Johnson was 9 when she was raped by a church deacon, 10 when she gave birth and 11 when she married the man.
Johnson was 9 when she was raped by a church deacon, 10 when she gave birth and 11 when she married the man. Johnson said her church pressured her mother to consent to the marriage and a judge approved it. That was 47 years ago.
It's not just in those countries where children who are victims of rape are forced to marry their attackers. It happens right here in the USA as well and, until recently, in Florida.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/10/forced-marry-her-rapist-11-woman-finally-changes-florida-marriage-law/413284002/
It's not just in those countries where children who are victims of rape are forced to marry their attackers. It happens right here in the USA as well and, until recently, in Florida.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/10/forced-marry-her-rapist-11-woman-finally-changes-florida-marriage-law/413284002/
Comments