Bride: 'Trapped' in marriage at 14
501828
A woman who claims she was forced to marry her cousin when she was 14 called it the "darkest time of my entire life," telling a judge Tuesday that she reluctantly gave her new husband a "peck" before locking herself in a bathroom.
288281
RIBNOVO, Bulgaria  - Fikrie Sabrieva, 17, will marry with her eyes closed and her face painted white, dotted with bright sequins. She lives 'at the end of the world', tending a hardy Muslim culture in largely Christian Bulgaria.
433032
A young woman who said she was forced to enter an arranged marriage at age 14 testified Monday that she never complained to her mother or sisters that she was being raped.
237084
Trial set to begin of polygamist sect leader on charges that he coerced a 14-year-old girl into marriage.
58834
The head of the UK's biggest education authority says some children should have the option to leave at 14.
225295
There were no musicians, food was sparse and guests were frisked at the door. But when the 21-year-old bride appeared in her white, full-length dress with her groom by her side, everyone beamed.
522511
DALLAS _ Two years ago, Tommy Cison, a 21-year-old living at his parents' home, entered a Minnesota chat room.  He met "lizzie_luvs_fun_ mpls," who claimed to be a 13-year-old girl but was actually a Perverted Justice volunteer. They chatted online for about 30 minutes.
582612
Weeks after trying to get to the West Bank to pursue an online romance, a now-17-year-old girl was set to appear Thursday in Family Court, where authorities have filed a runaway juvenile petition against her.
627557
By JENNIFER DOBNER  SALT LAKE CITY - An 18-year-old man who says he was kicked out of his home and church filed a lawsuit seeking to force a polygamist church leader to help him get back in touch with his family.
656341
A severely malnourished, 14-year-old  girl was recovering on Thursday after escaping from more than a  year of captivity inside a dark, locked bedroom in southern  Arizona, authorities said.
449791
By AMY  Dear Amy:   My daughter is 14 years old. This summer, she had her first "real" boyfriend.   My husband and I were not happy that this boy was 16 years old, but we let her date this boy with a lot of strict rules.
676478
The self-proclaimed "prophet" of a polygamous clan in an isolated desert enclave at the border of Utah and Arizona goes on trial this week in St. George, Utah, accused of arranging a marriage between an unwilling 14-year-old girl and her cousin.
285136
Meg Fink, a 14-year-old 8th grader here, just had to make sure.
162130
A teenager who survived an apparent suicide pact in which her friend died had been excluded from school.
214189
As she watched her 3-year-old son convert a box into a spaceship, Kelly Burke was dreading the arrival of a letter that could change their lives. The stay-at-home mom and her partner of 15 years, Dolores Doyle, are among the nearly 3,000 gay couples who wed in Oregon this spring. Now the status of those marriages, and the benefits that come with them, is unclear after Oregon voters decisively approved a ban on gay marriage this past week.
157477
By Todd Jones, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Dec. 16--The big teenager wouldn't get out of the car, even as his date pleaded with him.   His classmates at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis were like peasants awaiting the arrival of royalty.
175845
ST. GEORGE, Utah  - The young woman who accuses the leader of the largest U.S. polygamous sect of being an accomplice to rape testified on Friday that she had never been kissed before learning that a marriage had been arranged for her at the age of 14.