美國母女結婚被控亂倫 八年前曾與兒子也結過婚

A mother and daughter are facing incest charges in the state of Oklahoma after authorities learned they were legally married earlier this year.

在美國政府獲悉俄克拉荷馬州一對母女於今年年初合法結婚之後，這對母女將面臨亂倫指控。

It is unclear what motivated Patricia Ann Spann, 43, and her daughter, Misty Velvet Dawn Spann, 25, to wed.

目前尚不清楚到底是什麼原因使得43歲的帕特麗夏·安·斯潘和她25歲的女兒米斯蒂·崴爾萊特·道恩·斯潘結婚。

Under state law, marriage to a close relative is considered incest, regardless of whether a sexual relationship exists.

根據該州法律，無論雙方是否存在性關係，近親結婚都屬於亂倫。

Investigators also found Patricia Spann married her son in 2008. He filed for an annulment 15 months later, citing "incest", say authorities.

此外，調查人員還發現帕特麗夏·斯潘在2008年和她兒子也結了婚。當局透露稱，斯潘的兒子在15個月之後申請廢止這一婚姻關係，稱其爲“亂倫”。

Police discovered the marriages late last month during a child welfare check-up.

警方是在上個月下旬的一場兒童福利檢查中發現的斯潘和其女兒的婚姻關係。

Patricia Spann told investigators she had lost custody of her biological children as a young mother and only came into contact with her daughter two years ago.

帕特麗夏·斯潘告訴調查人員，她年輕的時候失去了對自己親生孩子的監護權，兩年前才和自己的女兒取得了聯繫。

She said they immediately "hit it off", according to a court affidavit cited by the Lawton Constitution newspaper.

據《勞頓憲法報》引述法庭證詞稱，斯潘表示自己和女兒是“情投意合”。

Patricia Spann said the couple believed the union was legal, since she was not listed as the biological mother on her daughter's birth certificate. Each woman faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

帕特麗夏·斯潘認爲這一婚姻關係是合法的，因爲女兒出生證明上的生母不是她。如果最終被定罪的話，她們二人每人都將面臨高達10年的監禁。