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Nov. 16, 2018 / 4:29 PM GMT
By Associated Press
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Florida woman is accused of defrauding two sets of would-be parents, telling both that they would adopt her baby.
Now 33-year-old Christina Bay is awaiting trial, along with childbirth.
Daytona Beach police tell news outlets Bay was arrested Wednesday on charges of adoption deception and fraud.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that on Oct. 22, adoption attorney Brian Kelly told police that a couple he represents funded a $15,000 escrow account to cover Bay’s living expenses for six months. The couple thought they were adopting Bay’s baby, due Nov. 22.
A police report shows another couple also signed a contract in September to adopt the same baby.
Police said Bay took $14,254 from the first couple and $3,942 from the second couple.
Records don’t list a lawyer for Bay.