SHANGHAI, China —
Prosecutors in China say a
couple sold their baby girl
online and then used the
profits to purchase
iPhones and expensive
shoes.
According to Shanghai
Daily, the young suspects
have been charged with
human trafficking after
selling the infant for
about $8,200.
The Shanghai couple is
reportedly unemployed
and had already exceeded
the nation's legal limit of
two children.
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In the online offer for
their daughter, the couple
allegedly wrote that they
couldn't afford to raise
the child and were
looking for a wealthy
family to adopt.
Investigators say the
suspects then wound up
using the money to shop
online for the smart
phones and other high-
end items. On Friday, the
couple appeared in court
to dispute they sold the
child and to argue that
they simply gave the child
to a family that could
better care for her. But
prosecutors say they have
evidence of a large cash
deposit being made to the
suspects' bank account.
Prosecutors also
allege the sale was
planned for months, with
the mother even trying to
hide her pregnancy by
telling neighbors her baby
bump was the result of a
large tumor.

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