According to Metro, Ai Maryati said “there is no excuse to be treating children this way and violation of their rights has to be punished severely.” Unfortunately, although what the dad did is horrifying, it is not an isolated incident. Police discovered a human trafficking ring near Jakarta just weeks before RA sold his baby online.

At the time, police arrested eight people for their  alleged involvement in a baby trafficking ring, noted to Police Chief Arya Perdan. The traffickers were allegedly selling babies on Facebook for the equivalent of $600 to $958.