Conversation so far:
What was the characterization about?
Abby was conceived when Ashley Abbott, desperate to have Victor Newman's child to replace the one whom she aborted years prior, stole his sperm from Diane Jenkins.
Was she successful?
Ashley then secretly inseminated herself, and Abigail, "Abby" for short, was born on November 13, 2000.
did this cause any problems?
Abby believed her father was Brad Carlton, and was consequently given his last name.

Question: was she ever in trouble with the law?
Self-contained rewrite: was Abby Newman ever in trouble with the law?