Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - Juniper Bryson, a 21-year-old woman in Texas, United States, has been arrested by the police.
The young woman was nabbed after she allegedly tried to sell her newborn
baby boy to the "highest bidder" on Facebook.
Juniper Bryson was arrested and taken into custody last week after she
allegedly attempted to pawn her baby off on Facebook, seeking a minimum of $150
from prospective buyers before even going into labor.
Bryson has been charged with one count of felony sale or purchase of a
child.
Law & Crime, citing a probable cause affidavit, reports that on
September 23, the Houston Police Department received a report claiming Bryson
was attempting to sell her unborn child on Facebook.
The day prior, she allegedly posted in a Facebook Group named, "Birthing
Mothers looking for adoptive parent(s)."
In her post, authorities say she wrote, "I am in Houston,
TX but willing to travel if we can arrange that. I do have a lot of pain and am
contracting so it needs to be soon."
Bryson also allegedly reached out to a family member, asking if she knew
anyone who was trying to adopt a child, informing them that the baby would test
positive for drugs.
The family member also allegedly posted to Facebook, saying a relative
was seeking adoptive parents because she didn't want the child to end up in the
foster care system. Per the affidavit, several people responded to the post.
Bryson's relative also informed police that Bryson also said anyone who
wanted to adopt the child "was gonna have to compensate" her.
"What do you mean compensate? Like, pay you $ for the baby? You
want $$ for your baby?!" the relative allegedly asked Bryson,
adding, "That's illegal, that's human trafficking."
"No it's not, it's surrogacy," Bryson
allegedly responded. "Just enough to move into an apartment so I
can work a job and get [my daughter] back, or a cheap down payment, or any car
to get to different places to DoorDash. Nothing crazy at all."
The relative said they stopped trying to help Bryson, telling police she
was at the hospital with the baby "while she waits for the highest
bidder."
Police searching Bryson's phone allegedly found she had sent several
people, including an interested same-sex couple who were traveling from
Louisiana to the hospital, messages about payment.
In one conversation, Bryson allegedly told the couple, "I'm
not waiting to get paid until after [giving birth]," saying she
would "ask for a minimum of 150 bucks up front."
That same couple also sent her $25 via Apple Pay "to complete a
food delivery," per the affidavit.
"[The prospective parent] stated that 3.5 hours into their trip to
Houston, she asked them to send her $150," the document notes.
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