Who Is Christina Clemens? Florida Mother Arrest

Christina Clemens is a 46-year-old Lakeland, Florida, woman charged with incest and living in open adultery after Polk County sheriff’s investigators alleged that she had maintained a sexual relationship with her adult son for approximately four years.

The investigation emerged from a domestic-violence case involving Clemens’ 22-year-old son, Shane Clemens. Authorities say Shane disclosed the alleged relationship while deputies were investigating the domestic incident, leading detectives to separately question his mother and ultimately charge both of them with incest.

What Is Christina Clemens Accused Of?

Polk County investigators allege Christina Clemens repeatedly had sexual intercourse with her biological son after he reached adulthood. Sheriff Grady Judd said Shane Clemens told deputies that the sexual relationship began when he was 18 years old. Investigators later interviewed Christina, who allegedly acknowledged the relationship and said she and her son had engaged in sexual intercourse approximately 100 times. [Local 12]

According to reporting based on the arrest affidavit, Shane told investigators that the relationship had continued for approximately four years and that the encounters occurred at the Lakeland residence where they lived. Detectives reviewed Shane’s birth certificate and confirmed that Christina Clemens is his biological mother. [Eye In The Sky News]

Christina Clemens Was Charged With Incest And Living In Open Adultery

Clemens faces one count of incest, a third-degree felony under Florida law, and one count of living in open adultery, a second-degree misdemeanor. Her son was also charged with incest. [CBS12]

Florida Statute 826.04 makes it a crime to knowingly marry or have sexual intercourse with a person related by lineal consanguinity, which includes a parent and child. The statute classifies incest as a third-degree felony. [Florida Statutes]

A third-degree felony in Florida can generally carry a prison sentence of up to five years. [Florida Statutes]

Why Was Christina Clemens Also Charged With Adultery?

Investigators said Clemens was legally married while the alleged sexual relationship with her son was taking place. The arrest affidavit reportedly states that she had been married to her husband for approximately 10 years. Prosecutors therefore also charged her under Florida’s law prohibiting living in an open state of adultery. [Eye In The Sky News]

Florida Statute 798.01 states that a person who lives in an open state of adultery commits a second-degree misdemeanor. The statute also provides that when either person involved is married, both parties may fall within the law’s definition of the offense. [Florida Statutes]

A second-degree misdemeanor can generally carry a sentence of up to 60 days in jail under Florida law. [Florida Statutes]

How Did The Christina Clemens Investigation Begin?

The incest investigation grew out of an unrelated domestic-violence investigation involving Shane Clemens in August 2026. According to the arrest-affidavit reporting, deputies responded on August 21 after an alleged domestic confrontation. Shane was arrested on a domestic-battery charge. [Eye In The Sky News]

While deputies were investigating, Shane allegedly revealed that he had been having sex with his mother since turning 18. Sheriff Grady Judd said investigators then questioned Christina about the claim. [Local 12]

Investigators Monitored A Jail Phone Call Between Mother And Son

Detectives also obtained evidence from a recorded jail telephone call between Shane and Christina Clemens, according to the arrest affidavit. During the conversation, Christina allegedly asked Shane whether he wanted to stop what they had been doing. Investigators also alleged that the pair discussed deleting evidence from Shane’s phone. [Eye In The Sky News]

Investigators interviewed Shane again at the Central County Jail on August 25. According to the affidavit, he provided additional details about the alleged relationship and said the sexual encounters occurred at their shared residence. [Eye In The Sky News]

What Did Christina Clemens Allegedly Tell Investigators?

Deputies interviewed Christina Clemens on August 27 after advising her of her Miranda rights. Investigators allege that she acknowledged having sexual intercourse with Shane on at least 100 occasions and admitted to other sexual activity involving her son. [Eye In The Sky News]

Sheriff Judd subsequently publicized the allegation while discussing the case, saying Clemens had characterized the number of sexual encounters as approximately 100. [CBS12]

What Did Christina Clemens’ Husband Tell Investigators?

Clemens’ husband told investigators that he did not know about the alleged sexual relationship between his wife and son. According to Sheriff Judd, the husband nevertheless said he had become suspicious because Christina and Shane would enter the master bedroom together and lock the door. [Local 12]

The arrest affidavit reportedly states that Christina had been legally married to her husband for about a decade. That marriage is the basis for the additional living-in-open-adultery charge filed against her. [Eye In The Sky News]

Who Is Shane Clemens?

Shane Clemens is Christina Clemens’ 22-year-old biological son and a co-defendant in the incest investigation. Authorities allege Shane told investigators that the sexual relationship with his mother began when he was 18 and continued for approximately four years. [CBS12]

Shane was separately arrested in connection with the domestic-violence incident that initially brought deputies to the case. The subsequent investigation resulted in an additional incest charge against him. [Eye In The Sky News]