John Ingram, a 69-year-old pensioner, was spared jail time for marrying his 16-year-old stepdaughter and fathering several children with both her and his legal wife. He claimed he changed his name and committed bigamy to ensure the teenager would receive benefits.
A vile bigamist who married his 16-year-old step-daughter and had children with both her and her has attempted to defend his behaviour.
The court heard he had fathered several children with both women, though many of the youngsters had grown up unaware of paternity, and it was not until February 2020 that he was arrested for his deceptive lifestyle - 32 years later. He said: "'I'm lucky I did not go to prison. I took a bag . If I had then social services would have had to pick up the bill for looking after my wife.He added: "The misunderstanding, when my step-daughter left school back in the 80s, you automatically had to go on a training scheme.
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