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An Oklahoma mother has been found guilty after prosecutors said she failed to protect her 11-year-old daughter from sexual abuse by her husband, who later fathered the child’s baby.<\/p>\n
Cherie Walker<\/strong> was convicted Friday (July 17) on one count of enabling child sexual abuse and six counts of child neglect following a jury trial in Muskogee County.<\/p>\n According to People<\/em><\/a>, jurors recommended a sentence of life in prison on each count. Walker will be formally sentenced at a later date.<\/p>\n The verdict came<\/a> after four days of testimony from emergency responders, law enforcement officers, medical professionals, Department of Human Services employees, church members and family members.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b>Netflix \u2018The Crash\u2019 Left Out Chilling Detail in Shirilla Case<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n According to prosecutors, the case began in August 2025 after authorities discovered an 11-year-old girl had given birth inside her family’s Muskogee, Okla., home without prenatal care or medical assistance.<\/p>\n Prosecutors alleged<\/a> Walker knew her husband was sexually abusing their daughter but failed to protect her. After deliberating, jurors found Walker guilty on all seven counts.<\/p>\n DNA testing later identified Walker’s husband, Dustin Walker<\/strong>, as the father of the girl’s baby.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> What Is Parricide? Inside One of the Rarest + Most Shocking Crimes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n In March, Dustin Walker pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse of a child under 12 and six counts of child neglect.<\/p>\n He was later sentenced to life in prison for the sexual abuse conviction, along with consecutive prison terms for the child neglect convictions.<\/p>\n Assistant District Attorney Janet Hutson previously described the lasting trauma the child has endured.<\/p>\n This child is traumatized. She’s been through a horrific ordeal. Not only has somebody gotten her pregnant, but she gave birth at home without medical assistance, and this will be her life for the rest of her life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The investigation has also led to charges against the victim’s grandmother, Michelle Justus.<\/p>\n She has pleaded not guilty<\/a> to one count of child neglect and is scheduled to stand trial on July 23.<\/p>\n If you suspect a child is being abused, contact the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) or visit Childhelp.org<\/a>. The confidential hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in more than 170 languages.<\/em><\/p>\n Below, find out where 25 of the most infamous crimes in history took place \u2014 and what the locations are used for today. (If they’ve been left standing.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nJury Convicts Oklahoma Mother on All Counts<\/h3>\n
Husband Already Sentenced to Life in Prison<\/h3>\n
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Grandmother Also Faces Charges<\/h3>\n
25 True Crime Locations: What Do They Look Like Today?<\/h2>\n