Texas Woman Learns Her Husband Married Another Woman On Facebook

Before you send out wedding invitations or post photos of your beautiful ceremony on social media, it’s a good idea to double-check that the ink is dry on your divorce papers from all previous marriages. Unfortunately, one Houston man is learning this very important lesson the hard way.

A woman who only wanted to be identified as Tammie told ABC 13 Houston that she learned her husband, Marcus Andra Shorten, was marrying another woman after seeing a post for a wedding registry on Facebook in December 2023. Tammie says the post was particularly shocking because she and Marcus are still married.

Tammie, who is Shorten’s third wife, says the two married in 2012 but separated in 2019. Although she raised the idea of ​​divorce with him more than once, he refused, saying he didn’t want his family to see him as a failure.

ABC 13 found a marriage license for Shorten and his fourth wife, but they could find no documentation of a divorce from Tammie.

Although he remains a free man at the time of this writing, Shorten has been charged with bigamy, a third-degree felony. according to Texas law, which could result in up to ten years in prison. But Shorten, 53, is doubling down on his efforts. requested by ABC 13 To confirm the news of the accusations, he said he knew nothing about them and denies being married to anyone.

Tammie says Shorten’s actions were reprehensible and ruined not only his life but also that of his new wife. She added that she had involved the police because she believed he needed to be held to account.

“You cannot lie and mislead people for your own satisfaction,” she says. “I told him, ‘Before you let the world know what you’re doing, make sure your business is good.’