(CNN) -- A California man sold his 14-year-old daughter to an 18-year-old man for cash, beer and meat -- then called police when the prospective bridegroom didn't live up to his end of the deal, authorities said Tuesday. Marcelino de Jesus Martinez faces felony charges, according to police in Greenfield, California. Marcelino de Jesus Martinez, 36, of Greenfield, California, was arrested Monday and booked into the Monterey County Jail, Greenfield police said in a statement. He faces felony charges of receiving money for causing a person to cohabitate, police said. Martinez had arranged through a third party to have his daughter marry the older teenager, identified by authorities as Margarito de Jesus Galindo, of Gonzales, California. In exchange, Galindo was to pay Martinez $16,000 and provide him with 160 cases of beer, 100 cases of soda, 50 cases of Gatorade, two cases of wine, and six cases of meat, Greenfield Police Chief Joe Grebmeier told CNN.
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Third party set up marriage between 14-year-old girl and 18-year-old man, police say
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Groom was supposed to give the girl's father cash and cases of beer, soda, meat
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When groom didn't pay up, father called the cops, say police in Greenfield, California
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Such arrangements are normal in Mexican state where family is from, police say
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However, the girl is four years younger than @placeholder's age of consent, although the law does allow 16-year-olds to marry with parental consent.
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But "as we investigated, it started to develop into something that may not have been a runaway," he said, and police began to believe @placeholder wanted them to bring back his daughter, since he had received no payment.
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Galindo and Martinez were neighbors at an apartment complex and were apparently from the same area in @placeholder, the police chief said.
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@placeholder was arrested Sunday after undergoing additional questioning by police, Grebmeier said.
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"But @placeholder has several laws regarding minors, the age of consent and human trafficking."
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Police are trying to be culturally sensitive, Grebmeier told CNN, but "when I'm in Mexico, I have to respect @placeholder laws.