Man Sells Daughter, Then Complains to Cops

By Miss Cellania in Crime & Law on Jan 14, 2009 at 12:22 pm

Police say that 36-year-old Marcelino de Jesus Martinez sold his 14-year-old daughter for marriage to 18-year-old Margarito de Jesus Galindo for $16,000 plus 100 cases of beer, among other items. After the girl was handed over, Martinez called police to complain that he hadn’t been paid! He requested that police help him bring his daughter home.

Martinez’s daughter did return home, but he was arrested and booked on suspicion of bartering her –– “receiving money for causing person to cohabitate.”

Galindo, the intended buyer/groom, was booked on suspicion of statutory rape, police said.

Link -Thanks, Mrsfosoty!


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  1. Persephone
    Jan 14th, 2009 at 12:50 pm

    If you thought the idea of women as chattel was past, obviously, you were wrong.

  2. Gauldar
    Jan 14th, 2009 at 1:13 pm

    Never underestimate the power of human stupidity, and the traditions that promote it.

  3. Jigore
    Jan 14th, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    So many Jesus! What the plurals form of Jesus? Jeses?

  4. Gail Pink
    Jan 14th, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    As stupid as he is, his retarded move (in calling the Police) may have saved his daughter in the long run. At least she is (presumably) safe.

  6. SenorMysterioso
    Jan 14th, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    about time we brought back bride prices

  7. Nathan Miller
    Jan 14th, 2009 at 5:04 pm

    A friend of mine was just talking about this. Funny to see it on Neatorama!

  9. BAGELIZER
    Jan 14th, 2009 at 5:33 pm

    At base this story is utterly ridiculous–guy sells daughter for beer–but the cultural underpinnings are somewhat fascinating.

    The real question here is whether this a case of cultural clash, or a matter of human trafficking. In my opinion it’s the latter, you know, with a human being treated as a commodity and all.

    This article explores its ramifications: http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Americas/2009/jan/Cultural-Clash-C omes-to-Fore-in–Bride-Sold-for-Beer–Case.html

  10. XuYu
    Jan 14th, 2009 at 10:37 pm

    “$16,000 plus 100 cases of beer, among other items”??

    I spent more on my WEDDING!!!

  11. Lore
    Jan 15th, 2009 at 12:38 pm

    Never underestimate stupid people during an economic crisis…


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