Miami Herald – State agents are trying to figure out who recently posted a Craigslist ad purporting to want to sell a newborn child for $500. “Baby is 2weeks old. It sleeps, don’t make noise at night,” the ad read. “Formula and clothes will give it to you. Can give you the baby 4-year-old sister for free.” Investigators are unsure whether the ad was a crude hoax, or someone actually trying to sell a child online. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement launched the probe Friday, soon after the ad was posted to the popular classifieds website. The poster also claimed to live in a “quiet influential neighborhood” and to work for “the department of children and families.”
“I don’t wanna be judged for not wanting these kids,” the post read. A FDLE spokeswoman, Gretl Plessinger, declined to give specifics about the case. “We do have an active investigation that started last Friday,” she said. The Florida Department of Children and Families did not respond to a request for comment on Monday. Craigslist also did not return a request for comment from the Miami Herald. FDLE agents interviewed one woman they suspected might have behind the post, the Herald has learned; she denied any involvement. READ MORE
