The Dark Side Of Craigslist

Babies For Sale

If you think that selling babies on Craiglist is unheard of, please remember that this is the Internet, where anything is possible and there are some really twisted people out there. There have been numerous accounts of people selling babies on Craiglist and whether or not is was a joke, the police were always alerted and arrests were made.

In one case, a man named Patrick Lee Ryan faced charges of buying or selling a child and committing a computer crime in 2008. In what was allegedly a prank, Ryan posted an ad for a $1,000 baby, saying that the seller needed the money for “tweak.” Ryan was held on bail for $35,000.