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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sopheng Cheang

13 women convicted in Cambodia of acting as surrogates for foreign clients

Cambodia-Philippines-Surrogacy - (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

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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