07 February 2014

Man who ‘married’ 13-year-old girl has bail refused over child sex charges

A Sydney man has been refused bail after being charged over allegations of a live-in sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl.

Ahmad Chamma, 26, allegedly met a 12-year-old girl in the Hunter region in 2012 and became involved in an ongoing sexual relationship with her.

The pair then allegedly moved to a house in Sydney’s south-west, where they continued the relationship.

Police claim the man and child were married in a religious ceremony in NSW earlier this year and the schoolgirl is now 13.

.... The man made a brief appearance at Burwood local court on Friday and spoke via an Arabic interpreter. [The Guardian] Read more