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PD: Man charged for impregnanting 14-year-old

Posted at 3:10 PM, May 19, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-19 21:41:42-04

A Mesa man is facing charges after allegedly having sex and impregnating a 14-year-old girl.

According to court records, 20-year-old Bradley Cleveland Turner met the victim through his girlfriend, who is reportedly 17 years old. 

In May 2015, the three of them went to a water park before heading back to Turner's home where he and the 14-year-old had sex, according to records.

The victim reported the incidents to police in December alleging eight times she had sex with Turner. She was reportedly pregnant at the time.

Police report they spoke to Turner in December. He denied the allegations saying, "that's disgusting. She's 14."

After the child was delivered, police said a DNA test linked Turner to the baby.

Turner was arrested and booked into jail on eight counts of sexual conduct with a minor.