10-year-old gives birth to baby girl (1 Viewer)

[chicky_pie]

ST. ANTHONY, Idaho -- A man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old girl who later gave birth in eastern Idaho.

The girl gave birth less than two weeks ago by caesarian section at Madison Memorial Hospital in Rexburg, Fremont County Sheriff Ralph C. Davis and other authorities said. Officials would not disclose the gender, date of birth or paternity of the baby.

"I wouldn't have believed a 10-year-old could conceive in the first place," Davis said.

A hospital spokeswoman would not discuss the condition of the girl or the baby and would not say whether either was still in the hospital Wednesday.

The story was first reported by KIDK-TV.

St. Anthony police began investigating on April 28 after medical personnel alerted police that a pregnant child had come in for treatment.

Guadalupe Gutierrez-Juarez, 37, of St. Anthony, was arrested the same day, Police Chief James Smith said.

"We had good information from witnesses," Smith said.

In documents that were filed April 29 in 7th District Court and obtained by The Associated Press, Gutierrez-Juarez is charged with one count of rape. He remained in jail with bail set at $250,000 pending a preliminary hearing May 13.

Authorities said Gutierrez-Juarez did not have legal documentation to live in the United States. His home town and nationality were not immediately clear, but police said they had received no complaints about him before investigating the pregnancy.

The investigation was continuing. Smith would not give details on the condition of the girl but said additional counts of rape could be filed.

"The prosecutor is still considering doing that," he said.

Prosecutor Karl H. Lewies did not return telephone calls Wednesday from The AP.

It's unclear who would take custody of the newborn or what will happen to the 10-year-old mother.

Child protection laws prohibit the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare from confirming whether the agency was contacted about the case, spokesman Tom Shanahan said.

"In a situation like that, we probably would be contacted by the hospital," Shanahan said. "If there was a crime committed we would be working with local law enforcement."

If the girl's home is found to be unsafe, a custody hearing would be held immediately and the courts would decide where to place her, Shanahan said.

"If they decide the child needs foster care, we would do that immediately," he said.

While a 10-year-old giving birth is highly unusual, it is not impossible, said Laurie Krieger, a medical anthropologist in Washington D.C.

"We do know that girls in the U.S. are menstruating sooner," a development which can speed up the production of sex hormones and make pregnancy possible earlier than might have been thought likely, Kreiger said.

Mutrition, body mass and other factors, including the fact that children in the United States weigh more than in past generations, contribute to early menstruation, she added.

Source: http://www.komotv.com/news/18736079.html

 

[JaredR]

Is this my cue to say 'only in America' ?

 

[chicky_pie]

Is this my cue to say 'only in America' ?

Yes.

 

[4unitfreak]

Quote:
Originally Posted by JaredR
Is this my cue to say 'only in America' ?



Yes.

Um, definitely, I second that. Some people...

 

[kaz1]

would the baby be retarded?

 

[Besodeiah]

would the baby be retarded?

....why

 

[havoc-x]

"We do know that girls in the U.S. are menstruating sooner," a development which can speed up the production of sex hormones and make pregnancy possible earlier than might have been thought likely, Kreiger said.

Mutrition, body mass and other factors, including the fact that children in the United States weigh more than in past generations, contribute to early menstruation, she added.

And what about the growth hormones and other shit they are putting in food these days, to make produce grow faster and bigger - the effects these biotechnology techniques are having on the worlds population are becoming more obvious everyday.

 

[Besodeiah]

And what about the growth hormones and other shit they are putting in food these days, to make produce grow faster and bigger - the effects these biotechnology techniques are having on the worlds population are becoming more obvious everyday.

growth hormones are banned in australia. no australian meat and poultry product contains growth hormones.

this is a ridiculous claim though. so one 10 year old gets pregnant, it is not an indication that the mean menstruation age is dropping and that it is indicative of genetic interference in food.

 

[Serius]

i dont think they are using it as evidence, i think they are saying other evidence has found the mean age has decreased and that this is partly the reason why she got pregnant.

In another note, imagine if your 20 year old friend had a 30 year old milf?

 

[babikakez]

In another note, imagine if your 20 year old friend had a 30 year old milf?

When you put it like that...

 

[your.knee]

chicky_pie carries this subforum

OT: It would be totally bizarre to see a pregnant 10yo. Wonder why she didn't get an abortion...

 

[Kwayera]

Dude, Idaho.

"WE ARE TEH CHRISTIANZ"

 

[Besodeiah]

I actually think there would be more outcry over a 10 year old having an abortion than there would be with her just having the kid.

Coz shit society, etc. Why she was even allowed to have it I have no idea, it was the product of a rape. Poor kid is definitely going to be screwed over.

 

[fernando]

no, she'll write a book when she's older and make millions.

 

[Shoubadoo]

You think 10's crazy, try 5:

http://scienceroll.com/2006/12/09/the-youngest-mother-ever/

(A link to the original article is underneath the picture of the pregnant five-year-old).

Yikes.

 

[fernando]

http://scienceroll.com/2006/12/09/the-youngest-mother-ever/

holy fark...........................

 

[Shoubadoo]

holy fark...........................

I know right :S

"she had an extraordinary hormonal disorder of the pituitary gland."

Imagine menstruating at 3!...well I guess you couldn't.

 

[fernando]

"She had been having REGULAR periods since she was 3, having started at an astounding 8 months old."

What the hell.. 8 months?