A group that advocates the separation of church and state has filed a complaint about a Texas judge who ordered a man to marry his girlfriend as a condition of probation.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation said on Friday it filed the complaint against Smith County Court-at-Law Judge Randall Rogers a day earlier with the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct in Austin.
On July 2, Rogers gave 21-year-old Josten Bundy 30 days to marry 19-year-old Elizabeth James or face 15 days in jail for pleading guilty to misdemeanour assault.
Bundy admitted punching Jaynes' ex-boyfriend twice in the jaw for "saying disrespectful things" about her.
Rogers also ordered Bundy to scrawl a Bible verse 25 times daily.
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Rogers didn't return a message seeking comment. Bundy and James have since married.
