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FATHER IDENTIFIED: DNA Links Stepfather to 11-Year-Old Girl's Baby | News Channel 3-12

The stepfather and mother face child neglect charges after the girl gave birth without medical care in unsanitary conditions; DNA testing showed 99% certainty of paternity.

  • On August 25, Muskogee County prosecutors announced DNA testing confirmed with 99% certainty that Dustin Walker, 34, stepfather and defendant, fathered the newborn after the 11-year-old girl's home birth earlier this month, leading to his arrest on child sexual abuse charges.
  • The girl's lack of medical care and homeschooling meant five other children, ages 2, 4, 6, 7, and 9, lived amid filth with no running water for years, raising neglect concerns.
  • Court records show Cherie Walker, 33, and Dustin Walker, 34, face six felony neglect counts and Cherie Walker is charged with enabling child sexual abuse; each is held on $100,000 bond.
  • Prosecutors said charges were amended following DNA results linking the stepfather to the newborn, with Dustin Walker arrested on child sexual abuse allegations.
  • A relative defended the family, saying they `did not know this was happening` and insisted they love the children, while neighbors told reporters they repeatedly called police fearing help came too late.
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PanoramaIn the United States, an 11-year-old girl was abused by her own stepfather. As it came out, the perpetrator is said to have pregnant the child. A DNA test has transferred the man.

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NBC News broke the news in United States on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
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