Former Chesco Teacher and Sex Offender Raising Child Born via Surrogate Sparks Outrage, Legal Questions
PENNSYLVANIA, AUG 1 – A legal loophole in Pennsylvania allows registered sex offenders to become parents via surrogacy despite being barred from adoption, prompting lawmakers to propose reforms for child protections.
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Pa. sex offender raising child born via surrogate sparks outrage, legal questions
By DaniRae Renno pennlive.com A York County man found himself at the center of controversy this week about a loophole in Pennsylvania law that allows sex offenders to parent a child through surrogacy even though they are barred from adopting. Brandon Riley-Mitchell, 39, posted a video online with his partner, following a trend to show the growth of their child throughout the first year. A right-wing influencer on X posted the video, with the cap…
Former Chesco teacher and sex offender raising child born via surrogate sparks outrage, legal questions
By DaniRae Renno pennlive.com A York County man found himself at the center of controversy this week about a loophole in Pennsylvania law that allows sex offenders to parent a child through surrogacy even though they are barred from adopting. Brandon Riley-Mitchell, 39, posted a video online with his partner, following a trend to show the growth of their child throughout the first year. A right-wing influencer on X posted the video, with the cap…
Pa. sex offender, a former Chester County teacher, raising child born via surrogate sparks outrage, legal questions
By DaniRae Rennopennlive.com A York County man found himself at the center of controversy this week about a loophole in Pennsylvania law that allows sex offenders to parent a child through surrogacy even though they are barred from adopting. Brandon Riley-Mitchell, 39, posted a video online with his partner, following a trend to show the growth of their child throughout the first year. A right-wing influencer on X posted the video, with the capt…


Sex offenders can’t adopt. But they can buy a baby?
Last week, a gay couple — Logan Riley and Brandon Mitchell — went viral for posting photos of the baby boy they acquired through surrogacy. What began as a celebration quickly unraveled after it emerged that one of the men is a convicted sex offender.Social media users raised obvious concerns. Was this arrangement in the best interest of the child? What risks come with separating a baby from his mother and placing him with unrelated adult males,…
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