A Victorian woman is being investigated after she put her two young children up for sale to the highest bidder on online auction site eBay.The woman is in her early 30’s and lives close to Geelong. The lady wrote a detailed description on the site and a “lengthy sales pitch” that included photographs of her son and daughter, both under the age of 10.
Many people placed bids on the disturbing auction, which has worried authorities.
Detectives from the Sexual Offences and Child Abuse unit were lead to the internet page by an appalled member of the public.
The page has since been removed and the children may be taken into permanent care, away from the mother.
Victoria Police will not press charges against the mum, who says the act was a joke. However, the police were disturbed by the incident and by the genuine bidders who tried to ‘buy’ the children.
The page was posted on Wednesday and was active until late Thursday morning.
The page was removed by eBay within two hours of being notified by officers. The auction site then provided detectives with details about the woman.
The woman faced charges that carried a maximum sentence of 12 months but officers believed her when she said it was a joke.
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