Police in Georgia are looking into a Craigslist controversy after they said a woman posted an ad asking for a baby.
According to investigators, the baby was not for her, but for her teenage daughter.
The ad was up for 12 days, placed in the “baby and kid stuff” section on Craigslist.
Sheriff Duane Piper said police started looking into it once they got a tip from someone in the community who saw the ad.
After tracing the phone number listed, it led them to 47-year-old Elaine Williams.
Officers later learned she was allegedly soliciting babies because her 14-year-old daughter said she wanted one.
The ad is titled, “Home for your new born baby.”
“The baby box is designed to provide a loving home for unwanted newborns,” the ad said.
The ad also asked for the birth certificate and health records, but then warned, “A disabled child may not be placed in box,” instead offering to guide those
parents to other locations.
The woman is now in jail, charged with illegal advertising.
Her daughter is facing the same charge but was not taking into custody.
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