Phnom Penh: Gullible Australians volunteering in Cambodian orphanages are unwittingly tearing families apart, an aid organisation says. The number of orphanages in Cambodia has exploded to an estimated 600 in the past decade, despite a lack of conflict and social upheaval normally associated with such an increase. Aid groups believe the trend is driven by dodgy operators exploiting poor families and …
The Ministry of Social Affairs yesterday denied there was any truth to the suggestion that Angelina Jolie Pitt was in the process of adopting a second child from Cambodia. The rumour, which stemmed from a story published by US gossip website Radar on Monday, claimed Jolie Pitt had pledged to adopt a baby called “Shoun Allouy” – the youngest child …
SEATTLE – A baby-selling scandal targeted local couples anxious to adopt. The families thought they were adopting orphans from overseas, but in many cases the babies weren’t orphans. Wednesday, the woman who helped set up the adoptions pleaded guilty. Lauryn Galindo has claimed all she wanted to do was give poor third world children a loving home. But, federal investigators …
Published on May 29, 2012 The Cambodian Adoption Scandal involving Lauryn Galindo- the facilitator that Angelina Jolie used. SEATTLE – A baby-selling scandal targeted local couples anxious to adopt. The families thought they were adopting orphans from overseas, but in many cases, the babies weren’t orphans. To read more, click the news below. Read Vice’s Cambodian Adoption Fraud here. Help …
