Stanek column: Child bride allegations require immediate action

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Oct

Stanek column: Child bride allegations require immediate action

The latest news from Fort McCoy isn’t the most reassuring.

Several news outlets have reported the existence of child brides, or young kids married to much older men. According to the AP, some of the girls were assaulted and forced to marry the men in order to escape Afghanistan. Polygamy was also reported.

 

 


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