Oklahoma mother who married her daughter sentenced to prison

An Oklahoma mother has been sentenced to two years in prison for marrying her biological daughter.

Patricia Ann Spann pleaded guilty to the felony offence of incest and admitted marrying her daughter, Misty Velvet Dawn Spann. The two married in March 2016, a little more than 17 months after same-sex marriage became legal in the state.

The married mother and daughter were discovered by the Department of Human Services during a child welfare check-up.

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Police discovered during the investigation that Patricia also married her son in 2008 when he was 18 years old, according to The Oklahoman. A judge annulled that marriage in 2010, at the son's request, on incest grounds.

Misty also had her marriage to her mother annulled in October last year after arguing she had been fraudulently induced into it.

Patricia had said she believed the union was legal, since she was not listed as the biological mother on her daughter's birth certificate. She only came into contact with her daughter two years prior to the marriage.

In addition to her prison term, Patricia was sentenced to eight years on probation. She was also fined £1,070 and ordered to pay £215 to the state victims’ compensation fund as well as £710 in fees. She also must register as a sex offender upon release.

Misty pleaded guilty to incest last November and was given 10 years of probation along with required counselling.