SoCal Girl Jesse Marie Bender, 13, Destined For Pakistan For Arranged Marriage, Authorities Say

By Dennis Romero Thu., Mar. 3 2011 at 9:27 AM

Jesse Marie Bender

A 13-year-old girl appeared destined for Pakistan from Southern California for an arranged marriage, authorities alleged this week.

Instead, she apparently ran away and hid out in an Apple Valley hotel room in the Inland Empire.

San Bernardino County Sheriff's officials indicate her mom allegedly told authorities the teen went missing, possibly to meet someone she knew via Facebook, in order to get them to launch a search. What they found?

Jesse Marie Bender of Hesperia hiding out this week in a room with two siblings.

The mom also allegedly said she did not want to go on a family trip to Pakistan. The girl was reported missing Feb. 22.

San Bernardino County Child Protective Services took the kids into custody as they investigate the parents.

If true, we don't blame the teen for clinging to American soil -- and her childhood.

[Riverside Press-Enterprise].

Tags:

Apple Valley, arranged marriage, Hesperia, Jesse Marie Bender, Pakistan, San Bernardino County

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christophe.cherik

ignoble!!!!!

Havick44

i agree deport the parents find her a good foster((american family)), s&**&hit if i wasn't so tie up with my carear and work i would probably let her stay with me as long as she gets the high grades, she then should be able to make her owne choices in life, If she would have ended up in pakki, she would have been rape, and she would be worth less than a dog in that country , this parents need sphycological help, i am no flower my self but i would do that to my child, especialy knowing how they treat women, anyways i am happy she is safe!

Miguel526

Her parents need to be deported back to Pakistan, the kids stay here. This whole practice needs to be outlawed. Any American enablers of this practice all across our nation need to be jailed, or fined for at least $100,000.00 to help pay for the purposeful damage they do to kids. We ARE NOT going to import 7th century malignancies into The United States of America!

Tdelgado4

I know the mother and she is an American Citizen, but that is not the issue. I just think the whole thing is ridiculous. Who in their right mind would even think about doing something like that to their child in the first place?