In Pittsfield, MA Stephanie K. Lighten, 26, allegedly tried to artificially impregnate her wife Jennifer A. Lighten, 33, against her will.
Jennifer Lighten told police that her wife was “all liquored up” when she allegedly tried to use a syringe to inseminate her, and that Stephanie had been talking about trying to impregnate her for some time. According to the police report “Jennifer said that Stephanie had a ‘turkey baster and her brother’s semen in a sealed container.’ Jennifer said she told Stephanie that she didn’t want to get pregnant.” (According to police the ‘turkey baster’ was actually a large syringe with a catheter tip.)
That’s allegedly when Stephanie threw Jennifer on the couch, grabbed at her clothes and threatened to impregnate her.
Jennifer broke free, ran into the bathroom and locked the door. When Stephanie broke the bathroom door down, she hurt her wrist in the process, and Jennifer escaped when Stephanie went to get an ice pack from the freezer. Jennifer attempted to get away in the couple’s SUV and as she tried to pull away, Stephanie jumped on the side of car and made Jennifer stop. A witness at the scene claimed Stephanie “was hanging on the SUV door handle, trying to get into the car.” Police arrived at the scene and arrested a very intoxicated Stephanie Lighten outside her home.
Police then confiscated the weapon, plus a container of semen and some aluminum foil, which was originally was used to hold the semen. Nicholas Lighten, Stephanie Lighten’s brother, was the donor, according to officers.

Jennifer Lighten and Stephanie Lighten
However, Pittsfield Detective Thomas H. Harrington said Jennifer Lighten declined to go forward with any charges of assault with intent to rape, because she did not believe Stephanie was going to sexually assault her with the syringe. Stephanie K. Lighten has been charged with domestic assault and battery.
She was released on personal recognizance after denying the allegations in Central Berkshire District Court last Wednesday.
Before her release, Central Berkshire District Court Judge Rita S. Koenigs cautioned Lighten to “refrain from abuse” and to return to court for an April 29 pretrial hearing. Neither of the Lighten’s has returned LGR’s requests for comments at the time of publication. Stephanie Lighten’s MySpace page is now set to private.

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Julie Phineas is a work at home mom of 2 who lives in Southern California. You can find out more about her online by visiting her website at www.juliephineas.com.
Jacob Woods
December 5, 2010 at 8:59 am
Does anyone else think it is odd that it was the brothers sperm? I find that the most disturbing. That and the turkey baster is also rather glamorous to the awkward humor in this story.
zigz
September 12, 2010 at 7:49 am
queenofbondage u fo’ sure your a gurl? because you might be just a perverted old guy who is living on a basement that can’t get laid and you take all day on the net browsing for some young gurls. your comment is so friggin dumb! only useless people who ain’t got nothing to do better with them lives comments like that
cj
September 12, 2010 at 7:31 am
the one who commented to sleep with a man sometimes i have something to say to your IGNORANT ASS! don’t comment on a lesbo site if you are a HO’BAG that likes a dick waving at your face for breakfast! if we like to sleep with a man we won’t be lesbian’s won’t we? did you go to school you brainless biatch! that’s why we are lesbians because we are women that likes women not men?! so stop telling us any different obviously your a HOMOPHOBIC LOSER!
lezy
September 12, 2010 at 7:13 am
this is so dang funny! and sad on the other hand because for a married couple like them it’s a natural thing to discuss about having kids but why be so harsh to impose if your spouse is not yet ready to have a baby? they look like they love each other it’s very sad something like that happened.
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Nick
October 25, 2009 at 10:07 pm
As we all know…bitches be crazy
queenofbondage
May 14, 2010 at 11:58 am
Not knocking nobody’s preference but dick is your friend. Two bitches could never be natural because they need a man’s sperm to procreate. So, if that’s the case, just get a dick. No offense to anyone who is a lesbo, but try to be with a man sometimes. Dick is so amazing. It feels so much better than those toys you buy from the lesbo stores. Trust and believe! And, when a MAN licks your pussy…..OH!!!! It’s so amazing! Stray away from pussy sometime and try dick! You’ll be adickted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
May 14, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Queenofbondage-
I was born with one. I can’t wait to get rid of the damned thing. I can’t wait to have surgery so that I can be as close to a normal woman as possible and never again have to touch, see, feel or know a dick for the rest of my life. Why don’t you take your homophobic, dick obsessed self and walk out of that door and right off the nearest pier. Scientists started working on a stem cell based way for two women to have children together. Pretty soon- one can only really hope and pray- we won’t need men any more and I can be REALLY happy.
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inspector Fu
April 6, 2009 at 7:23 pm
I think I’ve seen it all!
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Eden
March 23, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Okay. This is all absolutely insane. But what gets me is that she was such an idiot that she didn’t know that when semen hits room temperature air, it’s pretty much… dead. It’s useless.
~Julie Phineas~
March 22, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Great commentary on this story at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl-DqR0gmX0
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~Julie Phineas~
March 20, 2009 at 6:25 pm
good suggestion. the tag was added to the photo to correct any misperceptions so the article has been updated.
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Mellen
March 19, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Unforunately, the perpetrator was the more masculine partner
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Spud
March 19, 2009 at 7:39 am
so how did this go down?
Steph: “hey bro, I need you to spunk in some aluminum foil so I can knock up my gf”
Bro:”why don’t you just fuck a guy?”
Steph:”stfu or you’ll be the one inserted with semen”
Bro:”alright, damn”
Nick
August 23, 2009 at 4:48 am
lmao
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Scooter
March 17, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Gr8 story. Also reported in Australia on the Herald Sun. The thought of Jennifer’s brother ‘loading’ up the syringe made me laugh too. Fantastic aim!!
Lizenny
March 17, 2009 at 10:36 pm
I have one problem with the presentation of this article. There are photos of “the happy couple” on the page and yet there is no indication whatsoever of which one is Stephanie Lighten (the perpetrator) and which is Jennifer Lighten. Now, I think this is important because many people may immediately assume the more masculine looking partner in this case was the aggressor. If that is indeed the case, then fine. Indicate it as such. I would rather that determination be left to the actual content of the article rather than leaving it to the readers’ imaginations. That to me, seems a bit dangerous.
Rowdyturner23
February 24, 2010 at 4:02 pm
You can’t tell which one is the butch and which is the fem from the photos? What is sad is how this comes out before she was even convicted of any crime. Very sad ur reputation can be destroyed forever by false allegations.
Jacob Woods
December 5, 2010 at 8:58 am
I would say you have a valid point. I was sort of thinking the same thing as I wen through but thought it would be rude to bring it. I figured it wasn’t as important as the story itself.
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