jpillian Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Girl, 8, granted divorce in Yemen http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/17/yemen.child.ap/index.html Uhm, er, wow :doh: How the heck can people be so genuinely evil? With their own children nonetheless. :doh: SAN'A, Yemen (AP) -- A Yemeni judge dissolved the marriage of an 8-year-old girl to a man nearly four times her age, and the girl's lawyer said Wednesday that the court also ordered the youngster removed from the control of the father who forced her into the wedding. The lawyer, Shatha Ali Nasser, said the girl is just one of thousands of underaged girls who have been forced into marriages in this poor tribal country at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. The girl's story has drawn headlines in Yemen because she took the unusual step of seeking out a judge on her own to file for divorce. She recounted her ordeal to reporters Wednesday, a day after the judge in San'a ended the two-month marriage. Judge Mohammed al-Qady said he had been moved by the girl's plight from the start. The girl said her father forced her to marry a 30-year-old man she identified as Faiz Ali Thamer. She charged that her husband constantly beat her and forced her to have sex. "I used to run from room to room to escape from him. But he would catch up with me," the girl said, her tiny frame swallowed in an oversized robe and head scarf, standing with her lawyer. In issuing his ruling Tuesday, the judge said he was terminating the marriage because the girl "had not reached puberty." A provision in Yemeni law allows parents to sign marriage contracts for children younger than 15. However, the article states that a husband can only consummate the marriage when the wife reaches puberty. "We know that this is not what happened" in the girl's case, her lawyer said. There are no provisions for any punishment for a husband in such cases. The girl's name isn't disclosed in line with Associated Press policy on sexually related cases. She said that when she told her parents of the abuse, they refused to help her. Her parents testified they ignored her complaints about the marriage. The girl's family was ordered to pay $250 as "compensation" to Thamer, although the judge did not specify the reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike619 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Does anyone know where SkinsOrlando is right now? hahahahaha!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Liberal judges. In spite of the 'marriage' the guy should be in prison for sex crimes. Can you imagine wanting to bed this tiny girl? At least in the compounds of Utah/Texas/Arizona they wait til she's ready to leave middle school before they enforce marriage with a fifty year old man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I have a 9 year old daughter: It shocks the mind to think of what a husband would require.. when all she wants to do is hit the playground and go swimming/iceskating and call her busbuddy in the 4th grade to talk. F'ing with children is the one issue that threatens the "no death penalty" belief... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Uhm, er, wow There's really no other way to put it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headexplode Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 It is amazing when we're reminded that a lot of the world is still living in the Dark Ages. What kind of human being would take part in something like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Why isn't castration in the legal code? I sure wish it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo2365 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Just sickening. Honestly, what the heck is a 32 year old guy going to find the least bit attractive on an 8 year old? And I can't even believe that her family just ignored her when she went to them for help. Just disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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