Guide Note

An ad selling a seven-day-old baby girl was put on Craigslist by her father.

The offer to sell the "healthy and very cute" baby for $10,000 was seen by 62-year-old Marilyn Bateman who called police.

The parents were tracked with the phone number placed in the ad, a cell phone that was stolen days earlier. The Vancouver, Canada couple was arrested on public mischief charges and released after telling the police the ad was a hoax. They're now being investigated for human trafficking.

The baby was removed from the home of her parents by a social worker and is in government care.

Fast Facts

1. Ad removed by Craigslist
2. Parents reportedly had past drug addictions
3. Baby was for sale in the "general" section of Craigslist
4. Mother is 23 and father is 26
5. More charges could be pending

The advertisement read: "Must have!!!!!! A new baby girl, seven days old, healthy and very cute. Can't afford and unexpected. Looking for a good home. Please call ASAP."

Marilyn Bateman is a 62-year-old mother of four children and grandmother to five. She was browsing Craigslist looking for furniture for one of her adult children who had recently moved out when she ran across the ad selling the baby and called police.