An Oklahoma man was arrested and charged with child sexual abuse after his 11-year-old stepdaughter gave birth at their home in Muskogee.
Dustin Walker, 34, and Cherie Walker, 33, were arrested last week and originally charged with one count of felony child neglect each after the child gave birth to a full-term baby at home on Aug. 16, court records show. The parents initially claimed they did not know the child was pregnant, and the child had not been to the doctor in over a year.
The charges were amended Monday after DNA test results revealed that the stepfather was a 99.9% DNA match for the baby's father, according to the test, which the Muskogee County District Attorney's Office shared with NBC News.
Dustin Walker is accused of sexually abusing the girl, who was 11 years old at the time, on or between Jan. 1 to Aug. 16, resulting in her giving birth to his child, court documents show. Her mother, Cherie Walker, was charged with enabling child sexual abuse.
"This is one of the most if not the most serious child sexual abuse and neglect cases I have ever prosecuted," Muskogee County Assistant District Attorney Janet Hutson said in a statement.
The house in Muskogee, Okla., where the 11-year-old lived where children were exposed to unstable and unsanitary conditions. Isabel Flores / KJRH / NBC News
The couple were also charged with six counts of felony child neglect, including failing to provide the 11-year-old with adequate medical care and supervision when she gave birth at home, according to court documents. The remaining five counts of child neglect allege neglect of the five children they share, ages 2, 4, 6, 7 and 9, on or between Jan. 1 and Aug. 16. The children were "living in deplorable conditions," according to the documents.
The children were removed from the home Tuesday, according to court records.
"The victims were found to be living in dog feces and had no clothing on," court documents say.
Bond was set at $100,000 each, according to court records. A sounding docket court hearing is scheduled for Sept. 3.
"Each of the charges against both defendants are punishable by up to life," Hutson said.
It is not clear whether Dustin and Cherie Walker are being represented by attorneys.
littlelorax on August 25th, 2025 at 23:01 UTC »
Holy hell did anyone read the last few sentences of that article? Not only the horrors the step daughter endured - they have 5 other children found living in dog feces with no clothes?! Those poor children. I hope all of them find a safe place and healing from such abysmal neglect.
Car-M1lla on August 25th, 2025 at 22:58 UTC »
She gave birth at home. Imagine being an 11 year old being raped by your stepfather, going through a pregnancy while having no idea what’s happening to your body, and then going through labor and birth unmedicated at home. At 11. That poor, poor fucking girl. How many fucking people let her down?
Glory-of-the-80s on August 25th, 2025 at 22:58 UTC »
this is one of the saddest stories i’ve read recently. in addition to the 11 year old giving birth, they have five younger children who were discovered with no clothes on and surrounded by dog feces.