Jailed Pop Star’s Pregnancy Investigated

Mexico’s fallen queen of pop, Gloria Trevi, may have artificially inseminated herself to become pregnant in a bid to avoid extradition from Brazil, police said.

Trevi faces sex abuse charges for allegedly recruiting young girls to be sex slaves for her manager. Her pregnancy while in a jail where inmates are separated by sex has confounded authorities.

But a police report cites a fellow inmate of Trevi’s who says the singer artificially inseminated herself. Justice Ministry officials said the findings will not be conclusive until Trevi and other inmates are questioned.

Brazil has allowed suspects sought by other countries to remain in Brazil if they have a Brazilian child. But it is not clear that Trevi would be allowed to stay if she bears a child, because the father’s identity is not known.