— FOX News: “Ohio Judge: State to Take Custody of Christian Convert Runaway”
— “Ohio can take custody of a girl who ran away to Florida, saying she feared she’d be killed for converting to Christianity from Islam, a judge ruled Thursday in a decision clarifying the girl’s legal status once she returns”
— Orlando Sentinel: “State taking custody of Rifqa Bary, Ohio judge says”
— “A central Ohio judge has ruled that the state will take custody of a girl who ran away to Florida saying she feared she’d be killed for converting to Christianity from Islam. Franklin County Juvenile Court Magistrate Mary Goodrich today ordered 17-year-old Rifqa Bary to the custody of the county’s Children Services agency, pending the confirmation of her immigration status or her return to Ohio.”