A Four-Dimensional Ultrasound
A four dimensional ultrasound is seen at a pregnancy clinic in Arlington, Texas November 26, 2007. The clinic offers free services to what it deems are "vulnerable women" considering an abortion. Part of a program called "Option Ultrasound," sponsored by the conservative advocacy group Focus on the Family, the clinic works on the principle that women who view images of their fetus are less likely to have an abortion. Reuters/Jessica Rinaldi

Australia’s Department of Commerce filed nine counts of accepting payments but failed to deliver goods and making false or misleading representation against the owner of Amazing 4D Imaging in Western Australia.

The complaints were investigated by Consumer Protection in 2014.

The filing of a lawsuit against Rawinia Hayes followed the filing of complaint with the department by about 80 pregnant women who claimed that Hayes gave them fake ultrasound images which she just got online, rather than take actual images.

Some of the photos were duplicates of what Hayes allegedly gave to other women, Mashable reports.

One of the complainants is Catherine Osment, who went for an ultrasound at Amazing 4D in January. She received eight images from Hayes that Osment insists are obviously fake.

She confirmed the images, which her partner wanted tattooed on his chest, were fake by searching Google.

Another one, Charlotte Schilcot, said she discovered the images were fake when her daughter turned one and three of the unborn baby’s image she placed on a photo album she also saw on the Internet.

One victim shared her experience on Facebook and it spurred other victims to come forward, which led to the filing of charges against Hayes.

Hayes’s trial starts in April. She pleaded not guilty to the charges at the Bunbury Magistrates Court.

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