Thread: CA-Father pleads no contest in daughter selling

Father pleads no contest in daughter selling

The Associated Press
Published: Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2009 - 5:44 am

SALINAS, Calif. -- A Greenfield father (illegal immigrant) accused of selling his 14-year-old daughter into marriage in exchange for $16,000, beer and meat has pleaded no contest to felony child endangerment.

Marcelino de Jesus Martinez had pleaded not guilty in February to procuring a child for lewd acts, aiding and abetting statutory rape and child endangerment. If convicted, he faced 10 years in prison.

Monday's plea means the 36-year-old father will be sentenced May 7 to up to a year in jail followed by deportation.

Prosecutors say Martinez and the family of Margarito de Jesus Galindo negotiated a marriage and dowry contract. Galindo and the girl allegedly lived together for week.

Martinez went to police to get his daughter back because payment wasn't made.

http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/1761320.html

Wasn't this the one here recently we were all told to "Butt out"

Because it is none of our business as that's the way its done in Mexico?

Finally for once common sense and American law stands up?

add stagtory rape, to the charges.