A 70-year-old man married a 15-year-old girl in Saudi Arabia according to a report by CNN.
The man, who has refused to provide his name, purchased the girl after her parents sold her to him for $20,000. The marriage came to light after he complained to local officials that the girl's family took her back and that he had been "ripped off" according to CNN.
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His complaint is being disputed by human rights workers who feel that a fight may have occurred between the teen and the man, causing her to go back to her family.
Prominent Egyptian activist Mona Eltahawy took to Twitter to voice is outrage.
"It's only when there's enough public outrage that we can fight #childmarriage," said Eltahawy on Twitter. "We are not angry enough to help that 15 y/o & others like her."
The teenager is from Al-Hurath village in Jizan province, located in Saudi Arabia according to Dr. Hadi Al-Yami, the head of the Asir branch of the Human Rights Commission.
The commission has stated that they intend to offer the girl as much help as possible, and will assist her in formally disputing the marriage in a court of law.
There is no minimum age for marriage in Saudi Arabi.
Local groups have been working hard to make a minimum age restriction for marriage, and most feel that anyone under the age of 18 shouldn't be allowed to even if their parents agree on the marriage.
Dr. Suhaila Zein al-Abedin, a member of the Saudi National Association for Human Rights, also government-backed, is reportedly "outraged" about the case according to CNN.
"When you consider the very large difference in age, it looks more like this was not a marriage, but like the girl was sold," al-Abedin said to CNN. "The girl's parents need to be held responsible for this."
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