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Tx mom tries to "adopt out" her 3 year old on Craigslist
Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:16 am
Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:16 am
wth??!
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HUFFMAN, TX (KTRK) -- A pregnant mother was arrested and is facing charges, accused of trying to give away her toddler through a Craigslist ad.
Prosecutors say they've never seen a case like this one before. While the mother awaits her day in court, we're told the child has been placed with a relative.
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The ad read, "Hi, I'm trying to adopt out my 3yr old son. I'm not in a good place in my life and don't feel like I can care for him properly but I don't know where to start. If you or know anyone who is interested in caring for him, please let me know. I'm a single mom and can't do this. Thanks, Desperate."
"If you're putting it on Craigslist, anybody -- the highest bidder or whoever the mother deems appropriate to give the child to -- that's where the kid goes," explained Harris County Assistant District Attorney David Abrams. "There's no government regulation on it."
Because this happened in cyberspace, it wasn't immediately clear to prosecutors what charge would be filed. For now, it's advertising for placement of a child. That's a misdemeanor, but the charges could be upgraded.
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Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:18 am to Alahunter
i'm going to say i don't know what the problem is here unless she was being negligent while the baby was in her stead.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:18 am to Alahunter
At least she realized she was a terrible parent
Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:20 am to 3nOut
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i'm going to say i don't know what the problem is here
Really?
Trying to get rid of a 3 yr old child on Craigslist seems ok?
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Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:38 am to Alahunter
It's not ok but I wouldn't send her to jail for it
Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:38 am to Alahunter
Feel like she has good intentions just doesnt know how to go about it.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:41 am to sorantable
Child endangerment?
That child could have ended up with some pedophile.
That child could have ended up with some pedophile.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:45 am to Alahunter
What would you sentence her to?
Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:46 am to sorantable
Whatever the Tx statute allows for child endangerment.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:52 am to Alahunter
Fair enough. I agree with earlier poster. Good intentions. Horrible execution. She had to have known better than this though.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 10:59 am to sorantable
What makes it sadder, is that she's pregnant again.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 11:14 am to Alahunter
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Trying to get rid of a 3 yr old child on Craigslist seems ok?
why not? we let them abort them in the womb an most of society sees that as a right.
i'm moderately trolling. I find it hypocritical to prosecute a woman doing this where as 3 years and 9 months ago it'd have been fine legally to abort the baby. society wants their cake and to eat it to.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 11:16 am to 3nOut
Imma go ahead and cosign this shite right here.
Y'all have a great day
Y'all have a great day
Posted on 5/16/13 at 12:00 pm to 3nOut
Gotcha. Understand what you're saying. And yeah, society does have double standards in the name of convenience.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 12:14 pm to Alahunter
Almost forgot... BAN CRAIGSLIST
Posted on 5/16/13 at 1:06 pm to Alahunter
I agree with the above posts stating she had the right intentions just didn't know how to go about doing it properly. This is sad, but at least she loves her kid enough to realize that she is not the best parent for him.
Posted on 5/16/13 at 3:26 pm to Alahunter
Oddly enough, her plan worked; someone took her son. So she's either a complete idiot, or a genius 
Good luck to the boy (and the baby to be)
Good luck to the boy (and the baby to be)
Posted on 5/16/13 at 4:00 pm to Alahunter
Would
Posted on 5/16/13 at 5:10 pm to Alahunter
pretty sure this happens a lot...mostly from crackheads
Posted on 5/16/13 at 5:11 pm to 3nOut
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I find it hypocritical to prosecute a woman doing this where as 3 years and 9 months ago it'd have been fine legally to abort the baby. society wants their cake and to eat it to.
you can't be serious
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