A woman in Oklahoma is facing jail after it emerged that she was married to her daughter, and was previously married to one of her sons.
Patricia Spann, 43, married 25-year-old Misty Spann in March 2016 in Comanche County. Six years previously, she had annulled her previous marriage – to her son Jody.
In August this year, Patricia and Misty’s relationship was discovered by the Department of Human Services during a child welfare investigation. Under state law, the marriage of close relatives is considered incestuous whether or not they also have a sexual relationship.
Spann and her daughter were both charged and are currently booked into the Stephens County Jail.
According to police, Patricia Spann said she lost custody of her daughter and two sons, who were raised by their paternal grandmother.
Spann was reunited with Misty in 2014.
