The 28-year-old man tried to escape, but his shady dealings were more than discovered by police from the nearby Trans-Andean region.
In general, in the Facebook groups of the country in which they are located, those who apply to be part of it must meet a series of requirements. However, the father of a few months old girl crossed all limits and, after being accepted, made a crazy offer: “I’m giving the baby up for adoption”.
It happened last May in Rosario, Argentina. However, the fallout from the 28-year-old’s actions worsened a few days ago when he found out he will have to sit in the dock.
Public opinion was outraged through social networks, where the event originated, which led to the discovery of other crimes in the background of the affair.
A teenage mother was unaware of the father’s intentions for her few weeks old baby. The subject, who is almost twice his age, must appear before a judge.
I’m Giving A Child Up For Adoption: The Facebook group where a child was offered
On May 5, various Argentine media, including clarionpublished a story that had to be read twice to assimilate what it was about.
“I’m giving the baby up for adoption”recited the informative piece, in which the sentence of a subject of a Facebook group identified as “Rosario sale of everything for children and babies” was reported.
As if it was someone who misrepresented the spirit of the commercial space, the man went to hang up his seat. Until now, he hadn’t imagined the complications that sentence would bring him in the future.
A few hours later, an organization dedicated to children’s rights launched an energetic denunciation: “A newborn was offered up for adoption in a completely irregular way”said part of it.
Authorities are deploying all their resources to get to the bottom of the matter, at a time when cyberspace is infested with bad intentions masquerading as good business. However, not in the magnitude of the reported case.
“A rather strange profile”
Since receiving the complaint, the Technological Crimes Division of Rosario has been dedicated to tracking down the author of the publication “I give a child up for adoption”.
When they found the IP address (a set of numbers that identifies a computer or phone connected to the Internet), the description they gave of the perpetrator was peculiar.
A “rather strange profile” who “presented himself as a ‘jack of all trades’ or a witch with images that didn’t match him,” Clarín published, citing tech crime experts.
It could be identity theft, but the authorities had another hypothesis.
“We are in doubt whether this was a ‘fisherman’ (phishing or Internet scammer) for people who desperately wanted to be parents”assured Commissioner Víctor Chanenko, interviewed by Channel 3.
Gradually the puzzle was put together with the help of technology. A man has been targeted by the Argentine police, after such an offer, which would have exposed another hidden crime.
The Tracking and Catching of the Man Who Posted ‘I Give a Baby Up for Adoption’
After activating international control mechanisms with Facebook, the Technological Crimes Division identified the author of the publication “I’m giving the baby up for adoption”.
It is a 28-year-old subject, identified (in view of local legislation) only by the initials BMF
Man Offered His Baby, Then Just 4 Months Old, Into Facebook’s Buying Group And Had Another Mistake when asking for 60,000 Argentine pesos (328,000 Chilean pesos) as a deposit for anyone interested in adopting. Obviously without guarantee, given the delicacy of the negotiation.
Inspector Chanenko acknowledged that the case was difficult to solve because those who had accepted the deal “They couldn’t say: they took my money because I wanted to take a child out”.
Despite the above, two places were searched in this case: an address in Valparaíso at 2500, in the western part of Rosario, and another in Nuevo Alberdi, where it was finally located, after trying to escape the authorities.
At these sites, computers and other evidence were seized to be presented as an advance while the case against him flourished.
“Do child in adoption”: Argentine on trial for having offered on Facebook
Seven months after the phrase “give baby up for adoption” on a sales page in Rosario, Argentina, the legal consequences for its author materialized.
After BMF’s arrest, the Argentine prosecutor’s office managed to get him released. brought to trial for the attempted suppression of the civil status of a minor, this time against the newborn girl who currently has 11 months to live, for which the parent can serve up to 10 years in prison, according to Argentine laws.
It has been confirmed that the child’s mother is only 16 years old. The perpetrator is 12 years her senior, an offense known as rape and defined as follows in Court newspaper Argentine:
Rape is taking advantage of the sexual immaturity of a minor between 13 and 16 years of age, where the victim is seduced and where there is not forced sexual intercourse, but consent, but in a consent that the law deems completely flawed..
The teenage mother was not found co-responsible for the crime accused of the daughter’s father.
Indeed, in the words of inspector Víctor Chanenko, both have a “good relationship” and have relatives who can contribute to the well-being of the two minors after such an experience.
It is not yet clear whether the defendant will be prosecuted for the crime of rape or another which punishes having impregnated a minor and cohabiting with her.
