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We’ve a really upsetting story to report out of Illinois this week.
(So please contemplate this a warning that the next article accommodates allegations of sexual abuse and different disturbing particulars.)
A 44-year-old mom named Robyn Polston was arrested this week on two counts of felony sexual assault with a sufferer between the ages of 13 and 17 and two counts of possession of kid pornography.
A 44-year-old mother named Robyn Polston has been arrested after allegedly welcoming a baby with a 14-year-old. (Tazewell County Sheriff’s Workplace)
The arrest stems from allegations that Polston had a baby by a 14-year-old boy who was recognized as a pal of her daughter’s.
Based on court docket filings obtained by Individuals, Polston met her alleged sufferer when she chaperoned a faculty dance at which he was her daughter’s date.
The boy and his household moved away shortly after that dance, however he returned for a go to about 40 weeks earlier than the delivery of Polston’s baby.
Police say the perpetrator made little effort to cover her crime, even giving her baby the identical center and final identify because the alleged sufferer.
Polston insisted the daddy “was a man in his twenties named Brian” who she had not seen for the reason that delivery of her baby.
An affidavit issued forward of Polston’s arrest signifies {that a} DNA check was carried out, and the teenage sufferer was recognized because the child’s father.
Many felt that the investigation dragged on for a lot too lengthy, and the suspect ought to have been apprehended months in the past.
Regardless of the case, Polston is now behind bars. She’s due in court docket for an arraignment on December 4.
Individuals and different shops say they’ve reached out to Polston’s authorized workforce for remark however haven’t but acquired a response.
Should you suspect that somebody you recognize has been a sufferer of kid abuse, name the Childhelp Nationwide Baby Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Baby or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org.
All calls are toll-free and confidential.
