00:05:43.700And she wanted to respect my wishes, which was very gracious of her.
00:05:49.700However, for her story to move forward and her truth to be led and to shine, I had to inform my husband when we got the DNA test back that he was 0% chance of being this little girl's father.
00:06:08.820She did, when she came to me, she did stress that she wanted to make up and mend the relationship with her dad.
00:06:21.140And so, that is the journey we're currently on.
00:06:25.460It was the most horrific conversation I've had to have with my husband when I told him about the DNA test.
00:06:35.680But he's been very supportive of his daughter.
00:06:41.320And the relationship is based, you know, there's no point in lying.
00:06:46.740Because neither one of them have to be in it if they didn't want to and if they didn't have love for each other, which is a beautiful thing.
00:06:57.860It could have been very easy for either one or both parties to say, you know what, we're not related.
00:07:06.740The desire to have a relationship is great for both.
00:07:12.600And so, I just wanted to clarify that it was my, it is my husband's daughter is in this journey as well.
00:07:25.460And again, I can't stress the amount of innocent victims based on one person's choice.
00:07:36.460To lie, not come forth, or to do a responsible thing and have a paternity test when there was more than one person that the mom was seeing at the time.
00:08:52.180And, you know, it is presumed or assumed, I can't remember the, the, uh, wording exactly, but I will have it, um, that if you're married, it's presumed that you're the father.
00:09:05.400Um, and my husband was told, uh, that, um, you know, his, um, girlfriend, um, told him that she was pregnant and, um, he wanted to do the right thing.
00:09:23.160Yeah, that's another man's villain origin story.
00:10:00.280Gareth Roberts, prosecuting, told the court how Fernley had asked Mr. Hampson for 300 pounds towards a DNA test.
00:10:08.040And then him sent him screenshots, which she claimed were from the company EZ DNA and showed him there was a 99.99% probability he was the father.
00:10:16.360Mr. Roberts said that the documents were later confirmed to have been forged.
00:10:20.540Sentencing recorder of Liverpool judge Andrew Mennery said there was a particularly dreadful offense, which has had a profound effect on many people, including most particularly Mr. Hampson himself and also members of his extended family.
00:10:35.740Whether it began as some sort of apprehension because you find yourself pregnant with someone who wasn't your partner or because you were keen to create some sort of protected family is hard for me to understand.
00:10:46.220He said when police became involved, she continued to deny she had lied in a perpetuation of sinister dishonesty.
00:10:53.260Mr. Roberts said after he was shown forged DNA results, Mr. Hampson bought items for the unborn baby and resumed a relationship with Fernley, who he had been with for four years before they broke up in early 2019.
00:11:04.300He was at the baby's birth. His name was on the birth certificate and he bought a house with Fernley in 2020.
00:11:09.360She later forged another letter, which company, which claimed the company had a mistake and he was not the father.
00:11:14.940The court heard when Mr. Hampton contacted the firm, he was told they had no record of the tests.
00:11:19.960He contacted the police in 2020, July, 2022.
00:11:23.420So 2019, I think was, so the kids either like two or three.
00:11:26.940Fernley was arrested when he found out.
00:11:28.580Mr. Roberts said regarding a statement to the court, Mr. Hampson, 27, said he had felt profound.
00:11:34.300Grief, confusion and heartbreak after learning the child who he had formed a strong bond with was not his.
00:11:49.660The emotional pain of people asking me about my daughter is unbearable and it brings waves of grief and sadness I can't control.
00:11:56.060Tom Worsfold defending said Miss said Fernley has shown insight into the impact of her crime and has demonstrated she accepts it was wrong of her in her own words to play God.
00:12:07.620Fernley was ordered to undertake 10 days of rehabilitation activity and do 200 hours of unpaid work.
00:12:14.280She was also ordered to pay compensation of 300 pounds.
00:12:17.200God, nothing and a statutory surcharge.
00:12:42.500My life is ruined, basically. I'm currently in counselling to rebuild everything that I have been led to believe in.
00:12:54.520However, I am now rebuilding my life. Psychologically and physically, this has just torn me.
00:13:03.020Beth Fernley told Ryan Hampson in April 2019 that she was pregnant and unsure who the baby's father was.
00:13:09.100Liverpool Crown Court heard that she asked for 300 pounds for a DNA test and forged results saying that there was a 99.9% chance that he was the father.
00:13:18.860Ryan Hampson then resumed his relationship with pregnant Beth Fernley.
00:13:24.720He was at the baby's birth, named on the birth certificate, and bought a house with her in 2020.
00:13:29.840After she forged another letter claiming the company mistakenly named him as the father,
00:13:34.440he contacted the DNA firm and they told Hampson they had no record of the tests.
00:13:40.080And the thought of even being a father, I don't even know if I want to anymore because of the experience that I've been through.
00:13:47.360Beth Fernley pleaded guilty to fraud by full representation.
00:13:50.960She was ordered to undertake 10 days of rehabilitation activity and do 200 hours of unpaid work.