British 13-year-old becomes a father

EASTBOURNE, England — He’s 13. He scarcely looks 10. And according to a British tabloid, he’s a father.

Only 4 feet tall, the boy, Alfie, was just 12 when he impregnated Chantelle, now 15, The Sun reported. Shown in a video posted Friday on the tabloid’s Web site, the diminutive Alfie takes the newborn girl in his arms.

Asked what he would do to support the child financially, Alfie asks in a small, high-pitched voice, “What’s financially?”

The girl was taking birth control pills but missed one, the newspaper reported.

The Sun did not say whether any tests were conducted to prove the boy’s paternity. The paper did not offer any immediate comment when asked whether it had paid the family for the story.

Alfie’s father, Dennis — who reportedly has nine children — said his son told him it was the first time he had sex. He was reportedly allowed to sleep over at the girl’s house.

“I will talk to him again and it will be the birds and bees talk,” Patten said. “Some may say it’s too late but he needs to understand so there is not another baby.”

Associated Press