Sisters pregnant at 12, 14 and 16. So what does their mother do? She blames the school.
Posted on 05/25/2005 7:18:49 AM PDT by FeliciaCat
THE appalled father of three sisters who gave birth after conceiving at 12, 14 and 16 blamed their mum last night.
Rubbishing Julie Atkins' claim that the girls' school was at fault for failing to give proper sex education, 42-year-old carer Martin Dodd said: "How can she say that? It's not the school's fault. It's hers.
"If this had happened to one of them you'd have said it was an accident. But for three of them to do it there's something badly wrong. It's a ludicrous situation."
Martin did not even know he was a grandad until he read the story of the girls, who with their mother receive £31,000 benefits year.
Claiming he has been prevented from seeing his daughters for three years, he said: "If Julie hadn't cut me out of their lives this wouldn't have happened. I could have done something to stop this.
"They're lovely, intelligent children. It's awful to see them like this. They've ruined their lives and thrown their futures away.
"I can't understand why Julie was pictured smiling. It's nothing to be proud of."
Martin is the father of daughters Jemma and Jade Williams, aged 14 and 15.
Jemma conceived at 12 after sleeping with David Ryan, 14. She gave birth to son T-Jay in February last year and was accused yesterday of denying David access.
Jade became pregnant at 14 after a one-night stand. She gave birth to daughter Lita in December.
Martin was also stepfather to Natasha, Julie's daughter from an earlier relationship. She gave birth to daughter Amani in November after conceiving at 16. The father is 38.
Natasha, now 18, has already had an abortion and two miscarriages.
Martin lived with Julie until the mid-1990s, when the couple split amicably. They continued to live near each other in Portsmouth and Martin would often see the girls.
But things soured after Martin met current wife Janice in 1995. He said: "Julie stopped me having anything to do with my daughters. I got court orders and everything. But she moved away.
"I haven't seen Jade or Jemma for three years. It breaks my heart. Now I see them in the paper with their lives ruined. My door is always open for them. They're welcome to come here any time they like."
Yesterday twice divorced Julie, 38, who lives with her girls in a three-bedroomed semi in Derby, came in for further criticism.
Sue Cattle, the second wife of Julie's father Bob, said at her home in Poole, Dorset: "Bob doesn't know whether to be angry, upset or what.
"He told his daughter a long time ago about what he thought. Things like this can happen once in any family, but three times..."
Meanwhile, David Ryan's mother Christine claimed her son was prepared to go to court to gain access to his son T-Jay. Mum Jemma has claimed David "didn't want to know" about the child.
But Christine hit back: "I'm fuming. Jemma changed her phone number after the baby was born and won't let David see him.
"David loves that child dearly, as we all do. Now the question of access is in the hands of solicitors."
Detectives have refused to rule out a criminal inquiry into the cases of Jemma and Jade as both were under the age of consent.
Police said: "If a sexual offence was committed and we receive a complaint then we'd investigate."
It is believed the girls and their mother could be questioned by a specially trained officer and given advice about "future conduct".
Yesterday Julie again insisted: "We're not scroungers." The family pays no rent. Julie gets £250 a week in state handouts, while Natasha pockets £120 a week. Each baby has free nursery care.
Julie said: "If I had the choice I'd go to work, but I don't have that choice. I have to look after the babies when the kids are at school.
"They're all good mothers who love their children. I won't turn my back on them. I'm proud of them."
Bemrose Community School, in Derby, which Julie accused over sex education, said: "Like all schools we have such a policy. It is inappropriate to discuss individuals."
Jade became pregnant at 14 after a one-night stand. She gave birth to daughter Lita in December.
Martin was also stepfather to Natasha, Julie's daughter from an earlier relationship. She gave birth to daughter Amani in November after conceiving at 16. The father is 38.
Sue Cattle, the second wife of Julie's father Bob, said at her home in Poole, Dorset: "Bob doesn't know whether to be angry, upset or what.
You'd need a computer and several hundred protractors to diagram this family tree.
This needs to be a weekly soap opera series so they can introduce the players one by one. I can't keep up when they are all thrown at me at once.
What a super load of crap.
Given the sentences that follow, you sure meet my definition of one.
Amazing isnt it? Its like a train wreck...horrible but you just can look away....
It gets better.
One of the children is trying to get child support from a local boy for the baby she has. She is white, and he is white.
The baby is half caste.
The local boy is demanding a DNA test. Seems he may suspect that the baby is not his......
Being 12 and naming your child T-Jay is a perfect example of why kids should be taught abstinence.
...or at least spelling.
The "Mother" of these girls is unbelievable. I cant decide if she is just seriously stupid (maybe "slow"??) or a money grabbing b#tch...every time I read a new quote from her mouth, my jaw drops.
Mom's slutted the whole family. I'd wager a donut even the dog and cat were pregnant.
Where I live we call people like these "trash".
I believe "trash" is the right word this "family" anywhere in world....
I think where everybody lives they call people like these 'trash'.
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Being 12 and having a kid alone is why. I'm not a big fan of abstinence only education, but I have to assume she was having sex before she had the kid which is scary to me. At 12 I don't think I was even interested in having sex.
I think the father is right if he had been in their lives this thing would not be as sad as it is.
Sisters pregnant at 12, 14 and 16. So what does their mother do? She blames the school.
Do you disagree with the dad?
Silly question... do they not have condoms in England? Birth control? Surely the government would pay for both forms of birth control. Good grief, this is just sick and sad.
Saw it. Thanks.
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