Summary:
As I continue to research child brides in different
countries, it becomes more disheartening and makes me angry. It constantly makes
me think about what authority and the general population are doing to stop horrendous
men abusing girls and coercing them to marry.
This week, I found an article that fits into that
question. This article was a court case about a Lebanese man residing in
Australia who had a non-legalized marriage of a young child. This article
mentions that the man had many years of seeing her and harassed her by constant
phone calls and text messages despite the girl’s parents and Imam saying she
wasn’t interested. In Australia, the marriage of underage girls is illegal not
to mention sexual encounters with a minor. Needless to say, this man has
violated three laws. In the end, the court sentenced him to 7 years in prison
without parole.
Analysis:
Despite my feelings of the lenient prison term, I
was content in reading this article. It does prove, as well as past finding
through my other blogs, that things are indeed being done and those mindsets of
people in regards to child brides is changing.
Works Cited
Hall, L. (2015, March 6). Child bride case: Man
jailed for 'marrying' 12-year-old girl in backyard ceremony. In www.smh.com.
Retrieved March 6, 2015, from http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/child-bride-case-man-jailed-for-marrying-12yearold-girl-in-backyard-ceremony-20150306-13xa99.html
Time Stamp: 3/6/2015 9:21pm
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