In 2009, Britain was shocked to learn that the girl’s father, 13-year-old Alfie Patten, was actually 15-year-old Chantelle Stedman.
Rumor has it that after he lost his virginity to Chantelle, she became pregnant with his child.
The young father was even seen holding his daughter Maisie in a hospital bed.
As amazing as this story may sound, criticism has surrounded it from the start. If Alfie was indeed the father, then his daughter was born when he was only twelve years old.
David Cameron, the prime minister at the time, also commented on the situation when he said: “I was just thinking how disturbing it is that in Britain today, children are having children.”
Six other men said they had S*X with Chantelle at the same time, with one of them, then 15-year-old Tyler Barker, claiming the two had unprotected S*X, shortly after the shocking story went viral.
Tyler and Alfie’s families have decided both boys should undergo a £300 DNA test to settle a paternity dispute as the allegations fuel controversy. After the results, it was discovered that Tyler was in fact the father.
Angry at the world and the media, Alfie’s mother said the family was being “treated like something from the TV show Shameless”.
Alfie’s name started circulating in parliament and on the 10 o’clock news all at once. She told The Mirror: “We were painted as a nasty family from the wrong side of town.
Speaking to The Sun in 2014, Alfie said: “I was devastated. It was too much to process. I barely left my room and cried for days.
“To make matters worse, Chantelle and her family moved out as soon as they found out I wasn’t the father, so I never saw Maisie again.
“I was too scared to take any action. I had to skip school. I believed the world had ended.”
Alfie, who is 28 years old, still faces challenges in his life.
He struggles with addiction, misses work, and runs afoul of the law. After wrecking the car, he was found guilty of criminal damage while suspended for theft, shoplifting, and possession of an imitation handgun. He and his mother were evicted from their rental house in 2021 due to suspected drug activity.
District Judge Teresa Szagun described the case as follows: “The premises were being used for drug dealing and anti-social behavior was spreading on the street and affecting the neighborhood.” “From what I can tell, the owner doesn’t want the Pattens back.
It’s terrible how this man’s life has descended into terror at such a young age.