Baby-faced boy is father at 13

[Trinity]

These people are scum - exploiting their own children and grand child for financial gain.

They should be from having children

[di marco]

if this is true i cant believe they would do this to their kids and that poor baby, some people disgust me!

[Siobhan]

that is just disgusting.... exploiting a very young boy to make money, shame on the parents.. The girl knew he might not be the dad and yet she went along with it!!

[Chloe O'brien]

That is just disgusting expoilting a child to get money. Did they honestly think that the truth wouldn't come out. Now all three kids and the other boys who are underage will be taking into care, because of the greed of their parents.

[Abigail]

I don't think they will be taken into care. The children aren't unwashed, out of control or uncared for.

Social services will probably get involved in the baby, if they aren't already.

[di marco]

i doubt any of the older boys would be taken into care. the girl might be though if its true that the mum knew she was sleeping with all these different boys and allowing it to happen

[Abigail]

A media blackout has been imposed by a judge on the whole case. The judge said something to the effect that the 13year old is likely to experience bullying and harassment as a result of the media coverage

Who was it that went to the papers?

[di marco]

A media blackout has been imposed by a judge on the whole case. The judge said something to the effect that the 13year old is likely to experience bullying and harassment as a result of the media coverage

Who was it that went to the papers?

exactly, although its not the boys fault, his parents must have agreed to him being photographed etc

[Abigail]

A British judge has imposed a media blackout on any new details of the story of a 13-year-old boy who reportedly became a father.

Headlines around the world last week screamed "Father at 13," describing how the boy Alfie had fathered a healthy newborn girl called Maisie with his 15-year-old girlfriend Chantelle.

The plot thickened when two other boys claimed they could also be the father, prompting Alfie to submit to a paternity test that is pending.

And on Wednesday, a friend of Chantelle's parents said Chantelle was told by her mother to say that Alfie was the baby's father so they could cash in on the story.

"Penny told Chantelle to keep quiet about other boys because they wouldn't get any money," Clive Sim told London's Mirror newspaper.

"They know that Alfie being the dad makes a better story.

"I think there's a big scam going on here."

Both Alfie and Chantelle's parents are believed to have netted thousands of pounds in media deals so far.

It has been suggested that there are a further six potential fathers - although Chantelle, 15, is said to be distraught at the allegations.

On Wednesday, High Court Justice Florence Baron banned journalists from reporting any new details of the case - including any information that could prove or disprove Alfie's paternity.

Following a court hearing in private, a statement was read to reporters explaining the judge's reasons for making the order.

It said part of the reason was the young ages of the mother and father, and that "the private and family life of the mother and her baby has been disrupted to such an extent that the judge was concerned about the mother and baby being unable to live a normal family life."

The judge was also reportedly concerned about the privacy of Alfie and the other potential fathers.

Reporting restrictions are increasingly common in Britain where judges can impose blanket bans on publishing details of cases.

Alfie's publicist, Max Clifford, said the situation was strange.

"No one is allowed to say anything new," he said.



They must be disappointed, no more money rolling in. Just a shame that nobody will ever find out who the real father is and her family won't be publicly named and shamed for lying.

Notice how Max Clifford has jumped on the wagon. Got a finger in lots of pies, he has.

[di marco]

The plot thickened when two other boys claimed they could also be the father, prompting Alfie to submit to a paternity test that is pending.

i wonder whos paying for this seeing as theyre quite expensive?

They must be disappointed, no more money rolling in. Just a shame that nobody will ever find out who the real father is and her family won't be publicly named and shamed for lying.

Notice how Max Clifford has jumped on the wagon. Got a finger in lots of pies, he has.

yeh i wanted to know whether alfie actually was the father or not. and i was thinking that too, isnt he jade goodys publicist or something? im sure ive heard of his name before