Abstract:
Child bride and pedophile groom marriage has the characterist ic of hazard
for the child bride and the pedophile groom. Retinue of articles exist on the
glaring hazard on the child bride, with little or no mention of the hazard on
the pedophile groom, as if the hazards are indeed no hazard. This paper
acknowledges the hazard on the child bride; emphasizes the hazard on the
pedophile groom and ventures to identify on whose side the scale tilts. It
concludes that it tills against the pedophile groom. It recommends that
pedophile grooms should avoid child bride marriage to avoid its hazards.