Who is Sean Stewart and is he Britain's 'youngest father'? | The Sun
SEAN Stewart became known in 1998 when it was reported he was Britain's youngest father.
His story shocked the nation, but who is he?
Who is Sean Stewart?
Sean Stewart became known for being "Britain's youngest father".
He was just 11-years-old when he impregnated his 15-year-old next-door neighbour Emma Webster.
He was then given the day off school when his son Ben Louis was born a month after Sean's 12th birthday.
The couple were neighbours in the village of Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, which is how they knew each other before they began a sexual relationship.
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At the time it was reported that Sean would climb across the roof to meet Emma.
She told The Sunday Telegraph: "He said he was 12, I'd never have gone out with him if I'd known he was 11."
In the years after, Emma went on to get married to another person and moved into a £200,000 home.
Is he Britain's 'youngest father'?
In 1998 Sean was named as "Britain's youngest father".
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In the following years, there have been other children who have had babies at a young age in Britain.
Where is Sean Stewart now?
Following his baby being born, Sean said he hoped to stay in touch with Emma.
After the birth, Sean told the Daily Mail: "I hope to stay close friends with Emma for as long as possible.
"She comes round to my house every morning before school and meets me off the bus every afternoon.
"Things are OK at the moment and nothing has gone wrong."
Sean attended Margaret Beaufort middle school in Riseley until he was a teenager when he left Bedford.
Since then he has been living on the South Coast and for the past few years has been at various addresses in the St Leonards and Hastings area of Sussex.
He's been in trouble with the police multiple times including being arrested in relation to an allegation of theft.
He was then jailed for seven months for his crimes.
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