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  • April 2008

    • Sect Children Slowly Meet Outside World

      Houston Chronicle  |  Apr 26, 08 6:46 AM CDT

      Sect Children Slowly Meet Outside World

      (Newser) - The last of the 462 children removed from the compound of a polygamous sect have been placed in foster care in 16 locations around Texas, the Houston Chronicle reports. The caregivers have been given lengthy instructions on how to treat the children, including keeping them away from TV, radio, and the Internet, at least at first, and avoiding red clothing, as the sect believes that color is reserved for Jesus to wear on his return. More »

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      Texas  • child abuse  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • child custody  • Yearning for Zion ranch

    • 25 Moms ID'd as Minors in Polygamy Probe

      Reuters  |  Apr 25, 08 3:28 AM CDT

      25 Moms ID'd as Minors in Polygamy Probe

      (Newser) - Texas authorities have identified 25 more mothers from a polygamist ranch as underage girls, bringing the number of juveniles in custody to 460. The girls had initially claimed to be adults, Reuters reports. Officials are keeping hundreds of women and children from the polygamist compound in temporary custody in a rodeo stadium, under heavy guard. More »

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      Texas  • child abuse  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • Yearning for Zion ranch  • child welfare

    • Polygamist Tip-Off Traced to Hoaxer's Phone

      Denver Post  |  Apr 24, 08 7:02 AM CDT

      Polygamist Tip-Off Traced to Hoaxer's Phone

      (Newser) - Some of the dramatic calls thought to be from an abused teen that sparked a raid on a Texas polygamist ranch have been traced to a cell phone number previously used by a well-known hoaxer, the Denver Post reports. Court documents reveal that the 33-year-old woman has a history of making phony calls to crisis hotlines, claiming to be an abused teen. More »

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    • Texas Moving Sect Kids Into Foster Care

      Houston Chronicle  |  Apr 22, 08 6:16 PM CDT

      Texas Moving Sect Kids Into Foster Care

      (Newser) - Texas authorities began moving children from a polygamist ranch to foster group homes around the state today. More than 100 of the children were bused to facilities, and the remaining 300 or so will likely follow later this week, the Houston Chronicle reports. The move comes on the second day of DNA testing of sect members to unravel family histories. More »

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      Texas  • DNA  • child abuse  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • Yearning for Zion ranch

    • Polygamist Sect Launches Online PR Campaign

      Deseret News (Salt Lake)  |  Apr 22, 08 8:43 AM CDT

      Polygamist Sect Launches Online PR Campaign

      (Newser) - Members of the Texas polygamist community whose children were seized because of suspected abuse have taken their battle against authorities to the Internet, reports the Deseret News . The sect has launched two companion websites—one of them featuring photos and videos of crying children being led away, flanked by armed security forces. The goal is "to help the innocent children that were living at the ranch," says one of the sites, and to appeal for donations. More »

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      Texas  • DNA  • child abuse  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • Yearning for Zion ranch

    • Polygamist Sect Men Break Silence

      CBS  |  Apr 21, 08 1:52 PM CDT

      Polygamist Sect Men Break Silence

      (Newser) - Male members of the Texas polygamist sect say they weren’t aware that state law prohibits people under 18 from marrying until after the raid on their compound, CBS News reports. Three men from the Yearning for Zion ranch said on the Early Show that they'll cooperate with court-ordered DNA testing, and one argued that the sect members are misunderstood "because we're closed mouthed." More »

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      Texas  • child abuse  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • Yearning for Zion ranch  • underage sex

    • DNA Tests on Polygamists Begin

      Houston Chronicle  |  Apr 21, 08 4:37 AM CDT

      DNA Tests on Polygamists Begin

      (Newser) - Texas officials begin taking DNA samples today from 416 children removed from a  polygamist sect and from adults who lived with them. The tests will be used to sort out the parentage of the children in the confusing mix of families with multiple mothers on the sprawling Eldorado ranch, reports the Houston Chronicle. More »

