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British Man Charged for Staging Fake Wedding at Disneyland Paris

French prosecutors allege he posed as a 22-year-old groom with forged documents to stage a sham ceremony alongside a nine-year-old girl

Overview

  • French prosecutors charged Jaskarn Jhaj with fraud, breach of trust, money laundering and identity theft following his June 21 arrest inside Disneyland Paris.
  • Authorities allege Jhaj paid £111,000 to stage the sham wedding at Sleeping Beauty castle and hired professional makeup artists to appear as a 22-year-old groom.
  • Investigators say he used a false Latvian identity and counterfeit documents to book the ceremony and related services.
  • A medical examination confirmed the nine-year-old Ukrainian girl was unharmed and her mother was detained for facilitating the event.
  • Jhaj, who previously served prison time in England for sexual offences against minors, remains in custody while further probes continue.