Authorities say a missing Ohio teen was recovered in Florida after she logged in to an online video game at the home of the man who took her.

  • don
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    246 months ago

    Sheltering an unmarried minor? tf?

    • @deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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      6 months ago

      Child marriage is legal in Afghanistan and many US states.

      It’s not illegal if you marry your victim.

        • @UllallullooA
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          Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida, all allow 17-year-olds to marry, not really “children”, and most limit it to marrying someone only a 2 or 4 years older and require judicial approval.

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        California, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Washington are the only states without a minimum marriage age, and Hawaii and Kansas are only states below 16 as the minimum. In any case, it also requires parental consent, judicial approval, and/or emancipation. Florida is one the most strict states in this regard.

      • IHeartBadCode
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        Specifically Florida Statue 984.085.

        A person who is not an authorized agent of the Department of Juvenile Justice or the Department of Children and Families may not knowingly shelter an unmarried minor for more than 24 hours without the consent of the minor’s parent or guardian or without notifying a law enforcement officer of the minor’s name and the fact that the minor is being provided shelter