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A Utah woman who allegedly purchased a newborn from a teen mom in the Philippines and later tried to smuggle him out of the country in her hand luggage faces life in prison after being charged with human trafficking and child abuse.
Jennifer Erin Talbot, 42, is said to have arranged to adopt the six-day-old baby from the young mother who she first met online before attempting to fly home with the boy to the US on Wednesday.
Talbot, from Sandy, who is married with five children, was able to pass through the airport’s immigration counter without raising suspicions, however she was later intercepted at the gate by Delta Airlines personnel.
Clad in an orange detainee shirt and handcuffs Thursday, Talbot was paraded on national television in front of reporters as officials from the National Bureau of investigation announced her human trafficking charges.
In addition, officials said she will also be tried for child abuse and kidnapping with serious illegal detention.