Posted on 03/17/2019 8:08:20 PM PDT by Perseverando
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Police are now investigating whether child weddings are being conducted at a Philadelphia mosque after a sexual assault victim comes forward to Action News.
In a Facebook video posted two weeks ago, one of the alleged victims describes her ordeal. She's 17 now but says she first became a child bride at 14.
"At the time I was a virgin. It was going to be my first marriage of course," said the teen.
She says it didn't last. And in 2016, she says she was married off to Rajmann Sanders, a man more than twice her age who then allegedly began sexually assaulting her and her 10-year-old sister.
"The 10-year-old was not handled correctly and everything was swept under the rug. Not only was it wrong, it was wrong to me because at the time I was still his wife," she said.
Sanders is charged with more than a dozen sexual offenses against the girls, including rape, indecent assault, and forcible compulsion. The criminal complaint reveals Sanders threatened to shoot the older victim during one sexual assault.
Police are now investigating whether child weddings are being conducted at the Masjid Uthman Dan Fodiyo mosque on the 4800 block of Paschall.
One of the victims says her unofficial marriage took place there.
Last Friday, police conducted search warrants at the mosque and the home of a mosque leader.
The alleged victim says she's coming forward to warn others.
"This is not healthy for me or my kids. No one should want their kids around this, especially with the pedophilia, that should be enough to say no I don't want my kids around this," she said.
The victims are now in the protective custody of the Department Human Services. Sanders remains behind bars. Attempts to reach his public defender have been unsuccessful. The investigation is ongoing.
Hey, all cultures are equal. /sarc
Nothing to see here. Move along.
Good for her. Glad she spoke out.
Too bad the article was written by a retard.
When are we going to realize that Islam is absolutely incompatible with Western Civilization?
Rape. Convict and execute him.
Think about that. Think about what is really upsetting her. I'm not sure it's the child bride thing. Or the multiple marriages before age 17 thing. I think the fact her husband cheated on her (with her 10-year-old sister) is the main sore spot. That SOB was unfaithful!!!!!
Never. In the name of “freedom of religion,” it will never happen. Unfortunately, it is not a religion, but one epileptic mans attempt at stealing and raping everything he wanted. Don’t tell anyone, no one will believe you.
Surprising!
"Islam is incompatible with Western Civilization!"
If we don't convince our fellow citizens of that FACT, Western Civilization will disappear FRom the face of the earth!
Then what?
“Police are now investigating whether child weddings are being conducted at a Philadelphia mosque”
Do bears defecate in the woods? Who would need an investigation to figure out what they do with young girls. They should just hope that they are not doing “honor killings” as well.
Then the Shiites and the Sunnis will fight it out to see who survives ...
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No wonder Obummer and all his pedo friends are so muslin friendly.
Been at it since 634 AD!
Still no resolution!
And, the Sunni/Shiite feud has nothing to do with Western Civilization - why do we care who is Mohammed’s legitimate successor?
Whoever wins is still an evil thug!
Don’t you understand that diversity by definition equals incompatibility?
Liberals desire diversity even if the cultures are incompatible.
At some point, one side or the other has to prevail!
I’d prefer that Western Civilization prevail!
My children and grandchildren are counting on me and my peers to keep the flame of Western Civilization alive.
Are you with us or against us?
I am an immigrant. I came as a grad student with no intention of becoming permanent resident. But I changed my mind because I liked the American culture. That was in 1960’s. But over the years liberals have transformed America. And I don’t like it one bit. I hate diversity, I despise illegal immigrants as a legal immigrant who had to go through a lengthy process. Trump is only a temporary stop. I have not seen any other person capable of filling his shoes.
Imagine if this country had FEMINISTS - for there would be HUGE PROTESTS about these kind of abuses.
But no, no feminists that I know of.
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