A former Muslim cleric who wed a teenage girl to a 34-year-old man in Melbourne has failed in a bid to clear his name.
Ibrahim Omerdic, 62, oversaw the marriage at a Noble Park mosque in 2016 in a ceremony that was captured on camera.
The video footage shows the imam telling the 14-year-old girl she must "obey" her husband.
Omerdic was found guilty by a magistrate in June of unlawfully solemnising a marriage but he launched an appeal against the conviction in the Supreme Court.
He claimed he never finished the religious ceremony and had not provided the couple with an Islamic marriage certificate.
Omerdic also argued the ceremony performed that day wasn't sufficient to establish a marriage under Australian law. [AAP] Read more
