Boy Turned into the 'the Best Dad' After Nanny Assaulted Him at 11 Years Old & Had His Child
Florida nanny Marissa Mowry was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 10 years of probation on October 16, after a jury found her guilty of sexually abusing a child under the age of 12. According to prosecutors, Mowry was 22 when she was hired as a live-in nanny in 2014. But almost as soon as she began watching the family's 11-year-old son, she also began to sexually abuse him -- and eventually became pregnant with his child.
The abuse is said to have begun shortly after Mowry was hired in January 2014.
Mowry never used protection and assaulted him at least 15 times over a period of months, which soon resulted in a pregnancy, according to prosecutors, theTampa Bay Times reported. By the fall of 2014, she'd given birth -- but as for who the father was, that remained a secret for several years.
Nadean Campbell, the mother of the boy, told the Times that the nanny had actually come recommended by her own sister-in-law, who had employed her and had a positive experience. Once she came to live with the Campbells, the family reportedly came to think of her as a daughter. And when she became pregnant, they made a logical assumption: The father must be her boyfriend.
The truth, which would come spilling out several years later, was the last thing the boy's parents ever expected.
It wasn't until 2017 that the teen finally opened up to his mother about what happened, and she immediately alerted authorities.
The mother was -- and still is -- horrified by what her son silently endured for the months Mowry watched him.
“We’re talking about a child that was 11,” Campbell told the newspaper. “Not even a teenager. Eleven.”
The boy's parents insisted on a DNA test, which ultimately proved the news they were dreading: Their son was indeed the father of Mowry's child.
Today, the unnamed boy is now 17, but he still lives with the consequences of what Mowry did to him every single day.
"It has not ruined his life, but it’s changed his life,” the mother shared, adding that he is now solely responsible for his 5-year-old son. Each day, he takes the boy to school before heading off to attend high school classes. And come afternoon, he can often be found playing with his son in the backyard.
"He has turned into one of the most amazing dads you’ll ever meet," his mother gushed.
Still, the scars of what happened to him are still there.
"It cost him his childhood," Campbell said. "He's not going to know teen years like a regular teenager. Who wants to date a 17-year-old that has a 5-year-old? Not many."
Although Mowry waved the right to speak in court, her lawyers said she did accept the consequences of her actions.
"We don't think about females being predators, usually," Campbell told Fox 13 after the sentencing. "I didn't and it cost me."
She hopes that by sharing her story, other parents might be forewarned.
"Know the people your children are around," she urged. "Investigate everything. You are your child’s biggest advocate."