The man was locked up for four years by Lund's district court in southern Sweden on Friday on a number of charges, including forced marriage, assault and unlawful detention. Sweden enacted a new law to combat forced marriage in July 2014. Another man, a friend of the father, was sentenced to jail for three years for unlawful detention and sexual molestation. “We’ve been tasked by the government with finding out why there haven’t been any previous indictments,” said prosecutor Kristina Ehrenborg-Staffas. She had been told that she would meet several potential suitors there, and would have the chance to say no.

Source: The Local July 15, 2016 09:23 UTC