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Mount Lebanon Court Judge arrests a cleric for facilitating the sexual exploitation of a minor

Date: 
Monday, January 10, 2022

Judge Nazek al-Khatib arrested a sheikh in Mount Lebanon, for aiding in sexual exploitation and facilitating sexual relations with a minor through deception, after he married a 15-year-old girl to an adult man.

Acting Bodies: 
Judicial bodies (cassation courts, constitutional council, military courts…)
Type: 
Judicial Decisions
Categories: 
Social rights (women’s rights, human rights...)
Impact: 
Local
Status: 
Other / NA
Civil Society Response: 
Not applicable