Lawmakers Blast Dad Who Dumped Nine Kids in Nebraska and Now Expects Twins
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The Nebraska man who abandoned his nine children last year under the state's Safe Haven law and whose girlfriend is now expecting twins is "clearly troubled" and brings a "black eye" to the state, local lawmakers told FOXNews.com.Gary Staton, 37, became a single father in February 2007 when his wife, RebelJane, died shortly after giving birth to their ninth child. Unable to handle the burden alone, Staton made national news more than a year later when he dropped off his children — ages 1 to 17 — at a hospital in Omaha.
According to the law at the time, parents could hand children up to age 18 over to state custody without prosecution. Legislators later amended the law to limit its reach to infants up to 30 days old.
Joanne Manzer — the wife of RebelJane's father, Jack Manzer — told FOXNews.com exclusively last month that Staton informed his children in late June that he's expecting to become a father again with his new girlfriend, a woman named Gail. Staton "even showed them the ultrasound picture," Manzer said.
News of the pregnancy spread quickly throughout Nebraska, drawing criticism from the very lawmakers who amended the Safe Haven law to exclude babies older than 30 days.
