A 46-year-old woman who knowingly married her biological, 26-year-old daughter in the US has received two years in prison for incest; the daughter has received ten years’ probation.
Mother, Patricia Spann, and daughter, Misty Spann have since divorced, with Patricia explaining she didn’t think they’d broken any laws as her name was no longer on her daughter’s birth certificate.
Both parties plead guilty to incest.
The court heard that Patricia had lost contact with her children for three years, then rekindled a relationship with her daughter, the pair really “hitting it off”.
According to the Inside Edition, “the women were living as a married couple and not just for financial gain,” which is considered incest Under Oklahoma law.
Daughter, Misty believed their marriage was legal and when she discovered otherwise, filed for an annulment – the union was annulled on Oct. 12.
Patricia has three children, and court records show that in 2008 she married her son, Jody Spann Jr.
He, like Misty, filed for an annulment just over a year later citing “incest” as the reason.
Along with her ten years’ probation, Misty is required to get counselling.
