A
mother who married her long lost daughter has been jailed for incest – 10 years
after marrying her son.
Patricia
Spann, 45, lost custody of her daughter and two sons, but reunited with Misty,
26, in 2014.
The
pair were wed two years later, soon after same-sex marriages were legalised in
the state of Oklahoma, USA.
But
after an employee of the Department of Human Services found out about their
biological link during a child welfare check up, both women were charged with
fraud.
Patricia
told the DHS worker that she and Misty had “hit it off” after being reunited.
She
added that she believed their marriage was legal, as her name was no longer on
her daughter’s birth certificate. Their marriage was annulled in October 2017.
Patricia
married her son Lawton – who was 18 – in 2008. The union was annulled two years
later at his request.
While
no charges were brought following that relationship, Patricia has been jailed
for two years following her marriage to her daughter.
She
was also sentenced to eight years on probation, and will be required to
register as a sex offender on her release from prison.
Misty
will be in court next week to make her own plea.
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