POLICE SAID.
The 18-year-old woman, named as Veronica Carrera Chaparro, was
arrested alongside her mother and sister who are accused of helping
her with the sale.
Police claim that Chaparro found out she was two months pregnant in
February 2013.
She told her then 17-year-old boyfriend and made him promise to keep
the news quiet.
But he broke the secret and told her family.
Chaparro's 42-year-old mother Angela Chaparro, and her 24-year-old
sister Daniela Perez reportedly gave her three options.
"Sell it, abort it or give it up for adoption," is what police chief
Miguel Ampuero said she was asked to decide.
The as yet unborn baby was put up for sale on social networking site
Facebook, and attracted immediate interest from a couple in the city
of Concepcion.
However, the parties could not negotiate a deal.
A family from the Santiago neighbourhood of Puente Alto then got in
touch, who offered to pay the child's $1,135 formal registration fees.
The baby was eventually born on November 4 and, the following day, the
husband of the buyers allegedly paid the sum to authorities.
He then handed over the much-smaller amount to the birth mother, who
lived in the Maipu district of the capital, reports Cooperativa.
Chaparro, her mother and sister were all arrested and charged in
connection with the sale They appeared before a court in Santiago on
Sunday.
Judge Ernesto Silva said the case was very serious.
But he revealed that it could prove complex because under Chilean law
it is 'not a crime to offer over the internet the delivery of a
newborn, even though financial compensation is offered.
The buyers were also detained and will appear before a court on
Monday.
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