Remee Jo Lee, a 27-year-old woman from Lutz, FL, was ecstatic when she found out she was pregnant, reports ABC News.  One of her lifelong goals was to become a mother.  When she learned she was expecting, Lee was working at a gentleman’s club called the Class Act.  Lee decided that it would be better for her and her unborn child to get out of that environment.  The former University of Southern Florida student took a job at Chipotle, which she referred to as her “job with pants.”

It was at the Class Act that Lee met John Andrew Welden, a 28-year-old son of a doctor who was working towards his degrees in biomedical sciences and religion.  Welden and Lee were never exclusive, but saw one another regularly over the course of several months.  Welden went through a long-term relationship and subsequent breakup with a woman named Tara.  After that relationship ended, Lee and Welden spent more time together.

The pair engaged in unprotected sex and Lee comments that she was well aware of the potential consequences.  They also said “I love you” to one another.  When Lee became pregnant, she sent Welden a picture of the pregnancy test results.  Welden did not take the news of the pregnancy well, texting to Lee that he wanted to die, begging her not to do this to him, and stating that he was destroyed.

Lee was insistent on keeping the baby and, soon thereafter, Welden took her for a prenatal exam at his father’s office.  Since Welden worked with his father, Lee did not think it was unusual for him to call with the test results.  He told her she had a mild infection and needed to take a prescription for it.  Lee took what she told was amoxicillin as well as prenatal vitamins.  After taking one of the pills, Lee found herself in excruciating pain that was well beyond the normal morning sickness and discomfort she had been experiencing.

When she went to the hospital, the doctors informed her that she had miscarried.  Suspecting Welden, Lee phoned him and he confessed that he had actually given her a medication called Cytotec.  Unbeknownst to Welden, Lee had the Hillsborough County police listening in and Welden was charged with product tampering and mail fraud.  He is now awaiting sentencing.

According to RxList, Cytotec is used for ulcers, but has a strong warning against use by pregnant women.  The warning notes it can cause abortion, premature birth, or birth defects.