Oklahoma lawmaker proposes bill to prohibit adults from marrying minors
Channel: KOKH - FOX 25
Date: 2024-02-11

An Oklahoma lawmaker is proposing a bill that would prohibit adults from marrying children.

State Rep. Andy Fugate (D-Del City) says he wants to close the loophole in Oklahoma that allows what he calls "pedophilia by marriage."

"Those who have fears about groomers and pedophilia ought to back this bill 100%," Fugate said.

Fugate wrote House Bill 3307, or the Children's Protection Act. It would prohibit adults from marrying children.

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