Baby-faced and swamped by her wedding dress and veil, some shocking photos and video of a child bride dressed in wedding gown to marry to marry a man old enough to be her grand-father has sparked international outrage.
A grey haired middle aged man poses for 'wedding' photos with his 12-year-old child bride
Some shocking photos which has gone viral online and generated some mixed reactions, shows a little girl of 12-years-old, pictured wearing make-up, wedding dress and posing for photographs as she appears to marry a middle-aged man who is old enough to be her grandfather.
This horrifying video footage which was reportedly shot in Lebanon and has already sparked an international outcry, shows the suit-clad paedophile husband, who is at least four decades older than the child bride, clinging on to her.
Amassing more than 1.7 million views since it was released, the clip offers up a window into another world where thousands of young girls in Lebanon, Syria and around the world who are forced into marriage.
It was later revealed that the child bride and her groom were actors hired by the campaign group KAFA - which means 'enough' in Arabic.
Campaigner, Maya Ammar said: "The scene [video] was supposed to seem shocking because the practice itself is shocking."
Currently, parents give permission for their children in the country to marry at the age of nine while a girl can give consent herself at the age of 14.
Watch the controversial viral video below;