It was one of the most bizarre sex crimes in recent Tulsa history. Now it’s over, and both adults involved are headed to prison.

The 12-year-old girl showed up a Hillcrest Hospital in midtown Tulsa in July 2021 in labor.

The father-to-be apparently expected to walk out with the girl and their new bundle of joy.

“They walked in just like any other couple would, excited to deliver their newborn child,” Tulsa Police Officer Danny Bean told FOX23 News in 2021.

When the child, well below the age of consent, showed up to give birth, doctors immediately called Tulsa Police to report what was happening.

  • ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Romeo and Juliet laws are fine for consent purposes, but yeah… They can wait for marriage until they’re both adults.
    Too many weird ways that people can technically get away with selling children.

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      1 year ago

      For consent, yes! But the contract/marriage part… I think they are more dangerous than good.