Michigan Mom Aimee Louise Sword Faces Trial for Incest With Son She Gave Up for Adoption
Police Say Sword Contacted Son, Now a Teenager, Over the Internet
By SARAH NETTER
Sept. 11, 2009
A Michigan mother is facing a trial after being accused of having a summer romance with the teenage son she gave up for adoption.
Police say Aimee Louise Sword, 35, had a sexual relationship with the son she gave up for adoption after reconnecting with him on the Internet.
Aimee Louise Sword, 35, who is free on bond after her arrest, was initially charged with three counts of felony third-degree criminal sexual conduct. A judge this week reduced the charges to one count, but police say she is accused of a "very serious crime."
Sword began a sexual relationship with her biological son in the summer of 2008 after reconnecting with him on the Internet, Waterford Township Police Sgt. Scott Good told ABCNews.com.
"She had given the child up early on in life for adoption," he said, adding that Sword's adoption agreement permitted limited contact with the boy.
Good said police were notified about the alleged incestuous romance in the fall after being contacted by Child Protective Services.
After an investigation that resulted in the three-count warrant, Sword surrendered to police April 24. She was released a short time later on a $3,000 bond.
Sword's lawyer Kenneth Burch told ABCNews.com that his client has pleaded not guilty ahead of the pre-trial date set for Sept. 21.
"Anybody would be distraught and she is because of the allegations she is faced with," he said. "She's meeting this head on."
Burch would not go into detail about Sword or her life, but confirmed she has other children who have since been removed from the house by CPS. There were never any allegations of abuse involving the other children, he said.
Her mother-in-law, before hanging up on ABCNews.com, said that she's "not interested in any interview, anything with my grandchildren."
Because of police policy regarding criminal sexual conduct cases and the fact that Sword's son is a minor, Good said he could not release other details, including the boy's whereabouts or even his current age.
Sword's ex-husband couldn't be reached for comment.
Good said that despite the low bond, the charge against her is "very severe."
Kinshinsokan posted on Sep 12, 2009
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Hans72 said on Sep 13, 2009....
After a little digging online I was able to find more information about this case.
The son in question is 15.
Apparently their relationship came to light because they both hail from that strata of society in which social workers are a constant fixture. The mother has several children by several different men. Many of these children, if not all, have been taken from her and placed in foster homes. White trash is as white trash does.
Her son has a history of being a little jackass. His adoptive parents don't know what to do with him. The apple does not fall far from the tree it would seem.
Once again we have a case of incest in which one person is simply too young to give informed consent. Were he a few years older then there wouldn't be anything wrong with their relationship, provided of course that it was truly consensual and the proper precautions were taken to avoid pregnancy.
Sex between relatives is not wrong in and of itself any more than sex between non-relatives is wrong in and of itself. But when someone is being abused, coerced, manipulated, or used, and especially when this person is underage; then incestuous or not, that sex is wrong.
Now some would argue that this young man probably enjoyed having sex with his mother and that the authorities are interfering in a loving consensual relationship. The problem with this argument is that incest that is truly consensual and truly positive doesn't get reported to the authorities. The authorities found out about this because the son spoke up and told someone. If he was truly happy about fucking his mother then he'd have kept his mouth shut.
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Kinshinsokan said on Sep 14, 2009....
Thanks Hans72 for the extra info. I actually rely on a lot of other people tipping me about stories and I do not do as much checking as I guess I should to get a fuller story. Normally I just pull from one source and that is all.
I do understand your comments about most of the stories I have posted here. Yet it is so rare to find any story in the news that portrays incest between consenting adults in even the slightest positive way. I point to the German bother and sister or the father and daughter from New Zealand and the mother and son from England.
Just so you know I do read every comment and I also wish this world was different.
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