Oklahoma Man Arrested After 11-year-old Stepdaughter Gives Birth, Mother Charged With Enabling Abuse

An Oklahoma man was arrested and charged pinch kid intersexual abuse aft his 11-year-old stepdaughter gave commencement astatine their location successful Muskogee.

Dustin Walker, 34, and Cherie Walker, 33, were arrested past week and primitively charged pinch 1 count of felony kid neglect each aft nan kid gave commencement to a full-term babe astatine location connected Aug. 16, tribunal records show. The parents initially claimed they did not cognize nan kid was pregnant, and nan kid had not been to nan expert successful complete a year.

The charges against nan mates were amended connected Monday after DNA trial results revealed that nan stepfather was a 99.9% DNA lucifer for nan baby's father, according to nan trial shared pinch NBC News by nan Muskogee County District Attorney's Office.

Dustin Walker is accused of sexually abusing nan child, who was 11 years aged astatine nan time, connected aliases betwixt Jan. 1 to Aug. 16, resulting successful her giving commencement to his child, tribunal documents show. The child's mother, Cherie Walker, was charged pinch enabling kid intersexual abuse.

"This is 1 of nan astir if not nan astir superior kid intersexual maltreatment and neglect cases I person ever prosecuted," Muskogee County Assistant District Attorney Janet Hutson said successful a statement.

The mates were besides charged pinch six counts of felony kid neglect, including for failing to supply nan 11-year-old capable aesculapian attraction and supervision erstwhile she gave commencement astatine home, per tribunal documents. The remaining 5 counts of kid neglect are for allegedly neglecting nan 5 children that they share, aged 2, 4, 6, 7 and 9, on or betwixt Jan. 1 and Aug. 16.

The children were removed from nan location connected Tuesday, per tribunal records.

"The victims were recovered to beryllium surviving successful canine feces and had nary clothing on," tribunal documents state.

Bond was group for nan mates astatine $100,000 each, per tribunal records. A sounding docket tribunal proceeding is scheduled for Sept. 3.

"Each of nan charges against some defendants are punishable by up to life," Hutson said.

It is not clear if Dustin and Cherie Walker are being represented by attorneys astatine this time.