So here's one you haven't heard before. At least I hope not. Because it's a bummer.
California resident Marcelino de Jesus Martinez was charged with selling his 14-year-old daughter in for, and I quote,
"$16,000, beer and meat." He first pled not guilty, but that plea was
switched to no contest, meaning that he will be sentenced on May 7. The
penalty is deportation and up to a year in jail. Had he been found
guilty of the initial charges, he could have spent ten years in jail.
Martinez
reportedly "sold" his daughter to the family of Margarito de Jesus
Galindo, and she lived with them for a week. The plan was marriage, the
cash, beer and meat were the dowry. When Martinez didn't get his cash
(it's not clear if he ever got the beer or the meat), he called the
cops, who presumably were somewhat less than sympathetic.
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