3 people arrested in Kentucky after allegedly selling baby for $2G: police
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Three people have been arrested in Kentucky after their alleged involvement in the selling and purchase of a baby for $2,000, police said on Tuesday.
Police said they made the arrests after receiving a tip from officials at a Bowling Green elementary school on Monday that a woman had given away a child.
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Authorities spoke with the mother, Maria Domingo Perez, who first gave a conflicting statement to police but eventually told officers she gave her baby to a man and a woman, according to a press release.
Bowling Green Police said Pascual Jose Manuel and Catarina Felipe Jose told detectives that they gave Domingo Perez $2,000 for the baby.
Social services has taken custody of the baby and Domingo Perez’s four other children, the press release said.
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All three people believed to be involved in the transaction have been charged with the selling and purchasing of a child for adoption, which is a felony.
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The investigation is ongoing.