An Oklahoma man was arrested and charged with little one sexual abuse after his 11-year-old stepdaughter gave beginning at their dwelling in Muskogee.
Dustin Walker, 34, and Cherie Walker, 33, have been arrested final week and initially charged with one depend of felony little one neglect every after the kid gave beginning to a full-term child at dwelling on Aug. 16, court docket information present. The mother and father initially claimed they didn’t know the kid was pregnant, and the kid had not been to the physician in over a 12 months.
The costs towards the couple have been amended on Monday after DNA take a look at outcomes revealed that the stepfather was a 99.9% DNA match for the child’s father, in accordance with the take a look at shared with NBC Information by the Muskogee County District Lawyer’s Workplace.
Dustin Walker is accused of sexually abusing the kid, who was 11 years outdated on the time, on or between Jan. 1 to Aug. 16, leading to her giving beginning to his little one, court docket paperwork present. The kid’s mom, Cherie Walker, was charged with enabling little one sexual abuse.
“This is without doubt one of the most if not essentially the most critical little one sexual abuse and neglect instances I’ve ever prosecuted,” Muskogee County Assistant District Lawyer Janet Hutson mentioned in an announcement.
The couple have been additionally charged with six counts of felony little one neglect, together with for failing to supply the 11-year-old sufficient medical care and supervision when she gave beginning at dwelling, per court docket paperwork. The remaining 5 counts of kid neglect are for allegedly neglecting the 5 youngsters that they share, aged 2, 4, 6, 7 and 9, on or between Jan. 1 and Aug. 16.
The youngsters have been faraway from the house on Tuesday, per court docket information.
“The victims have been discovered to be dwelling in canine feces and had no clothes on,” court docket paperwork state.
Bond was set for the couple at $100,000 every, per court docket information. A sounding docket court docket listening to is scheduled for Sept. 3.
“Every of the fees towards each defendants are punishable by as much as life,” Hutson mentioned.
It’s not clear if Dustin and Cherie Walker are being represented by attorneys right now.
