It was one of the most bizarre sex crimes in recent Tulsa history. Now it's over, and both adults involved are headed to prison.

The 12-year-old girl showed up a Hillcrest Hospital in midtown Tulsa in July 2021 in labor.

The father-to-be apparently expected to walk out with the girl and their new bundle of joy.

"They walked in just like any other couple would, excited to deliver their newborn child," Tulsa Police Officer Danny Bean told FOX23 News in 2021.

When the child, well below the age of consent, showed up to give birth, doctors immediately called Tulsa Police to report what was happening.

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[–] 151 points 2 years ago (6 children)

No one would have been in trouble if they were married. In Oklahoma, there are no age restrictions for marriage. An adult can marry a toddler if they want. Child marriage is a long-standing conservative tradition, unfortunately.

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  • [–] 52 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    No one would have been in trouble if they were married

    Would being married actually nullify age of consent laws though?

    Genuinely asking.

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  • [–] 80 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Yes they do and to a cheryy on top. It does not grant the child the right to sign othet contracts. So they have to get permission to hire a divorce lawyer. American law, American order at it's finest

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  • [–] 34 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Even with the lawyer they need permission for the divorce. Running away is often their only choice to avoid being constantly raped by an old man. In the USA. In 2023. https://www.unchainedatlast.org/united-states-child-marriage-problem-study-findings-april-2021/

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago

    Most consent laws used to be written so that marriage would be an exception. Whether Oklahomas have or not is a toss up, but given that they didn’t add a lower limit on marriage age, I’d guess they haven’t updated many of those laws in a while.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yes. If they were married, the sex would be legal.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's seriously fucked up. Even for the US.

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago

    I grew up in the south surrounded by conservatives. They absolutely don't see the problem with it. Conservatives see all straight same-race weddings as "traditional marriage" which is "sanctified by god", which transcends age and man's law.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

    I disagree with the no age restrictions statement. That makes it sound like there are no restrictions. According to Wikipedia , in Oklahoma, you have to be 18 to get married, 16 with a parent's permission, and any age under 16 requires a court order.

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    [–] 129 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    How do you have an entire fucking family show up for a baby shower and not one god damn person says a thing? How do these people show up at a hospital with a pregnant 12 year old thinking this was going to have a happy ending?

    That's some George Costanza shit right there. "Was I not supposed to impregnate 12 year olds? Because I had no idea. I mean if someone had told me that was frowned on around here, I never would've done it."

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  • [–] 81 points 2 years ago

    The rapist was at the hospital for delivery and proudly told everyone he was the dad, even the police that the hospital called...

    Cops said even after he was in the cop car he didn't understand why he was being arrested.

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    [–] 124 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    After reading the title, I did not expect this to get even more fucked up

    Miranda-Jara was initially in a relationship with the girl's mother but when things soured between the two, mom allowed Miranda-Jara to move on to her then-12-year-old daughter. Eventually, they would begin living together as a couple

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  • [–] 120 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    RAPE! She helped him RAPE!

    GET THE FUCKING HEADLINES CORRECT.

    A 12 year old did not "get pregnant by grown man." She was FUCKING RAPED!

    Holy shit, it implies the issue here was the getting pregnant. There's a little something that occurred before that and it was called RAPE!

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  • [–] 69 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The last sentence is a punch in the gut.

    "The girl's father was in prison for a separate sex crime and has no involvement in his daughter's life, Tulsa Police told FOX23 News at the time of the incident."

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  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    This is obviously disturbing and disgusting. But, are we not going to talk about those eyebrows?

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    [–] 37 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    How is this going to work out legally for the girl and her baby? The girl isn’t even old enough to have her own bank account. Is she old enough to make parental decisions for her baby? Will the state take the baby away from her?

    As terrible as it is, I wonder if that might be for the best.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The State will take the baby. I guess there are no good outcomes here. I expect both children are currently in care.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Give her the book for what she did to her child

    And add time for those eyebrows

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    [–] 28 points 2 years ago (1 child)
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    [–] 24 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There are literally hundreds of child marriages in the US every year.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Which all need to stop unless they fall under Romeo and Juliet laws.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Honestly as unpopular as it is for me to say.., those need to be stopped too.. no one should be getting married as teens when they can't vote or sign a contract legally....

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Shouldn’t be that unpopular, really. Under those laws, a 16 year old can marry an 18 year old no problem. But, if things aren’t so great a year later (and let’s be honest, we all know people who’ve had those marriages), the now 17 year old needs permission from their adult spouse (parents don’t count anymore, since marriage also emancipates them) to retain an attorney or file for divorce.

    Giving the maximum benefit of doubt here and assuming that Romeo and Juliette laws are an honest attempt not to saddle young lovers with a lifetime offender registration, the marriage component of them should be scrapped.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago

    The girl's father was in prison for a separate sex crime and has no involvement in his daughter's life, Tulsa Police told FOX23 News at the time of the incident.

    so i guess that explains why she was comfortable with allowing an adult to rape her daughter. these are the kind of men she dates.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago

    NOAH

    GET THE MOTHER FUCKING BOAT

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    [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    This is quite messed up. I understand the decision to charge her.

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