A pregnant Houston-area woman has been charged with offering her 3-year-old son for adoption on Craigslist in an advertisement signed "Desperate."
A Houston police officer noticed the ad posted May 1. A subpoena to Craigslist led to release of personal information that helped officers locate 29-year-old Stephanie Redus of Huffman.
The ad said the single mother was "not in a good place" in her life and couldn't care for the boy.
A criminal complaint filed Monday charges Redus with misdemeanor advertising for placement of a child. No attorney could immediately be located for Redus, who's free on $1,000 bail.
Redus told police she never meant to give up her son but she has anxiety issues and can't take medication because she's pregnant.
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The boy has been placed with his father.
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