Suspect, 33, Claims His Clothes Got Girl, 11, Pregnant

Suspect, 33, Claims His Clothes Got Girl, 11, Pregnant

A 33-year-old father-of-five who got an 11-year-old girl pregnant has
denied having sex with her and claims it was his clothing that got her
pregnant.

Robert Cronin, from upstate New York, is facing sexual assault
charges for having sex with a minor. The girl gave birth recently and
both she and the baby are being safely cared for, police said.

A DNA test determined that Robert Cronin was the father of the
11-year-old girl’s baby. Cronin didn’t dispute the results but insisted
he never had sex with the child, a report Wednesday.

He said:

I don’t want to be known for a crime I didn’t commit.

Cronin claimed the girl became pregnant after she came in contact
with clothing he had used while masturbating. He said he realizes his
story may be difficult for some to believe but said the police who
arrested him were just lacking scientific knowledge.

Police in Niskayuna, about 20 miles northwest of Albany, arrested and
charged Cronin with endangering the welfare of a child and felony
predatory sexual assault against a child younger than 13.

Cronin, who has five children with his fiancée, was being held at Schenectady County Jail without bail, WRGB reported.