Sister María Gómez Valbuena, known as Sor Maria, is appearing in court in Madrid accused of being at the centre of a ring of baby snatchers, who took children from mothers they considered unsuitable and then sold them to adoptive parents.
The scam is thought to have started in the 1940's and continued right through to the late 1990's. So far, around 1,500 complaints have been filed with police all across Spain from people who believe that their children were sold into adoption.The 80-year-old nun has been charged specifically with the case of María Luisa Torres. The official charges are for kidnapping and forgery. María Luisa Torres gave birth in 1982 to a little girl, Pilar. The woman claims the nun took her child threatening her that of she did not comply that her other daughter would also be taken as she was guilty of adultery, according to El Pais.... read full article.
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