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Court Says Baby Bought on Internet to be Taken into Care
A Dutch court recently ruled that a Dutch couple who bought a Belgian baby over the Internet for adoption had broken the laws for adopting foreign children, and had to hand the baby over to child welfare authorities.
According to one media report, the couple paid between €5,000 and €10,000 for the baby boy. However, the Dutch couple has denied these claims, stating that they only paid the pregnancy costs incurred by the parents.
The public prosecution office in the Netherlands has started an investigation into the case. Belgian authorities are also making inquiries.
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