Children in adoption scam show signs of sexual abuse

FOUR of the 10 children rescued during an alleged adoption scam to sell babies to Irish couples have shown signs of sexual abuse.

Eleven Irish couples are being questioned in Mexico in relation to the apparent child selling racket. The Irish embassy in Mexico is providing consular advice to the couples involved.

Authorities have arrested four Mexican women and two men, and seized nine children between the ages of two months and two years old, in relation to the investigation.