John Ordover sounds like he got a kick out of pranking so many people. He confessed that the site is a hoax to the New York Times' Bits Blog:
Contacted through MarryOurDaughter this morning, Mr. Ordover quickly conceded the page was a parody aimed at drawing attention to inconsistencies in state marriage laws. States consider it a crime for adults to have sex with minors, but they allow kids as young as 12 to get married with parental and sometime judicial permission.Ordover had planned to conduct more radio interviews this week, before revealing the site as a hoax. However, the move by the Times to find out more about Marry Our Daughter likely put an end to those, unless radio hosts really want to debate the topic of arranged marriages.
Adding the money issue may have upped the profile, but it also made the prank useless as a social commentary.
It's already a federal felony to arrange or facilitate commercialized sex with anyone under 18. It doesn't matter if the victims are willing participants or if they marry their purchasers, not even their parents/guardians can turn sex with a minor into commercial transaction.
It's true in every state and all US territories (even Puerto Rice, the US Virgin Islands, and Guam).
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I want to say thanks for writing about this story. Just like a lot of people, I heard about the story on the radio. It infuriated me. I happen to be on the newspaper at my high school and this encouraged me to write about it. I started on my story then i found out it was a hoax. But now i realize that there is a problem with it anyways. How it is illegal for people over the age of 18 to sleep with a minor, but a with parent concent, a 13 yearold can be married to a person older than 18?!?! This is such a crazy story, and I love it! Thank you,
Amanda Mendenhall