11-Year-Old Pregnant Florida Girl Forced To Marry Her Rapist
11-Year-Old Pregnant Florida Girl Forced To Marry Her Rapist Sherry Johnson's family tried to protect the members of their church congregation that raped her by forcing her into marriage. At least one child under the age of 16 gets married in Florida every few days. That’s because what many would call underage marriage is still legal in every state in America — typically with the consent of parents or a judge. Twenty-seven states have no minimum age whatsoever. One woman, who was forced to marry her own rapist at the age of 11, is fighting to change that. Sherry Johnson became pregnant and gave birth when she was just ten years old — after both a minister and a 20-year-old member of her Florida church raped her. Her family — along with church leaders — decided that instead of pursuing criminal charges, it would be easier for the elementary school student to just get married. “My mom asked me if I wanted to get married, and I said, ‘I don’t know, what is marriage, how do I act like ...