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Jeffs' Bride, 14, Ordered Into Foster Care

Parents let daughter marry sect leader at 12, authorities charge

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(Newser) – A Texas judge has ordered a 14-year-old girl allegedly married to polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs at age 12 back into state custody, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. The judge said the parents of the girl, who was first taken into custody when the sect's compound was raided in April, had approved the marriage and refused to protect her in the future. The girl's father has six wives. Six other children will remain in the household.

In this artist sketch, the girl's mother, Barbara Jessop, front, along with her attorney are shown before State District Judge Barbara Walther in an earlier hearing in Texas.
In this artist sketch, the girl's mother, Barbara Jessop, front, along with her attorney are shown before State District Judge Barbara Walther in an earlier hearing in Texas.   (AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley)
Willie Jessop, elder of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, said the state was trying to save face after over-reaching in its April raid on the sect.
Willie Jessop, elder of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, said the state was trying to save face after over-reaching in its April raid on the sect.   (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)
In this Dec. 14, 2006 file photo, Warren Jeffs looks across the courtroom during his preliminary hearing in St. George, Utah.
In this Dec. 14, 2006 file photo, Warren Jeffs looks across the courtroom during his preliminary hearing in St. George, Utah.   (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)
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