Huntington Beach Votes to Support Ending Child Marriage

Huntington Beach Votes to Support Ending Child Marriage
Huntington Beach City Hall in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Sept. 29, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Drew Van Voorhis
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The city of Huntington Beach passed a resolution on Sept. 7 announcing its commitment to end child marriage, making it the 11th Orange County city to call on the California legislature to introduce and pass a ban on the matter.

Elizabeth Sitton, a survivor of child marriage who was forced to marry a 28-year-old man at just 16 years old, said the move by Huntington Beach was great news.

Drew Van Voorhis
Drew Van Voorhis
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Drew Van Voorhis is a California-based daily news reporter for The Epoch Times. He has been a journalist for six years, during which time he has broken several viral national news stories and has been interviewed for his work on both radio and internet shows.
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