26-05-2025
Delaware County woman suspected of sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The mother of a baby suspected to have died from child abuse is herself the center of a separate child sexual abuse case, according to Cherokee Nation court records.
Melissa Ann Foreman, 35, of Jay, is in the middle of a criminal case filed in Cherokee Nation Criminal Court. She was charged in October 2023 with felony counts of child sexual abuse and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
She is accused of giving a controlled dangerous substance to a 13-year-old boy and sexually abusing him, according to court records.
Court records show she was scheduled to enter a plea to those charges in April, but now she is due back in court on June 24, where a judge will set a trial date.
In an unrelated case, Foreman is the mother of Rachel Foreman, also known as Rachel Tymprance-Jane Simpson.
The child was born the day after Foreman was charged with sex crimes. She died from blunt force trauma to the head on Oct. 19, 2024, at a Tulsa hospital.
Foreman's former boyfriend Jordan Payne, 31, of Grove is charged with the baby's death. He is federally charged with second-degree murder and child neglect in Indian Country. The indictment also says Payne willfully and maliciously failed to provide medical care for the child.
His federal jury trial is set for July 7, online records show.
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