Getting your player ready...
GUATEMALA CITY — The sister of a Guatemalan congressman was charged Wednesday with running an illegal adoption ring after police found nine children in her home.
Police raided Rosalina Rivera’s house Tuesday in search of a kidnapped 4-year-old boy, Attorney General Baudilio Portillo said.
Officers did not find the boy but stumbled upon nine children between 7 and 12 months of age.
Rivera is the sister of lawmaker Gudy Rivera, head of a congressional committee on minors and family affairs.
Last week, the attorney general announced a full case-by- case review of all of Guatemala’s 2,286 pending foreign adoptions as authorities overhaul an adoption system plagued by fraud and corruption.
