Vic imam, man charged over child marriage

A Melbourne Muslim cleric and another man, 34, have faced court charged over the forced marriage of a child last year.

A man, 34, has been charged with sexually assaulting his child "bride" and a Melbourne Muslim cleric is accused of the girl's forced marriage.

The assault is alleged to have occured less than two days after, the Melbourne Magistrates' Court heard on Friday.

Mohammad Shakir of Springvale, is charged with being a party to a forced marriage and sexually penetrating a child under 16, between September 30 and October 1 last year. He faced court via videolink.

Imam Ibrahim Omerdic, 61, is charged with conduct that caused a minor to enter into a forced marriage at Noble Park on September 29 last year.

A DVD of the ceremony being conducted at a mosque may form part of the evidence, the court was told.

Omerdic's bail was continued and Shakir was further remanded in custody until the case resumes on February 3.