... wealthy couples. The scheme was uncovered after a woman gave birth by ceasaran section and was told in October 2008 that her baby had to be taken to another hospital where it died. In fact the baby was sold for 15,000 pesos. The police have arrested the woman who bought the baby as well as three doctors, a nurse, and a receptionist. For the full story, click here.

... old boy buried inside. Authorities arrested Domingo Salazar and Norma Mendez and charged them with sex trafficking. Investigators said Salazar, 33, and Mendez, 32, are illegal immigrants from Mexico who ... her pregnant. In November 2007, he smuggled her into the U.S., and shortly thereafter, she gave birth to the baby boy. Authorities said the woman quickly got a job working at a candy store and ...

... The man was detained and the woman was released on bail due to poor heath. Both were accused of child trafficking, the newspaper said, though no formal charges had been filed as of late yesterday. Police in Changzhou City began looking into the case after being tipped on November 10 that an expectant mother had posted an Internet notice offering to sell her baby.

... In many cases, poverty is to blame for making worse, the plight of the most vulnerable.   The illegal sale of children makes up more than half of all the cases of human trafficking around the world, according to recent estimates. Traditionally it has involved the exploitation of children in poorer nations, but an Al Jazeera investigation has found that it is also happening in developed ...

Enslaved hooker’s dead baby found during bust of sex trafficking ring BY John Marzulli, Kerry ... for the infant when he fell ill last January, investigators said. When the baby died, Salazar and Mendez allegedly forced the ... works nearby. “I can’t have kids and I can’t believe they did this to a baby. They couldn’t be in their right minds.” The duo launched the ...

... a Brooklyn couple allegedly kept a young Mexican immigrant hostage and forced her into prostitution (not to mention refusing care for her baby, who eventually died), Mayor Bloomberg said victims of sex trafficking should call 311 or 911, "Whatever your documentation status is, no matter what your situation is, you don ...