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DNA Tests Reveal Truth About a Universal Taboo
DNA Tests
Reveal Ugly Truth
About Incest
longform
Mar 24, 2024 5:10 PM CDT

DNA Tests Reveal Ugly Truth About Incest

'Atlantic' reports that children resulting from the universal taboo are far more common than thought

(Newser) - Not too long ago, researchers estimated the frequency of incest at one in a million. The age of easy DNA testing, however, has revealed a troubling truth: It's far more common than thought, writes Sarah Zhang in the Atlantic . One researcher who studied the UK Biobank suggested that 1...

Josef Fritzl, Now 88, Is Up for Parole

Lawyer for Fritzl, who imprisoned and raped daughter, wants him in nursing home

(Newser) - Josef Fritzl , the Austrian man who kept his daughter Elisabeth prisoner for nearly a quarter century, raping her repeatedly and fathering seven children with her, was sentenced to life in prison for his crimes, which also included manslaughter for one of those children he fathered. In Austria, however, prisoners...

Court Orders 'Serial Sperm Donor' to Close Up Shop

Jonathan Jacob Meijer barred by Dutch court from offering his samples to any other potential parents

(Newser) - It's time for the man who may be the Netherlands' most prolific sperm donor to pack it in. So said The Hague District Court on Friday in barring "Jonathan M."—previously IDed as Jonathan Jacob Meijer—from donating any more of his samples to prospective parents,...

Ricky Martin's Nephew Lobs Wild Accusation
Nephew
Withdraws
Claim Against
Ricky Martin
UPDATED
Jul 21, 2022 1:21 PM CDT

Nephew Withdraws Claim Against Ricky Martin

Case in Puerto Rico is dismissed in victory for the entertainer

(Newser) - Updated: A disturbing court case against Ricky Martin has been dismissed, reports People . The singer's nephew, who had accused Martin of sexual abuse, requested that his case be dismissed, and a judge in Puerto Rico agreed to the request. As a result, a restraining order issued against Martin also...

3 Relatives Arrested After Girl, 11, Gives Birth

17-year-old admitted raping relative 100 times

(Newser) - After a couple brought a baby with the umbilical cord still attached to a Missouri hospital last week, claiming they had found the newborn on their porch, police soon uncovered the disturbing truth. At their home in suburban St. Louis, police found an 11-year-old girl who had given birth in...

Incestuous Couple Who Killed 2 of Their 6 Kids Sentenced

Sarah Barrass and Brandon Machin get life

(Newser) - The incestuous couple who killed two of their six children learned their fate Tuesday: Sarah Barrass and Brandon Machin, half-siblings, were both sentenced to life in prison, the Guardian reports. Barrass and Machin, who live in England, were afraid their children were going to be taken into care when they...

Republicans Slam Rep. King's 'Bizarre' Rape Remarks

Iowa Republican defends abortion ban

(Newser) - Rep. Steve King's latest remarks are being called "offensive," "appalling," and "bizarre"—and that's from his fellow Republicans. The Iowa lawmaker, speaking to the Westside Conservative Club in Urbandale Wednesday, argued that most of the world's population is the product of...

Dad, 20-Year-Old Daughter Charged With Incest

Police say their baby died

(Newser) - A 20-year-old woman in South Carolina whose newborn died at a medical facility is now in trouble with the law because of the child's father: the same as her own. Police in Laurens County say James Travis Brown, 38, and daughter Katlyn Lauren Edwards were in a "consensual...

Cops: Father-Daughter Incest Ended in Murder-Suicide

NC man believed to have killed daughter and the baby son he had with her

(Newser) - The already grim story of a North Carolina father who impregnated his biological daughter and planned to marry her has come to a horrific end. Authorities say father Steven Pladl was found dead Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his vehicle in Dover, NY, several miles away from where...

Adopted Girl Reunites With Parents; Now, Incest Charges

Steven Pladl allegedly got his biological daughter pregnant, planned to marry her

(Newser) - It had all the makings of an upbeat story: A girl turns 18, then seeks out and reunites with the parents who had given her for adoption as a baby. But as WNCN reports, the ending of this tale now involves incest charges and accusations that a father impregnated his...

