Whether it was a legitimate attempt or just a joke, it is a very sad and sorry look at the inherent selfishness in some parts of our society.
A VICTORIAN woman is being investigated after offering her two young children for sale to the highest bidder on internet auction site eBay.
The woman, in her early 30s, lives near Geelong. She wrote a “lengthy sales pitch” that included photographs of her son and daughter, both aged under 10.
Several people placed bids on the sickening auction, which has alarmed authorities.
Detectives from the Sexual Offences and Child Abuse unit were alerted to the internet page by a horrified member of the public.
The page has been taken down and the woman’s children could be taken into permanent care.
Victoria Police has decided not to press charges against the mum, who claims the act was a joke.
However, police sources told the Sunday Herald Sun they were disturbed by the incident and in particular the genuine bidders who tried to obtain the children.
Officers continue to probe the people who bid on the children and the Department of Human Services is continuing its investigation into the family.
Tags: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Children, Department of Human Services, ebay, Family, Geelong, kids, life, News, Parenting, Victorian
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July 19, 2011 at 11:01 am |
My thoughts exactly.
I said the following on a certain football forum and was laughed at for not being “smart” enough to get the joke:
“If it is a joke (there are some crazies out there so you can’t be sure), it’s pretty distasteful I would have thought.”
We could almost be related, we think so similarly.