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      marriage  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • sexual abuse  • child custody  • Yearning for Zion ranch  • FLDS  • Barbara Walther  • San Angelo

    • Texas Keeps Sect Kids for DNA Testing

      San Angelo Standard-Times  |  Apr 18, 08 8:20 PM CDT

      Texas Keeps Sect Kids for DNA Testing

      (Newser) - A judge ruled today that 416 kids seized at a polygamous ranch in Texas will be held for genetic testing, the San Angelo Standard-Times reports. At the end of a 2-day custody hearing, Judge Barbara Walther said the tests were needed to sort out relationships between the sect's parents and children. Earlier, a psychiatrist testified that the kids “have the thinking patterns of a much younger child,” the Houston Chronicle reports. More »

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      polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • Warren Jeffs  • FLDS  • Child Protective Services  • psychiatrist  • San Angelo

    • 13-Year-Old Moms Among Girls From Polygamist Ranch

      Fort Worth Star-Telegram  |  Apr 18, 08 8:44 AM CDT

      13-Year-Old Moms Among Girls From Polygamist Ranch

      (Newser) - Moms as young as 13 are among the 416 children removed from the Texas ranch of a polygamous sect, a child protection officer told a hearing yesterday. The state, making its case to keep the children away from the ranch, testified that a pregnant 14-year-old and a number of pregnant 15-year-olds are also among those in custody, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. More »

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      Texas  • child abuse  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • teen pregnancy  • Mormonism  • Child Protective Services

    • Outside Sect, Life is Tough

      CNN  |  Apr 17, 08 6:00 PM CDT

      Outside Sect, Life is Tough

      (Newser) - Even for those women who escape the forced marriages and controlling patriarchy of polygamous sects like the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, life isn’t easy. Many turn to drugs and alcohol to escape the mental burden, CNN reports. And some never leave because they’re programmed to think “it's not only physically dangerous … you're also risking your soul.” More »

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      drugs  • alcohol  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • rescue  • Warren Jeffs  • FLDS  • cult  • programming

    • Polygamist Hearing Has Chaotic First Day

      New York Times  |  Apr 17, 08 5:07 PM CDT

      Polygamist Hearing Has Chaotic First Day

      (Newser) - Lawyers for the state of Texas told a chaotic, objection-filled hearing today they would press for psychiatric evaluations and genetic testing of all members of a polygamist sect, the New York Times reports. On the first day of a custody hearing to determine the fate of the sect's 416 children, the state said it also plans to relocate the youths to another part of Texas for the duration of the trial. More »

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      Texas  • child abuse  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • Yearning for Zion ranch  • Mormonism  • Child Protective Services

    • Texas Officials Justify Splitting Sect Families

      Houston Chronicle  |  Apr 15, 08 4:09 PM CDT

      Texas Officials Justify Splitting Sect Families

      (Newser) - Texas family-services officials today defended their decision to separate the mothers and children removed from a polygamous Mormon sect last week as the only way to get at the truth about alleged child abuse, the Houston Chronicle reports. Fifty-seven of the 139 mothers were forced to leave the group of children staying at the San Angelo Coliseum, and most returned to the sect’s Eldorado ranch. More »

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      Texas  • child abuse  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • Mormonism  • Child Protective Services  • fundamentalism

    • Moms Return to Polygamist Ranch

      Associated Press  |  Apr 14, 08 8:28 PM CDT

      Moms Return to Polygamist Ranch

      (Newser) - Nearly 140 women from a polygamist sect returned home today as officials moved their kids to a new shelter, the AP reports. The mothers had joined 416 children who were seized by Texas troopers 2 weeks ago and taken to a historic fort. Today officials moved the kids to a sports center in San Angelo, Texas after the women complained of poor living conditions. More »

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      Texas  • child abuse  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • court cases  • fundamentalism  • attorney

