Posted on 08/17/2008 4:32:31 PM PDT by buccaneer81
Boy's parents sue to get his baby from mom, 21 Saturday, August 16, 2008 3:12 AM By Mary Beth Lane THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH LANCASTER, Ohio --- A Pickerington couple and their son are fighting for custody of a baby born to a Lancaster woman charged with having unlawful sex with the boy, who was 15 at the time of conception.
A paternity test shows that the teen is the father of the baby born April 7 to Jane C. Crane, who was 19 when she became pregnant. Now, a judge has ordered him to pay $50 a month in child support and set visitation at seven hours a week.
Crane, meanwhile, faces criminal charges. A Fairfield County grand jury indicted her last month on two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a fourth-degree felony. Conviction carries a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison and a requirement to register as a sex offender for 25 years.
Crane is living with the baby and her family in Lancaster.
The boy's parents say they can provide a better upbringing for the baby than Crane can. Her household includes her stepfather, David L. Jacobs, who was convicted of domestic violence last year for hitting, choking and pointing a gun at Crane's 17-year-old sister and was placed on two years' probation, court records show.
"We don't want to have our granddaughter abused by these people," the boy's father said. "We are trying to do the right thing.
"The child support was the icing on the cake. I couldn't believe that our son has to pay child support to his abuser."
The Dispatch does not identify victims of sexual abuse.
Crane is scheduled for a pretrial conference before Common Pleas Judge Richard E. Berens on Aug. 21. A hearing and a status conference in the custody dispute are scheduled for next month before Domestic Relations Judge Kathy S. Mowry.
Crane, now 21, is not a suitable custodial parent in part because she may have committed a felony by having sexual intercourse with a minor younger than 16, the boy's parents argue in court papers seeking custody.
Crane declined to comment. She is free on a $5,000 recognizance bond pending trial. Her attorney, Sandra Davis, did not return calls. Lawyer Jennifer Strunk, the court-appointed guardian ad litem representing the baby's interests, said through a spokesman that she could not comment.
That a 19-year-old woman had sex with a 15-year-old boy might seem like no big deal to some, but it is a serious charge, said Assistant Prosecutor Julia Dillon.
It makes no difference that it is an adult female charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a minor boy rather than the more common instance of an adult male charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a minor girl.
"It is an age and maturity issue, not a gender issue," Dillon said. "He's a young boy coming into his own, being taken advantage of by an adult."
There could yet be a plea agreement. "I have made what I consider to be a reasonable offer, but I have not received a response," she said.
The incident has had lasting affects on the boy, now 16, his mother said.
"He has nightmares, he is stressed out," she said. "He is a father, even though it was a crime for him to be a father. His life is changed forever."
Crane got to know the family while she worked at a local movie theater with the boy's older sister. When Crane said that her stepfather was abusive, his family allowed her to move in with them.
The boy's sister later bought her own home and Crane moved in with her. It was there last summer that Crane had sex with their son at least twice, his parents said.
mlane@dispatch.com
The husband must be a masochist.
You wrote:
“Dude...you need to move on and accept the fact that you and your ex-wife are now co-workers in this child raising thing.”
I think that’s what Buc WANTS. I think he wants a say and has little to none.
“Blaming everyone else for what happened between the two of you isn’t very responsible.”
Is he really blaiming everyone for his marriage going south? And what is just between he and his wife when she has she cheated on him, filed for a divorce against his wishes, in court took custody of his child at the order of a judge, etc. Sounds like there are all sorts of people involved in this whole mess.
Me thinks she is the husband ;^)
LOL!
Why should I go to another thread when this one's just fine? I'm not beating Buc anymore than he's been willing to dish out to others. If he can't handle the same....maybe he should reconsider his posts.
I’d offer a response but I don’t want to make you cry.
Not really. She is behaving in a quite reasonable manner for someone who really doesn't get it.
It is very difficult for someone who has a happy little life to be anything but ignorant.
Until it happens to them.
I suspect she won't be ignorant forever, and the higher above the rest of us she sets herself, the longer and harder will be the fall.
Don't be too mad at her. She could rate your pity before she knows it.
Well...you have a point. He’s blaming women and socialists. All those evil people that are just out to get him. LOL
Great post!
I’d offer a response but I don’t want to make you cry laugh.
I’m guessing you little boys are done discussing the issues since your argument got shot to he**. LOL
Since the divorce rate in this country is so high...the odds are VERY good that I’m related to or know several folks in this very situation. But...you probably were just about to say that, weren’t ya?
A 19 year old had sex with a fifteen year old. In Ohio, that makes the 19 year old a criminal--period.
Maybe you think it would be better if the woman had paid for her own abortion and avoided all this inconvenience?
Reverse the genders and the FlameStream Media would be all over this.
Didn’t know I addressed you....no worries, eh
I wanna see what a “Jane Crane” looks like.
No...you took the cowardly way about it.
I'll second that!
My high school sweetheart's sister could have been cloned into TNdandelion.
Soooooo much better than the rest of us, had a happy marriage to another devout member of her screwball church.
After 20+ years of self described perfect wedded bliss (which she'd frequently rub in her sisters face) one day she gets served divorce papers out of the blue.
As much as I loathed her in HS and later, I never really wanted to see her as she is now, a shattered woman.
I fear TNdandelion is on the same path, and doesn't even know it.
Well guys, she really got me on that one, I'm speechless I tell ya
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