Calif. Girl, 13, Escapes Forced Marriage

A 13-year-old California girl has been removed from her parents’ custody after police said the couple tried to force the teen into an arranged marriage in Pakistan. Jesse Marie Bender fled secretly to her uncle’s home to escape the arrangement set up by her mom and stepfather, who’s Pakistani, according…

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Calif. Girl, 13, Escapes Forced Marriage

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