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DNA tests have revealed that a 13-year-old British boy who claimed to have fathered a child with his 15-year-old girlfriend was not the dad, according to a court judgement made public Monday. Claims that baby-faced schoolboy Alfie Patten made Chantelle Steadman pregnant when he was aged just 12 triggered national soul-searching about Britain's high level of teenage pregnancies. But the story, reported in February just days after the birth, sparked claims from other boys who lived nearby that they could also be the father and social workers organised a DNA test.

The boy who became a father at 12 and now calls a jail cell home By CHRISTIAN GYSIN 20th February 2009. For one man there was a striking feeling of deja vu following the revelation that 13-year-old Alfie Patten had become a father. Sean Stewart was just 11 when he had sex with his 15-year-old next-door neighbour Emma Webster. Nine months later he was given the day off school to be present when his son Ben Louis was born on January 20, 1998 - just a month after Sean's 12th birthday. [pic of Sean} But now, 11 years after becoming...

Underage father Alfie Patten is the victim of a scam to make as much money as possible out of media deals, it has been claimed. Chantelle Stedman was told by her mother to say that 13-year-old Alfie was the baby's father so that they could cash in on their incredible story, according to a close friend of Chantelle's parents. Clive Sim, 39, claims that the schoolgirl was ordered to keep quiet about sleeping with other boys so that the 'teenage dad' story could be sold to newspapers for thousands of pounds. Mr Sim,who has known Chantelle's parents for years, said:...

London, UK (AHN) - A 13-year-old boy has had a baby with his 16-year-old girlfriend, becoming one of Britain's youngest fathers and sparking renewed concerns about the rate of teenage pregnancies in the country. Alfie Patten was only 12 when his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman, 15, conceived the daughter, Maisie Roxanne, after unprotected sex. Patten, who pledged to be a good father, was first photographed in Friday's edition of the tabloid Sun newspaper with Roxanne after her birth on Monday. But he doesn't know about how they are going to support their child. "I didn't think about how we would afford...

A SECOND teenage boy last night claimed HE—and NOT 13-year-old Alfie Patten—is the REAL dad of 15-year-old Chantelle Steadman’s newborn baby Maisie.

The case of the 13-year-old father is a classic tabloid tale that has much wider implicationsDaniel Foggo and Chris Gourlay When Eddy Powell looks out of his window at night and sees his hedge shaking to the accompanying sound of childish giggles, he knows exactly what it means. “They are having sex behind it, out in the open, knowing full well I can see them,” he said. “They do it deliberately. They are making some kind of statement. Sometimes you find the condom in the morning; sometimes you don’t.” Powell, a 55-year-old former soldier, is not talking about twentysomethings behaving...

The father of the 13-year-old boy dubbed the ‘Babyfather’ yesterday paraded in a devil mask – as he became embroiled in a tawdry battle with his ex-wife to exploit the pitiful case. The pair are understood to have both struck lucrative media deals, with the boy’s father boasting that he intends to make as much money as possible. Alfie Patten’s relationship with 15-year-old Chantelle Steadman has prompted a political row about Britain’s moral collapse. But as controversy raged, his divorced parents Dennis and Nicola had an unseemly row. At first, Nicola angrily accused Dennis, 45, of selling their son’s story...

BOY dad Alfie Patten yesterday admitted he does not know how much nappies cost — but said: “I think it’s a lot.”

BOY dad Alfie Patten yesterday admitted he does not know how much nappies cost — but said: “I think it’s a lot.” Baby-faced Alfie, who is 13 but looks more like eight, became a father four days ago when his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman gave birth to 7lb 3oz Maisie Roxanne. He told how he and Chantelle, 15, decided against an abortion after discovering she was pregnant.

Baby-faced boy who became father at 13 'was allowed to share bed with girlfriend, 14' Schoolboy father: 'When my mum found out, I thought I was going to get in trouble' The parents of a schoolgirl mother allowed her to share a bedroom with the baby's father who was aged just 12, it emerged today. Chantelle Stedman was 14 when she became pregnant by Alfie Patten, who although now 13 is barely 4ft and looks about eight. As fresh details emerged this afternoon of the schoolboy who fathered a baby at 13, news of the birth triggered a political debate...

BOY dad Alfie Patten yesterday admitted he does not know how much nappies cost — but said: “I think it’s a lot.” Baby-faced Alfie, who is 13 but looks more like eight, became a father four days ago when his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman gave birth to 7lb 3oz Maisie Roxanne. He told how he and Chantelle, 15, decided against an abortion after discovering she was pregnant.

Teenage sister of boy who became a father at 13 had baby when she was the same age By DAILY MAIL REPORTER 14th February 2009 He is barely four feet tall and looks even younger than his 13 years. Yet Alfie Patten has just become the proud father of a baby girl. The schoolboy was only 12 when his girlfriend Chantelle Stedman - who is 15 - conceived after a night of unprotected sex. Young Alfie appeared on the YouTube video website yesterday, cradling Maisie Roxanne. Her birth, on Monday, has provoked a new political row over 'broken Britain'. But...

INNOCENT-eyed Alfie Patten spent his first night acting as a 13-year-old dad and declared: “It was easier than I thought.”