Authorities Arrest Woman for Selling Her Newborn Baby for P25K
CHILD TRAFFICKING – The police authorities arrested a woman for selling a six-day-old baby for P25,000 through social media.
Child trafficking is a severe violation of human rights involving the illegal recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of children for the purpose of exploitation. This exploitation can take various forms, including forced labor, child soldiering, illegal adoption, and forced begging.
Traffickers often use deceit, coercion, or force to recruit children. They may promise education, employment, or a better life, only to trap the children in exploitative situations.
Child trafficking is a serious problem that demands international cooperation to eradicate. Individuals, communities, and governments around the world share a fundamental responsibility to protect and ensure the safety and well-being of children.
On Thursday (July 18, 2024), the Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that operatives from the National Bureau of Investigation Human Trafficking Division (NBI-HTRAD) arrested the woman during an entrapment operation in Muntinlupa City on July 16, 2024.
The operation was coordinated with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), DOJ-Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking, and the Cyber-Tip Monitoring Center. The NBI-HTRAD received a tip from the Cyber-Tip Monitoring Center about the woman’s alleged activities on social media.
After gathering intelligence and verifying the information, an undercover NBI agent contacted the suspect, who posed as a midwife. They agreed to meet in Muntinlupa, where she was subsequently arrested. The baby will be turned over to the DSWD.
The DOJ has filed charges against the suspect for violating Section 4(g) of RA 9208, as amended by RA 10364 and RA 11862, also known as the “Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Child Trafficking Act,” under RA 7610 or the “Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act,” in relation to RA 10175 or the “Cybercrime Prevention Act.”
In a previous post, an online adoption is illegal, considered as child trafficking – DSWD