No Jail Time for Man Who Impregnated Young Daughter

WV judge gives man who forced daughter to get abortion 5 years' probation

(Newser) - A West Virginia man was sentenced to five years' probation and 50 years of supervision for impregnating his 11-year-old daughter in 2011 and forcing her to get an abortion. Michael Joe Adkins of Ona entered a Kennedy plea two years ago, reports the Huntington Herald-Dispatch , which allowed him to concede...

Court Takes Man at His Word That He Had Sex With Sister

Wisconsin appeals court upholds 2015 incest conviction

(Newser) - A man sentenced to more than seven years in jail after he was spotted holding hands with his sister at the Muscoda Mushroom Fest two years ago won't be released early after a Wisconsin court rejected his appeal Wednesday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Because Christian Bisbach was on...

She Lost Custody of Her Daughter. Then She Married Her

The daughter, Misty Spann, pleaded guilty to incest on Tuesday

(Newser) - Prosecutors say an Oklahoma woman once married one of her sons—and then, years later, married one of her daughters. That daughter, Misty Spann of Duncan, pleaded guilty to incest on Tuesday in Stephens County District Court. The Tulsa World reports the 26-year-old received a 10-year deferred sentence, which the...

Your Romantic Partners Likely Resemble Your Siblings
Women Date
Guys Who
Look Like
Their Brothers
new study
Jun 18, 2017 10:35 AM CDT

Women Date Guys Who Look Like Their Brothers

At least a little bit, researchers find

(Newser) - A new study suggests that when it comes to dating, women tend to pick partners who bear at least a slight resemblance to their own brothers. Reporting in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior , the researchers write that selecting "optimal" breeding mates—not too closely related, but not too...

Mushrooms, Pot, Making Out Don't Mix for Brothers

It all happened in front of an Indianapolis dumpster, say police

(Newser) - Sorry, Philly—Indianapolis gets to be the City of Brotherly Love this week. That's thanks to Timothy Batz, 21, and his 24-year-old sibling, Noah Batz, both accused of involvement in a chaotic story featuring drugs, nudity, assault, and an intense makeout session in front of a dumpster, WISH and...

Austria's Infamous Incest House Just Sold

Josef Fritzl's house bought by strip club owner looking to turn it into apartments

(Newser) - The home where "Austrian incest monster" Josef Fritzl kept his daughter locked in the cellar for 24 years while fathering seven children by her may soon be used to house strippers, the Local reports. Fritzl was found guilty of murder, incest, sequestration, and 3,000 counts of rape in...

Man Gets 1,503 Years for Raping His Daughter

It's the longest sentence ever handed down in Fresno, Calif.

(Newser) - A 41-year-old California man has been handed a 1,503-year sentence for repeatedly raping his teenage daughter over a period of four years, in a stark departure from headlines about convicted rapists getting slaps on the wrist. Rene Lopez drew the longest known sentence handed down in Fresno Superior Court...

Man Admits to Raping Daughter, 12, Gets 60 Days

He had agreed to spend 25 years behind bars

(Newser) - When a 40-year-old man stood in front of a Montana judge on Oct. 4, having admitted to raping his 12-year-old daughter, it was with the knowledge that he would likely spend the next quarter-century in jail. Instead, Judge John C. McKeon ignored a plea deal in which the Glasgow resident...

Mom, Daughter Charged With Incest After Marrying

Patricia Spann had already married her son a few years earlier

(Newser) - A woman and her daughter are facing incest charges after authorities learned the pair were legally married in Oklahoma this year, and that the mother had married her son a few years earlier, the AP reports. The motivation behind the March marriage was unclear Wednesday, when 43-year-old Patricia Ann Spann...

Mom, Son Will Defend Incestuous Romance in Court

New Mexico pair face jail over incest charges

(Newser) - A New Mexico courtroom will be the scene of a trial sure to make many uncomfortable next month: A 36-year-old mother and her 19-year-old son have been charged with incest and face three years in jail, reports the Clovis News Journal . But Monica Mares and Caleb Peterson are anything but...

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