BABY FOR SALE

I've seen some pretty crazy things for sale on Craigslist from sex to virginity, but this might be a first! This is Paul Marquez. He's a 22-year-old Staten Island man who got pissed that his girlfriend wasn't paying enough attention to him, so he tried to sell her two-month-old daughter on Craigslist for $100. According to police, at least one person responded to the ad calling the mother to buy the infant. Notice I didn't even say "their" two-month-old daughter, which means not only did this girl have a baby with someone else, but he was also trying to sell another dude's baby. What the hell is wrong with people?

Marquez is being charged with three misdemeanors for allegedly placing the ad under the "Baby and Kids" section of the site. The typo-ridden post included his phone number, his 19-year-old girlfriend's name, Katie Devalle, and a photo of the baby. The post read exactly like this: "Heyy I have a 2 month old baby. She loves to play nd have her little fun but there is only 1 problem, the doctor said that she has asthma nd if she turns a certain way she can stop breathing, she's really getting on my nerves nd I don't want her." What the hell was he trying to sell a puppy? This Marquez guy is a sicko!

Marquez was arraigned last Thursday for violation of a social services law, aggravated harassment and endangering the welfare of a child. He's being held on only a $1000 bail and is due back in court today. According to court papers, Marquez admitted he "did all this to get back at Katie." He told police, "The reason I decided to put this post was because I got bored and wanted to get a little laugh and a little kick out of it, but nothing serious." To make matters worse, at least one cretin actually called Marquez about the ad. Marquez, himself the father of a 2-year-old girl, passed along Devalle's phone number. The caller contacted the teen mom and offered to buy her baby. Police are still investigating whether the caller was serious or pulling a low-brow prank. The ad was quickly flagged by two callers to the 121st Precinct, but a brazen Marquez placed a second ad. 

The Computer Crimes Squad tracked the ad to an IP address, which traced back to Marquez's address, which he shares with his mother in the Todt Hill Houses. He and Devalle had met online recently and dated a few times. Trust me, that explains a lot! I know that there are a lot of success stories from online dating, but come on! There are some real psychos out there! Devalle works and between her job and the newborn, she apparently didn't have time for his knucklehead. Even he was joking or trying to pull a prank on his girlfriend, do it on your own time and in your own space. Why would you take your prank to Craigslist, which is a site full of scams anyway? I think if Marquez really found a serious buyer, that baby would be in someone else's house right now. I can tell because this kid has "crazy eyes!"