Lin Thi Tuyen, 42, got 11 years, and Moong Van Long, 45, got 10 years for "trafficking children." In May 2009 Tuyen hired Long to find young girls to traffic to China. A few days later Hoa, an eight-year-old girl, came to Long's house to play with his daughter. Her mother had abandoned her when she was an infant, and her father had passed away shortly afterward, leaving her in the care of a foster parent. Long, knowing about her family situation, lied to her that her mother was in China and offered to take her there. Hoa agreed. Long took her to Tuyen, and the woman then took her by bus to the northern border province of Quang Ninh 500 kilometers away. There she sold the girl to an unidentified woman from the Chinese side for VND25 million (now $1,285). Hoa was then resold to an unidentified Chinese man as a wife. Tuyen kept a fourth of the money and gave the rest to Long. In April this year Hoa finally managed to escape from her buyer and reported to the Vietnamese police, resulting … [Read more...] about Man, woman jailed for trafficking 8-yr-old girl as bride to China
