A Missouri woman has been charged with felony child abduction for buying a baby. She is accused of paying $6,000 to a couple in Wisconsin in exchange for their newborn.

"Washington (Wisconsin) County Assistant District Attorney Peter Cannon says [the woman] has not officially adopted the child or filed a birth certificate. [She] is also charged with unauthorized adoption."

It has not yet been determined if the couple who sold the baby will be charged with any crime. Source: TMJ4 News (Milwaukee)

Labels: crime, abduction, unauthorized

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