-age sex.
British politicians, including Conservative leader David Cameron, bemoaned the nation’s declining moral standards, while the story captured worldwide media attention.
But The Mirror reported that "half a dozen" boys claimed to have slept with the 15-year-old, who fell pregnant at age 14, which prompted Patten to take a paternity test.
This proved he was not the father of the now seven-week-old girl, the paper said.
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