▁Hay ton ▁and ▁Justin ▁Bur ton ▁( Chr is ▁F ount ain ), ▁Be cca ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁him ▁after ▁being ▁sent enced ▁to ▁imprison ment ▁after ▁alleg ed ▁under - age ▁activity ▁with ▁Justin . ▁After ▁Charlie ▁was ▁born , ▁it ▁was ▁unknown ▁whether ▁Justin ▁or ▁her ▁husband ▁J ake ▁Dean ▁( Ke vin ▁Sac re ) ▁was ▁his ▁father . ▁Be cca ▁originally ▁gave ▁Charlie ▁to ▁J ake , ▁but ▁when ▁Justin ▁first s ▁meets ▁Charlie ▁after ▁ste aling ▁J ake ' s ▁car ▁Justin ▁real izes ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁father . ▁J ake ' s ▁sister ▁Steph ▁Dean ▁( Car ley ▁St enson ) ▁convinced ▁J ake ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁pat ern ity ▁test ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁but ▁J ake ▁destroyed ▁the ▁results ▁and ▁assumed ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Charlie ' s ▁father , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁now ▁wife ▁and ▁Be cca ' s ▁sister , ▁Nancy ▁Os bor ne ▁( J ess ica ▁Fox ). ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Be cca ▁was ▁st ab bed ▁in ▁prison , ▁and ▁dies ▁afterwards , ▁and ▁Charlie ▁never ▁got ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁see ▁her . ▁ ▁When ▁Charlie ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁to ▁hospital ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁for ▁le uka emia ▁treatment , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁J ake ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁bi ological ▁father ▁( his ▁blood ▁did ▁not ▁match ▁that ▁of ▁Charlie ), ▁and ▁that ▁Justin ▁was ▁actually ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Charlie . ▁After ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁cust