Staff of Tammy Davis-Charles of Australia (not pictured) are seen in a police vehicle after appearing for a questioning at the Municipal Court of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 21, 2016. REUTERS/Samrang Pring
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A Cambodian court charged an Australian nurse on Monday for allegedly operating an illegal fertility clinic, police said, weeks after the country declared a ban on commercial surrogacy.
Tammy Davis-Charles, 49, allegedly charged foreign couples $50,000 for surrogacy services and paid Cambodian women between $10,000 to $12,000 to carry babies on their behalf, Police Colonel Keo Thea, director of Phnom Penh's anti-trafficking bureau, said.
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