A Melbourne Muslim cleric and another man have been charged over the forced marriage of a child. Imam Ibrahim Omerdic, 61, is accused of conduct that caused a minor to enter into a forced marriage at Noble Park on 29 September last year.
Omerdic appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday alongside a second man, who cannot be named for legal reasons. The second man faces charges of sexual penetration of a child under 16 and being a party to a forced marriage.
The court heard that a DVD recording of the ceremony at a mosque may form part of the evidence. Omerdic's bail was continued, while the other man was remanded in custody until the case resumes on 3 February.
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