Stranger thought teen mom was joking when she offered her baby — then came the birth certificate

Family & Parenting
21 Sep 2026 • 10:30 PM MYT
The Independent
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Stranger thought teen mom was joking when she offered her baby — then came the birth certificate

  • Eighteen-year-old Karla Ibarra was arrested in San Antonio, Texas, after handing her one-month-old son and his federal ID documents to a stranger at a bus stop.
  • The stranger, Jennifer Benavides, brought Ibarra to a nearby home, where the teen mom quickly fled in an Uber without her child.
  • Benavides called emergency services, and police arrested Ibarra when she later returned to the location.
  • Ibarra was charged with abandoning and endangering a child, with bail set at $7,000, while the infant was placed with relatives.
  • Under Texas's Baby Moses Law, parents can legally surrender newborns under 60 days old anonymously at designated safe spots, such as fire stations or hospitals.

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