A court in the Zakarpattia region sentenced a former foster care facility teacher to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property for attempting to sell an 11-month-old boy abroad under the guise of adoption.
According to Ukrinform, the Zakarpattia Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported this.
“Prosecutors proved in court that the convicted man, who previously worked as a teacher at a foster care facility, attempted to organize the illegal removal of an 11-month-old boy abroad under the guise of adoption. In total, he expected to earn about $25,000," the statement reads.
According to law enforcement, the suspect found a woman in Zhytomyr who faced difficult life circumstances and agreed that for $5,000, she would give her son up for so-called adoption to Spain.
“He met with the potential victim twice and took photos of the boy during their conversations to show him to potential clients,” the prosecutor’s office stated.
