A man from the UK has been caught red-handed using a sneaky DNA swap to dodge a whopping $125,000 in child support, thanks to a lab worker who helped pull off the scam. The twist? He wasn’t the only one facing consequences.
This elaborate paternity dodge involved the man submitting someone else’s saliva sample, under his name, to falsely prove he wasn’t the father of a child. The aim was clear: to legally dodge child maintenance payments that had racked up over years.
Caught by a mother’s intuition
The mother of the child didn’t buy the result. Unconvinced by the test outcome, she took matters into her own hands and arranged a separate DNA test with a private clinic. The new results confirmed her suspicions: he was indeed the biological father.
Her persistence didn’t just expose a lie, it sparked a full-blown investigation that revealed how the original test had been manipulated. The lab employee involved in the deception admitted to swapping the samples and was promptly fired. She and the father both ended up facing charges for their part in the fraud.
Legal blowback and lasting consequences
In court, the man’s trickery didn’t win him any sympathy. While attempting to skip out on child support, he instead landed himself in legal hot water. The court reaffirmed his parental responsibility, and he’s now on the hook for the full amount, plus the shame of being caught in such an underhanded move.
The lab worker, who tampered with the test, was also sentenced for her role in the cover-up. Authorities highlighted the seriousness of meddling with paternity results, calling it a betrayal of both trust and the legal system.
