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The Herald Journal logan Utah Sunday October I : 52003 — A9 to stop soon enough to be legally married The young groom remains formally under investigation on suspicion of having sex yelling “Leave me alone!” with a minor If he is charged Though she later returned to and convicted he could be be married her cries are echo-in- g ' sent to a rehabilitation center ' across Europe and spark- : ' a national debate about y Gypsy rights activist Gelu ' ing staV no said reliable Dummies Romania’s tolerance of J tistics exist for the number of arranged marriages between minors arranged marriages between Gypsy Gypsy children each year but ' Afte pressure from a Euro- estimates run into the dozens pean Union envoy and human u activists Maria Ana Though the legal age for rights v Cioaba and ha marriage in Romania is 18 — 16 if the couple has parental groom Birita Mihai are back consent — the country generin their parents’ homes and ally tolerates die tradition of have been told to return to arranged child weddings school AP photo will among Roma as Gypsies also here it But many say Gypsy bride Ana Maria Cioaba are known take years to end a custom 12 cries as she walks out of the The practice has died out in steeped in centuries of Gypsy church during her wetkflng cereother parts of Eastern Europe tradition mony in Sibiu Romania last “Even if we acted correctly week Now her cries are echoing but continues in neighboring what is happening in the across Europe — sparking a Bulgaria and in Hungary n about where nuptials between national ' debate Gypsy communities won’t remain Gypsies of “quite Romania's tolerance from one to arranged change year between Gypsy common” said Ilan Onodi a marriages another let alone from one minors journalist at a radio station day to another” said Emil that caters to Hungary’s Boc a Romanian lawmaker Ana Maria’s father Florin daughter merely left to use die Roma Romanian commentators toilet Cioaba who calls himself the mocked authorities for have the over The ensuing uproar “king of ajl Gypsies” took a blind eye to the — which was never turning make to his wedding pains daughter’s ' practice only to react promptlegal because it was only in a Sept 27 wedding a lavish — Romanchurch ly when the EU envoy to affair in the media spotlight prompted Romania Baroness Emma ' ian authorities to press for a He donned a golden crown Nicholson medical test to determine protested Romaand waved a golden scepter to nia still the hopes join the EU in bride a was whether He invited Gypsy musicians 2007 She has refused from Austria ordered a dozen virgin “How much madness ' Authorities also ordered the suckling pigs and dressed his and hypocrisy and cowardice can teenage couple separated youngest daughter in a $4000 have in one place?” the all intimate relations between you lacy gown Evenimentul Zilei influential halted until are did them they from Italy The family openly talked about how Ana Maria would or All Tour UniversityTHigh SchoolTaiid Corporate Appare stop going to school once she was married That may have bear why at one point during the ceremony she stormed out of the church before 400 1 BUCHAREST Romania V bride (AP) —The -stormed from a church ? - ld ' : ' said in an editorial “Who roVf Romania cared that until now there were Gypsies aged 10-- : 12 getting married?” Duminica the Gypsy rights activist urged the government to support the integration of Gypsies into Romanian soci- ety Discrimination against them is widespread at a social and professional level “We need coherent support from die government — educational programs to explain what die European norms Many work on the black'i ket" Official figures say i than 550000 Roma live in Romania but die real number is believed to be more than 1 million Romania has a popu-lation of 22 million Not all Gypsies arrange marriages between their children and Gypsy lawmaker Madalin Voicu called did marriage “barbarous” The ancient practice of arranged marriages was deemed necessary to safe- guard the ethnic group in the ’ are” he said According to a recent World Bank study 80 percent of Gypsies live below the poverty line and two in three don’t lave regular employment 19th century when Gypsies were slaves in Romania Duminica said To protect the young women from being abused by die local boyars or noblemen Gypsies would many their young women off when they woe barely into puberty ' ' Ana Maria and Birita were engaged Eve years ago As is customary they did not date or spend much time together "If it was illegal why didn't Romanian authorities intervene earlier to stop the wedding?” said Doru Viorel Ursu the couple’s godfather at the wedding' Many Romanians seemed to want to let the tradition continue while making young ' Gypsy couples wait until they can legally consummate the marriage pre-tee- ' ' pearl-encrust- ed i : - astonished guests She tearfully returned a few minutes later and was duly' married off but her brides-- : maids shouted “Out with Birita!” during the feast It was embarrassing for the bride’s father who insists his I XV off your first order I with this coupon! 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