| CNN) — A California man sold his 14-year-old daughter to an 18-year-old man for cash,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, beer and meat, then called police when the prospective bridegroom didn’t live up to his end of the deal, authorities said yesterday.Marcelino de Jesus Martinez,Wholesale NBA Jerseys China, 36, of Greenfield,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, California, was arrested Monday and booked into the Monterey County Jail, Greenfield police said in a statement. He faces felony charges of receiving money for causing a person to cohabitate, police said.Martinez had arranged through a third party to have his daughter marry the older teenager,Wholesale China Jerseys, identified by authorities as Margarito de Jesus Galindo, of Gonzales, California.In exchange, Galindo was to pay Martinez $16,000 and provide him with 160 cases of beer, 100 cases of soda, 50 cases of Gatorade, two cases of wine, and six cases of meat, Greenfield Police Chief Joe Grebmeier told CNN.All those involved in the case are from the western Mexican state of Oaxaca, the police chief said. In the Oaxacan community, such an agreement is “normal and honourable,” he said. “In California,Cheap Jerseys From China, it’s against the law.” In Oaxacan culture, the food and beverages are provided by a prospective bridegroom for the wedding, Grebmeier said.Authorities believe the young girl went with Galindo willingly,Wholesale NFL China Jerseys, and no coercion was involved, he said. However, the girl is four years younger than California’s age of consent, although the law does allow 16-year-olds to marry with parental consent.“The 14-year-old juvenile moved in with Galindo, and when payments were not received, the father, Martinez, called Greenfield PD to bring back the daughter,” according to a written police statement. |
