[Paleo Conservative]

And would not apply in this cult case anyway.

Yes it would. The law went into effect in 2005. That's three years. It could apply to girls who are now up to 19 years old.

[org.whodat]

In post #45 you said " Wrong! The minimum age to marry was raised to 16 a few years ago just after this group moved to Texas.

I said "And would not apply in this cult case anyway".

You said, "Yes it would. The law went into effect in 2005. That's three years. It could apply to girls who are now up to 19 years old."

No one at any time can give consent to marriage to someone already married. The act is illegal. Besides the state attorney has already said there were several girls much younger than 16. Per fox news on april 11th.