Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Hot on Facebook
Guy Buys $123 Safe on eBay, Finds $26,000 Inside Seller tries to get half the cash back, fails »

Polygamist 'Teen' Gives Birth

Sect member has her third child in state custody

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted May 13, 2008 4:09 AM CDT
Email

(Newser) – Another young woman taken from a Texas polygamist sect has given birth while in state custody. The mom has claimed to be 22 years old, but state officials say she is only 17, reports the Salt Lake Tribune.

She's the second woman from the sect to give birth since last month's raid on the Yearning For Zion ranch where children were seized to protect them from suspected sexual abuse. She has two other children aged 3 and 2. Her husband is 24.

One of the women from the polygamist sect who says she has not been allowed by Texas authorities to see her children.
One of the women from the polygamist sect who says she has not been allowed by Texas authorities to see her children.   (AP Photo/Keith Johnson, Deseret News)
Marie, a mother of three boys taken from the Yearning for Zion ranch by Texas authorities.
Marie, a mother of three boys taken from the Yearning for Zion ranch by Texas authorities.   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Children from the polygamist sect are taken into custody. One of the women removed from the sect's ranch has given birth to a baby boy.
Children from the polygamist sect are taken into custody. One of the women removed from the sect's ranch has given birth to a baby boy.   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
A snapshot of the day's best news stories.
 
COMMENTS
Be the first to comment on this story.

FLDS mother gives birth in state custody
Deseret News (Salt Lake)

White House denies receiving letter from FLDS member
Salt Lake Tribune

FLDS elder decries 'terrorist acts' in letter to Bush
CNN

 
polygamy • FLDS • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Yearning for Zion ranch • Department of Family and Protective Services • Louisa Bradshaw Jessop • Rulan Danial Jessop • Rod Parker • polygamists

More Newser Stories

5 More Jailed in Sect Child Abuse

Polygamy Kids Could Be Back Home in 10 Days

Sect Parents Slam 'Vague' Custody Plans

Polygamist Warren Jeffs Hospitalized

FLDS Erecting Giant Statue of Jeffs
NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   Betty Confidential   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Fark   |   Timelines   |   The Frisky   |   Geek Sugar   |   NewsOne