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Episode: Sage Steele: Child Sex Offender Has Baby Boy LEGALLY With âDisgustingâ Loophole In Pennsylvania Law + John Leake
Description: A legal loophole allowed Brandon Mitchell to bring home a baby boy via surrogacy, despite the fact that he was convicted of child sex abuse in 2016. Mitchell drew public outrage after posting a disturbing video of the baby on social media, with many calling for Pennsylvania laws to be changed â the state has strict oversight on adoption but different rules for surrogacy.
Reduxx reports: âWhile Pennsylvaniaâs adoption law does prohibits s*x offenders from adopting or fostering children, gestational surrogacy circumvents any such laws through pre-birth parentage orders.â
York County DA Tim Barker says the loophol...