Daniel Cioabă, the self-proclaimed king of the Roma in Romania, is being investigated for arranging the engagement of his minor son to a 14-year-old girl, who recently gave birth.

Daniel Cioabă, the self-proclaimed king of the Roma in Romania, is under criminal investigation after being accused of arranging the engagement of his minor son with a 14-year-old girl. The teenager recently gave birth to a girl, and a relative of hers reported that she was bought and forced to live with the boy. Daniel Cioabă denies the allegations, claiming that the two minors met on social media and decided on their own to form a couple.

The Child Protection Agency intervened, and the police opened a criminal case for facilitating sexual acts between minors. The case has sparked controversy, considering that the Minister of Labor proposed criminal sanctions for arranged marriages with minors. This situation revives discussions about early marriages in the Cioabă family, a topic already debated in the international press.