And that's not the worst of it. He allegedly sold his 14-year old daughter to an 18-year old for purposes of sex. Thus, there is a human trafficking and statutory rape charge. From a brief news account:
A Californian man arranged to sell his 14-year-old daughter into marriage in exchange for 16,000 dollars, 100 cases of beer and several boxes of meat.
Police in Greenfield said they only learned of the deal after the 36-year-old man went to them to get his daughter back because payment was not made as promised.
The man was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking along with an 18-year-old man on suspicion of statutory rape. Investigators believe the girl went willingly with the man, but she is under California's legal age of consent and cannot legally marry.
Police in Greenfield said they only learned of the deal after the 36-year-old man went to them to get his daughter back because payment was not made as promised.
The man was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking along with an 18-year-old man on suspicion of statutory rape. Investigators believe the girl went willingly with the man, but she is under California's legal age of consent and cannot legally marry.
This is called "bride price". It is custom in many parts of the world.
Posted by: lawdoc | January 14, 2009 at 09:13 PM