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Sex Abuse 'Rampant' at Polygamist Ranch

Pubescent girls forced to 'marry' older men, say investigators

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 9, 2008 9:34 AM CDT

(Newser) – Young girls at a polygamous compound were readied for "spiritual marriages" to much older men as soon as they hit puberty, the AP reports. Papers submitted to a Texas court detail a "pattern of abuse" at the ranch, where young boys were forced...   Read full story »

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