Man who married teen to face court

A 19-year-old man will face a Sydney court for allegedly marrying a 15-year-old girl in Sydney's west last year.

The Sydney girl cut ties with her family and was beaten by her husband after she became a child bride, police allege.

Child Abuse Squad detectives on Wednesday arrested the man at the granny flat he lived in with his teenage bride and charged him with marrying a person not of marriageable age.

The man, who cannot be identified, appeared in Bankstown Local Court on Wednesday and was granted bail.

He is set to appear before court today.

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