    • Poor Conditions Behind Moving of Sect's Kids

      Houston Chronicle  |  Apr 14, 08 3:46 PM CDT

      Poor Conditions Behind Moving of Sect's Kids

      (Newser) - Over 400 children seized from a polygamist sect are being bused to a more "suitable" location from their current West Texas housing, a state official tells the Houston Chronicle . Women inside Fort Concho complained over the weekend of cramped conditions at the temporary shelter. The state plans to ask a court Thursday for custody of the children. More »

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      Texas  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

    • Polygamist Moms Beg Governor for Help

      Associated Press  |  Apr 14, 08 5:25 AM CDT

      Polygamist Moms Beg Governor for Help

      (Newser) - Mothers from a polygamist Texas sect are appealing to the governor to investigate the welfare of their children in state custody, AP reports. Three moms sent a letter claiming that several of the 416 kids seized in a raid on their compound because of suspected child abuse have been hospitalized, and that state custody is "traumatizing" them. More »

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      child abuse  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • Mormon  • fundamentalism

    • Police Fear Stonewall by Polygamist Settlers

      Associated Press  |  Apr 13, 08 8:35 AM CDT

      Police Fear Stonewall by Polygamist Settlers

      (Newser) - Warren Jeffs' hand-picked, devoted settlers may refuse to testify against his polygamist compound in Texas, officials fear—making it tough to win cases of suspected child abuse. "All these girls are taught from the cradle not to trust anybody from the outside—especially the government," Utah's attorney general said. "We're the beast. We're the devil." More »

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      Texas  • religion  • Utah  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • Arizona  • Warren Jeffs  • FLDS  • compound

    • Rangers Talk to Polygamist Rape Suspect

      CNN  |  Apr 12, 08 6:22 PM CDT

      Rangers Talk to Polygamist Rape Suspect

      (Newser) - Texas Rangers today questioned a man suspected of raping a girl at an Eldorado polygamist ranch, but let him go, CNN reports. Dale Barlow, 50, voluntarily met the Rangers in Utah, saying he is innocent of the charge that sparked a raid at the compound last week. "The Texas Rangers met with him," said the director of an Arizona probation office. "He was allowed to go, and no arrest was made." More »

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      Texas  • rape  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • Mormon  • Warren Jeffs

    • Top 10 Crazy Cults

      LiveScience  |  Apr 12, 08 10:04 AM CDT

      Top 10 Crazy Cults

      (Newser) - Experts are debating whether the polygamist sect raided in Texas last week is a cult. Meanwhile, LiveScience has cooked up a list of bona fide cults—the top 10 craziest of them all: Raëlians: Followers believe that UFOs spawned most religions and cloning can lead to reincarnation. More »

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      list  • religion  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • FLDS  • cult  • Charles Manson  • Jim Jones  • Jonestown massacre

    • Police Defend Inaction at Polygamist Ranch

      CNN  |  Apr 11, 08 6:00 AM CDT

      Police Defend Inaction at Polygamist Ranch

      (Newser) - Law enforcement authorities yesterday released dramatic details of the police raid that rescued children suspected of abuse at a polygamist ranch—and countered complaints that the action was too late. Some 60 men surrounded the ranch temple, weeping and praying, in the last day of the operation that seized 416 children—but no one violently opposed the officers, said a Texas Rangers captain. More »

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      Texas  • rape  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • Yearning for Zion ranch  • Warren Jeffs  • child molestation

    • Texas Polygamists: Sect or Cult?

      LiveScience  |  Apr 10, 08 2:12 PM CDT

      Texas Polygamists: Sect or Cult?

      (Newser) - While much of the media is calling the polygamous group raided in Texas a “sect,” some experts say it’s better defined as a cult, LiveScience reports. One scientist points out that the word “cult” is often avoided in academia for its negative connotations. But “if you've got a group that's abusing hundreds and hundreds of women and children,” says a sociologist, “let's call it what it is.” More »

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      Texas  • religion  • rape  • child abuse  • polygamy  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  • sexual abuse  • cult  • sociology

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