Man accused of selling daughter for cash, beer

firedupdem

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Tue Jan-13-09 05:04 PM
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Man accused of selling daughter for cash, beer

Police say father tried to get 14-year-old back after plan fell apart

GREENFIELD, Calif. - Police have arrested a Greenfield man for allegedly arranging to sell his 14-year-old daughter into marriage in exchange for $16,000, 100 cases of beer and several cases of meat.

Police said they only learned of the deal after Marcelino de Jesus Martinez went to them to get his daughter back because payment wasn't made as promised. The man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of human trafficking.

NBC News' Dara Brown reported that the deal specifically involved 100 cases of Corona beer, 50 cases of Modelo, six bottles of wine, 50 cases of soft drinks and 50 cases of Gatorade.

The 18-year-old intended groom was arrested and charged with statutory rape. Investigators believe the girl went willingly with the man, but she's under California's legal age of consent and can't legally marry.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28629054/?GT1=43001

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Sebastian Doyle

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Tue Jan-13-09 05:05 PM
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1. Sickening

Corona and Modelo? Couldn't he at least get some decent beer? :sarcasm:

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firedupdem

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Tue Jan-13-09 05:09 PM
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2. They need to sell his ass to somebody. What a sicko....and then

he goes to the police for help when he didn't get his beer and meat. uuugh

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Sebass1271

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Tue Jan-13-09 05:13 PM
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5. I so totally agree with you!!

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MADem

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Tue Jan-13-09 05:10 PM
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3. Gee, Paw doesn't look too happy in that booking photo. He looks downright fearful.

Looks like the light is dawning over Marblehead....

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firedupdem

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Tue Jan-13-09 05:15 PM
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6. he'll soon find out how it feels to be traded for cigarettes n/t

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Sultana

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Tue Jan-13-09 05:10 PM
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4. WTF?

In my culture girls are sold into marriage for cash and cows

But in America it's just cash.

:eyes:

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TahitiNut

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Tue Jan-13-09 05:19 PM
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7. Well, she is over the age of consent in Mexico -- so it's just a matter of geography, right?

Edited on Tue Jan-13-09 05:20 PM by TahitiNut

:eyes: Arranged marriages and dowries (and bride price) are ages old in the tradition of heterosexual marriage. :eyes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bride_price

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ProgressiveFool

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Tue Jan-13-09 05:51 PM
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8. Currently the thread above this one was about the virgin selling her status for $3.7 million

It's a weird world we live in.

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