Alfie, 13, not baby's father, paper says

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The schoolboy alleged to have become a dad at age 12 is not the baby's father, according to a British tabloid.

The Mirror says that Alfie Patten, now 13, discovered he was not the father of Chantelle Stedman’s baby girl, following a DNA test.

Alfie was photographed last month holding the newborn, Maisie Roxanne, and said he "adored" her.

The story sparked a heated debate about family values and under-age sex.

British politicians, including Conservative leader David Cameron, bemoaned the nation’s declining moral standards, while the story captured worldwide media attention.

But The Mirror reported that "half a dozen" boys claimed to have slept with the 15-year-old, who fell pregnant at age 14, which prompted Patten to take a paternity test.

This proved he was not the father of the now seven-week-old girl, the paper said.