Aussie Surrogacy nurse loses appeal

Cambodia’s Appeal Court yesterday upheld the conviction of an Australian nurse found guilty for her role in a surrogacy business. In August, Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced Tammy Davis-Charles and two Cambodians to 18 months in jail each for their respective roles.

All were found guilty of being intermediaries between an adoptive parent and a pregnant woman, and of fraudulent requests for documents. Only Ms Davis-Charles filed an appeal to reduce her sentence, mentioning health problems concerning her eyes and skin.

Appeal Court judge Kim Danny upheld the municipal court’s verdict. “Tammy Davis-Charles was sentenced to 18 months in prison by the court of first instance,” she announced in court yesterday. “The court finds that the verdict was fair.”

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