California dad sold 14-year-old for cash, beer: police

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California dad sold 14-year-old for cash, beer: police (Taipei Time)

What is this article about?
A California man named Marcelino de Jesus Martinez sold his daughter for cash, beer, and meat. The police in Greenfield, said Marcelino de Jesus Martinez asked them for help to get his daughter back after the payment wasn't made. Martinez was arrested on Sunday. He was scheduled to be arraigned on felony charges of procuring a child under age 16 for lewd and lascivious acts, statutory rape and cruelty to a child by endangering health.
The police also arrested the groom Margarito de Jesus Galindo on suspicion of statutory rape, but prosecutors have not decided whether to charge him.

Significance of article?
Girls under 18 being sold into marriage is against California law. This is certainly not the first case of the marriage involving an underage girl. As the economic going worse more and more girls were being sold.

Bias?
I think there's no bias in this article, because underage girls should not been sold for money. It's not good for her physical and mental health.