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Rina, 28, befriends her 17-year-old neighbor, Leni, and promises overseas employment as a factory worker. She obtains Leni’s passport and buys a plane ticket. Rina then gives Leni’s passport and the ticket to her sister, instructing the sister to hand them to a courier who will escort Leni to a trafficker abroad. The courier is to meet the trafficker at a seaport. Police intercept at the terminal before Leni can board. (a) Has Rina committed attempt to commit child trafficking under Sec. 8 RA 7610? State the elements of attempt and apply them to these facts. (b) If Leni had boarded and been trafficked, would Rina be liable for the consummated offense? (c) Does Rina’s voluntary abandonment before delivery to the trafficker defeat liability for the attempted offense?