Mother in cyberporn case to give birth in jail

THE mother accused of exploiting her children in a cyberpornography racket with her husband will give birth to her sixth child this month.

Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale said the woman’s children are doing well in school and remain under the custody of the Provincial Women’s Commission.

The youngest in the brood of five is scheduled to be born this month.

The baby will be cared for by the mother who is detained in the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) with her husband.

The baby will be taken under custody upon the advice of doctors. A legal guardian is yet to be identified.

The parents of the children were charged of qualified trafficking and child abuse after they were arrested in a raid at their home in Cordova town, south of Mactan Island, last June.

The hearing on the cyber pornography case in Cordova has been reset to Dec. 9 because the court wants the full transcript of the interview of the victims translated to English. Correspondent Carmel Loise Matus