Abuse victim divorced due to lack of virginity

In a village in the southern district of ?skenderun, a 14-year-old girl, Ö.B., was sleeping alone at home as 38-year-old crane operator C.B. was working at a construction site nearby.  

C.B. went into the unlocked house, woke up the child, asking for water. While the child was going to the kitchen to get water, he forcefully kissed her. Then they met a few times and C.B. sexually abused the child.

When the child developed depression and attempted suicide, the incident was discovered and a case was opened. 

While the case was ongoing, the family tried to marry off the child so that their "family honor" would be saved. Two years after the incident, Ö.B. was married in an arranged marriage.  

Before that, the defendant, C.B., who was now filled with revenge because of the case, started spreading the rumor that Ö.B. "is quite experienced and is a prostitute."

The child decided to tell C.B. that "Look, I am engaged, I will get married. Stop spreading rumors about me," but C.B. did not answer her calls. To make him answer her calls, the child then sent text messages to him, saying: "Haven't you missed me? Come on, answer my calls."  

C.B. later used these text messages both as evidence in the case and to open a case against Ö.B. for disturbing an individual's peace and tranquility. 

Meanwhile, Ö.B.'s family, eager to marry off their daughter, applied for a permit for an early marriage. As in all similar cases, the family court did not demand a medical report and granted the permit.  

This law should be annulled altogether anyway, but even as it is, courts do not apply it correctly. As part of the formality, a hospital report stating that "the child is aware and can distinguish what marriage is" was...

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