Father Sells 11-Month-Old Baby To Pay Gambling Debt

• A man has been arrested and charged for selling his baby to pay back debts.

• The man, an Indonesian was reported to have sold his baby on Facebook in order to gather funds for his online gambling.

An Indonesian father has been arrested for selling his infant baby online in order to fund his gambling habits.

The man, identified simply as RA, a 36-year-old was said to have sold the baby for just 15 million Indonesian Rupiah, the equivalent of around £730, which he then put into his online gambling accounts.

This happened in Tangerang, West Jakarta area of Indonesia.

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It was gathered that the wife got wind of the situation after returning home and and not finding her baby.

Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Tangerang City Metro police chief, Zain Dwi Nugroho said;

“She pressed RA to share the whereabouts of their child until he eventually confessed that he had sold the newborn. 

“She then brought him to make a report at the Tangerang City Police Department.”

After being interrogated by detectives, RA admitted to selling his baby to lessen his debts.

But once he had the money, he said he impulsively used the money online.

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The police also tracked and arrested the buyers, who were later identified as HK and MO for their involvement in child trafficking.

HK and MO are also being investigated for suspected involvement in a larger human trafficking network, though no details of this are currently known.

Also confirming and condemning the act, the chief of the Indonesian Child Protection Commission, Ai Maryati, told local media:

“It is worrying that [RA] is using his financial situation to engage in activities that are being eradicated by the state and with children being sold, he is also violating basic human rights“