Police reported suspicion of members of the OZH for organizing child trafficking under the guise of surrogate motherhood
The organized criminal group consisted of five people, in particular — the organizer, the co-organizer and three executors. The attackers created a limited liability company to provide mediation services within the surrogacy program. The “services” of the defendants cost about 70 thousand US dollars. Currently, 16 facts of criminal activity of intruders have been established.
Law enforcers exposed an organized criminal group that sold children abroad under the guise of surrogate motherhood. The group consisted of five people, in particular — the organizer, the co-organizer, two citizens of one of the countries of East Asia, as well as a urologist. The attackers created a limited liability company that provided mediation services within the surrogacy program.
The defendants placed advertisements about their services on the Internet platforms of different countries. The attackers acted according to a well-worked scheme: they sought women with a vulnerable condition who, for a monetary reward - from 300 to 1000 US dollars, agreed to fictitious marriages with foreigners.
A doctor who was part of an organized crime group issued false certificates of contraindications for planning and carrying a pregnancy by “wives”. This became the basis for the official use of assisted reproductive technologies. Therefore, “married couples” were looking for surrogate mothers. For carrying a child, women were paid from six to eight thousand US dollars.
After the birth of the baby, the mother issued a power of attorney for the right to export the child abroad by the foreign father. For the services of intruders, citizens of another state paid about 70 thousand US dollars.
So far, the police have established 16 facts of the sale of children. During the searches, law enforcement officers seized draft records. They contain information on another 160 orders from foreigners.
Operatives of the Department of Migration Police check each of the facts in detail.
The organized crime group was exposed by the employees of the Migration Police Department together with the investigators of the Pechersk Department of the Metropolitan Police. Pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings was carried out under the procedural leadership of the Pechersk District Prosecutor's Office of the city of Kyiv.
At the moment, the defendants have been informed of the suspicion under Part 3 of Art. 149 (Trafficking in Persons) and Part 2 of Art. 366 (Forgery of service) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of up to fifteen years with or without confiscation of property.
Department of Communications of the National Police of Ukraine
