Girl Who Was Raped And Pregnant At 12 By Her Brother Looks Back At What She's Overcome

When 11-year-old Tressa Middleton started noticing changes in her body, her friend suggested she might be pregnant. In most cases, that would just be the silly imagination of a child, but in Tressa's case, it was true. Not only was she pregnant, but it was her older brother's child through rape. She gave birth at the too-young age of 12. Now, 9 years later, Tressa is telling her story.

It's been nine years since Tressa Middleton gave birth. She's now 21 and telling her harrowing story. She recently made an appearance on ITV'sThis Morning.

Even before her rape, Tressa's life was a struggle. She spent much of her childhood in foster care since her mother was homeless.

"I Trusted Him"

Tressa told This Morning, "When I was 11, that was the time I fell pregnant. I trusted him." One day, she and her 16-year-old brother, Jason, went playing around an abandoned building. One moment, they were playing like siblings, the next, he was on top of her.

Soon after the incident, Tressa started noticing changes in her body. Her friend noticed too, and had a theory. "It was my friend who said I might be pregnant. She got me aside one day and said, 'You might be pregnant' but I tried deny it."

Sure enough, Tressa was indeed pregnant. It wasn't until after the pregnancy that she fully admitted who had gotten her pregnant.

At first, Tressa's mother was upset at her when she heard she was pregnant. When she found out how it happened, her anger turned to her son. Jason wasn't shy about his feelings, either. She recounted a creepy moment during her pregnancy: "He said: 'I love you' and I said 'love you too'. Then he said: 'No, I really love you – as a girlfriend.'"

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