[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 10 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H840]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       10-YEAR-OLD TO BEAR CHILD

  (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TRAFICANT. Mr. Speaker, a 10-year-old girl in Houston is 
pregnant. The child of this child is due in about 2 weeks. The father 
of this child's child is the mother's boyfriend. This 22-year-old 
boyfriend is being charged with aggravated sexual assault. The mother's 
boyfriend has been with this child since she was 8 years old, and 
evidently the mother was completely cognizant of that fact.
  Mr. Speaker, a woman who bears a child is not necessarily a mother 
and a man who sires a child is not necessarily a father, and this 22-
year-old so-called man is not the only person at fault. This so-called 
mother should not pass ``go.'' She should go directly to the damn 
slammer. Think about it.

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