Tuesday, Aug 25, 2020, 9:43 am

By:James Fraser

Incest is as old as the human race. In fact, the human population wouldn't have thrived had people back then didn't engage in incest. Today, incest is a top global taboo. An average person sees an incestuous relationship bestial, barbaric, and horrendous. Incest, in whatever form, is illegal in many first world countries. Interestingly, it isn't a punishable offense in many Asian, African, and South American countries as long as the relationship is consensual. Sexual affairs between closely related family members are common than one may think, but we don't hear about them often because not many people prefer talking about them. Here are 12 shocking real life incest stories that caused an uproar.

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1.John And Jennifer Deaves (Father And Daughter)

Jennifer Anne Deaves is John Earnest Deaves's daughter from his first marriage. The father-daughter duo reunited 30 years later he divorced Jennifer's mother. In 2000, Jennifer decided to move into her dad's home amidst her personal and financial problems. She was 31 years old at that time, and her father was 53. The two of them then engaged in consensual incestuous sex, which resulted in the birth of a child. John and Jennifer confessed their inappropriate relationship on national TV, and the revelation led to a massive public outcry. Since incest is illegal in Australia, the court charged the couple with two counts of incest, and asked them to part ways immediately. 

2.Kim West And Ben Ford (Mother And Son)

Kim West, 52, is an English woman, and she was in the news last year because of her incestuous relationship with her 33-year-old son, Ben Ford. She gave Ben up for adoption when he was a baby. Nearly 30 years later, Ben Ford contacted his biological mother, Kim, and asked her to come to the US to meet him. She obliged his request, and flew to the United States to meet Ben. The mother and the son then began engaging in consensual sex, and their relationship progressed to the extent that Ben Ford had divorced his wife, Victoria, so he could live with his mom. 

3.Pearl Carter And Phil Bailey (Granny And Grandson)

4.Mackenzie Phillips And John Phillips (Father And Daughter)

Mackenzie Philips, 57, is an American actress who is known for playing important roles in many famous 70s movies and TV shows like "American Graffiti," "One Day at a Time," etc. In 2009, she shocked the world when she admitted to having a consensual incestuous relationship with her dad, John Phillips. John Phillips a.k.a. Papa John was a famous American singer and songwriter. He was the lead vocalist of the popular folk-rock band, "The Mamas & the Papas." Sometime in the late 1970s, he raped his daughter while she was under the influence of drugs. Mackenzie was upset with what happened, and she even confronted his dad about the rape. Her father insisted that he had not abused her, but just made love to her. She was a troubled teen battling drug addiction back then, and she even lost her role in "One Day at a Time" because of drugs. She then traveled with his dad's music group, "The Mamas & the Papas," for ten years, a period when she frequently had sex with her dad.

5.David Epstein (Father And Daughter)

David Epstein is a top-league Colombian professor who in the past lectured at prestigious educational institutions like Harvard University. He also contributed to The Huffington Post as a contributing blogger. In 2010, he was arrested by Colombian police on the charges of third-degree incest. Between 2006 and 2009, he had an inappropriate sexual affair with his own daughter, who was 24 years old at that time. It was unknown how the police came to know about the relationship. It was said to be a consensual affair. 

6.Susan Karolewski And Patrick Stuebing (Brother And Sister)

Patrick Stuebing is a 40-year-old German locksmith who had a physical relationship with his biological sister during the early 2000s. The incestuous relationship led to the birth of four children, in which three of them were born with severe disabilities. Patrick was separated from his family when he was 3 years old, following a knife attack on him by his alcoholic father. Four years later, he was adopted by a family. Patrick met his biological mother and sister in 2000, and fell in love with his 16-year-old sister, Susan Karolewski. The girl was spared, but Patrick had to spend 14 months in jail for having an illicit affair with his own sister. 

7.Patricia And Allen Muth (Brother And Sister)

Patricia and Allen Muth are an American brother-sister pair who were married legally and had four kids. The two of them were not raised together, and they met each other when they were young adults. Their incestuous relationship came to light when they failed to pick up a disabled kid of theirs from a babysitter. The babysitter called child services and the investigation led to the discovery of the couple's blood relation. The State of Wisconsin took the case seriously and jailed Allen and Patricia for 8 years and 5 years respectively. 

8.Barbara And Antony Baekeland (Mother And Son)

Barbara Daly Baekeland was an American socialite who often appeared in top magazines such as Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Born in 1922, she led her life like a typical wealthy American woman until her son, Antony Baekeland, killed her. Antony was a gay and a mentally unstable person. In order to suppress his homosexuality, Barbara Baekeland had sex with her son many times. In fact, she made several other women sleep with him. Post incestuous relationship, things went worse for the family as Antony stabbed Barbara to death during an argument. The 2007 film, "Savage Grace," is based on the true story of Barbara Baekeland. 

9.Chalena Moody And Eric Lee Gates (Father And Daughter)

In 2015, a 49-year-old man named Eric Gates was sentenced to 60 days in jail for having an incestuous relationship with his 25-year-old daughter Chalena Moody. The father-daughter couple had two children together, and both kids had several health issues. Even though Eric Gates was the biological father of Chalena Moody, he didn't raise her as he spent most of his time behind the bars. The father and the daughter reunited a few years ago and began dating. Chalena Moody was sentenced to 10 days in prison. The court asked Eric to compensate the state for his children's medical expenses. 

10.Melissa Kitchens And Shaun Pfeiffer (Mother And Son)

Shaun Pfeiffer, a 25-year-old man from North Carolina, was arrested in 2016 on the charges of incestuous relationship with his 44-year-old mother, Mellissa Kitchens. It was unknown how the affair came to light. Mellissa Kitchens's unusual and obsessive comments like "Can't get over how handsome you are!" might have grabbed the attention of police authorities. Shaun Pfeiffer had a wife and kid, and all of them including the mom lived in the same house. 

11.Narayan Biswas (Granny And Grandson)

In 2001, a 25-year-old Indian named Narayan Biswas married his 80-year-old grandmother in a traditional Hindu marriage ceremony. He said he married his grandmother to take care of her in a much better way. "I helped bring him up with my own hands and now he looks after me. He is a good husband and ensures I get my meals on time," the elated granny told the local news reporters. Even though incest marriage is illegal according to India's Hindu Marriage Act, law enforcement authorities decided not take action against the couple. However, There is no confirmation whether a physical relationship was present between the two.

12.Unnamed Grandpa And Granddaughter

A few years ago, a 24-year-old unnamed bride from Miami, Florida, married a 68-year-old millionaire. The girl realized that her husband was none other than her biological granddad when she found her father in one of the old man's family albums! The discovery didn't affect their marital relationship, though! She said, "I feel our bond is so strong that even something like this is not enough to make us give up." He responded, "I've already had two failed marriages and I'm determined not to have a third."

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