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
You do the socialists proud.
No. But how do YOU know which family is best for the child without knowing anything about them except what one prejudiced party has said about both? You don't...which means you either don't care about what's really best for this child or you didn't really think your argument through very well.
How old were you when misandry became a part of your life?
I love men. Besides women...they are my favorite sex. :D
The story also states that the boy’s parents gave this girl shelter in their own home so she could escape the brutal stepfather. They sound pretty decent to me.
Sorry, guy.
And sorry you ended up like me. Unfortunately, there a re women like that everywhere, even here on FR, as we're seeing on this thread.
I thought socialists wanted to control lives??? Maybe you are confused with the term. Not only do you want to control YOUR household....you want to control your ex-wife’s. Sorry...but you lost that right when you divorced.
People change. You never think it's going to happen to you. But it can.
You wrote:
“I don’t get any child support. I keep my husband happy enough to keep coming back for more, darlin’.”
Oh, so when a spouse cheats, it’s actually the other spouse’s fault?
Nonsense.
They control mine and my son's. But to you, that's ok, because the woman makes out.
No doubt they do....but what little bit you’ve shown of your personality here....I’m thinking she’s probably better off. Bitter....bitter thing that you are.
Not always....but if Buc’s attitude here is any indication what it would be like living with him....I’d leave, too!
Kinda sad really.
Typical femi-nazi rhetoric. You forgot to tell me that I probably drove her into the other man's arms.
Your smugness will bite you back someday. Karma's a you-know-what.
You wrote:
“Sorry...but you lost that right when you divorced.”
But he didn’t want the divorce. Why should he have no say in the life of his child just because of a divorce between parents? The guy didn’t divorce his kid. His wife divorced her husband.
I have seen people - including kids - ruined by divorce. It hasn’t happened to you. Be glad. I hope that doesn’t change. But it might.
You wrote:
“Not always....but if Buc’s attitude here is any indication what it would be like living with him....I’d leave, too!”
I don’t know you. Maybe you’re a wonderful person. But you seem to be rather vicious to Buc when you could just as easily go to another thread. Why beat him up here? And I’m not sure what attitude you’re really referring to. Who wouldn’t be bitter if his situation was Buc’s?
They? 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. Blaming everyone else for what happened between the two of you isn’t very responsible.
The [government says it] can provide a better upbringing for [your] baby than [you] can.
Women like TNdandelion make hookers and tramps attractive...good for one thing and without the BS
Your ignorance is breathtaking.
That's exactly how I understood it.
Did I suddenly slip into some parallel bizaro universe?
Ah....so karma came to visit you, did she?
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