A Florida judge said Monday that a teenage girl who ran away from her New Albany home over religious beliefs won't immediately be returned to her parents.
The judge ruled that she will stay in Orlando and can have no contact with the Christian pastor's family that she was staying with, Orlando television station WFTV reported.
Rifqa Bary, 17, claimed that she was threatened by her father after converting from Islam to Christianity, according to court documents unsealed last week.
After being located in Florida, Bary said that she feared her father would kill her because she changed religions.
The Orlando judge said that he needs to discuss the case with an Ohio judge before making a final ruling, WFTV reported.
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September 14, 2009:
Fla. Authorities:
No Evidence Runaway Convert Is In Danger
September 11, 2009:
Strickland: Handle
Runaway Convert Case In Ohio
September 3, 2009:
Judge Sealed
Police Report For Runaway Convert
September 2, 2009:
Islamic
Center Denies Accusations In Convert Case
September 1, 2009:
New
Allegations Surface In Runaway Convert Case
August 21, 2009:
Runaway Convert To
Remain In Fla.
August 12, 2009:
Father Denies
Threatening Daughter Over Religious Conversion
August 11, 2009:
Teen Says
Father Will Kill Her Over Religious Conversion
August 7, 2009:
Missing
Teen Found Safe In Fla.
July 31, 2009:
After Nearly 2
Weeks, New Albany Teen Still Missing
