Father charged for sending his 12-year-old daughter to be married . Court heard his reason was he did not want her to have extramarital sex . Girl tells court her father said laws surrounding marriage were 'stupid ' 'He knows no marriage under 16 , ' the girl said in an video interview played . Court heard he told his daughter girls her age should be able to have sex . Girl married 26-year-old in Australian ceremony at her father 's home in 2014 .
Father charged for sending his 12-year-old daughter to be married . Court heard his reason was he did not want her to have extramarital sex . Girl tells court her father said laws surrounding marriage were 'stupid ' 'He knows no marriage under 16 , ' the girl said in an video interview played . Court heard he told his daughter girls her age should be able to have sex . Girl married 26-year-old in Islamic ceremony at her father 's home in 2014 .