13 PH women convicted in Cambodia

By Associated Press

Dec 04, 2024 12:02 am

(UPDATE) PHNOM PENH — Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for a ring selling babies to foreigners for cash.

The women were each sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of selling, buying or exchanging a person for cross-border transfer, the Kandal Provincial Court said late Monday.

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