In China, approximately 200,000 boys and girls are kidnapped every year and sold openly online.
As sick and twisted as it is, one young couple thought it was ‘ok’ to sell their 18-day-old daughter online because they were finding her a financial burden.
The father, ‘A Duan’ and mother, ‘Xiao Mei’ (not their real names) claim they were 19 when they conceived the baby and they went through with the unwanted pregnancy. They are from Tong’an, Fujian province, South Eastern China, and being short on money, the father decided to sell their baby girl, Lil Jie, to unnamed buyer online.
The transaction resulted in A Duan receiving 23,000 Yuan ($3,520) for the baby, and he used the money to purchase an iPhone and motorbike.
The mother, Xiao Mei worked temporary jobs and was below the age of consent when the child was conceived, and A Duan, had not completed high school and spent most of his time in Internet cafes. Once A Duan discovered he could sell the baby, he elected to do so without the mother’s consent. He found a buyer on QQ, a popular social media site, and the buyer purchased the baby for his sister. Soon after the child was sold, Xiao Mei fled the city and was eventually tracked down by police and arrested.
She says, “I myself was adopted, and many people in my hometown send their kids to other people to raise them. I really didn’t know that it was illegal.”
Due to A Duan turning himself in, he was sentenced to 3 years in prison, and Xiao Mei was given a suspended sentence of two and a half years. The buyer also wound up turning himself in, and because the parents are in no position to raise the child, the buyer’s sister still has the baby.
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Chinese Couple Sold Their Newborn Online To Purchase An iPhone is an article from: LifeDaily