Woman says she was forced to give up daughter to alleged rapist -- and pay child support
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A Louisiana judge allegedly gave accused rapist John Barnes custody of a daughter who was the product of rape and ordered Crysta Abelseth to pay him child support: report
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It was the first time she had met Barnes, who is now 46.
"Instead of bringing me home, he brought me to his house," Abelseth said of Barnes, then 30. He allegedly forced himself on her. The encounter, even if consensual, was illegal given her age, she said.
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