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NEWS ABOUT: Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints stories: 56 news summaries

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Texas Raid Rocks Other Polygamists

Similar communities in Utah, Ariz., fear they might be next on list

May 8, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The raid on the Texas compound of a polygamist sect has similar communities worried, reports the New York Times. Groups of polygamists belonging to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints live along the Utah-Arizona border and many fear that the crackdown on their Texas brethren means they... More »

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Arizona • polygamy • Utah • Mormonism • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Many Kids
From Sect Had
Broken Bones

State also says
boys may have been
sexually abused

Apr 30, 08 6:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Of 463 children seized from a Texas polygamist compound, 41 show evidence of broken bones at a young age, the Dallas Morning News reports. "Several of these fractures have been found in very young children," said the head of Child Protective Services, which also said it's looking into... More »

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

Teen From Texas Sect Gives Birth

State says she's younger than 18, but ranch officials deny it

Apr 29, 08 7:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of the teens taken from a polygamist sect in Texas gave birth to a boy today as state police stood guard outside her hospital room, the Houston Chronicle reports. State officials say the mother is younger than 18 and that she will be taken to a foster care facility... More »

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Texas • polygamy • teen pregnancy • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Eldorado • sect

Half of Sect's Teens Have Been Pregnant

Last of kids involved in polygamist case bused to foster homes 

Apr 28, 08 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Of 53 girls between the ages of 14 and 17 taken from a polygamist sect in Texas, 31 have had children or are pregnant, the Houston Chronicle reports. Officials announced that the last of the 463 minors taken from the El Dorado ranch had been bused to foster homes after... More »

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

Eldorado Sect Has Branch
in South Dakota

No abuse allegations, but police wonder about 'locked-down operation'

Apr 28, 08 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The polygamous sect currently under investigation in Eldorado, Texas, has a sister compound in Pringle, SD—and it's making locals queasy, USA Today reports. The Pringle compound was started by the same leader in 2003, and is valued over $4.5 million. "They don't just open their doors,"... More »

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polygamy • South Dakota • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints • Eldorado • sect

Sect Children Slowly Meet Outside World

Care workers advised to keep them away from TV—and red clothes

Apr 26, 08 6:46 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

25 Moms ID'd as Minors in Polygamy Probe

Families separated as probe into rogue Mormon sect continues

Apr 25, 08 3:28 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Polygamist Tip-Off Traced to Hoaxer's Phone

Woman has history
of making fake calls
to abuse hotlines

Apr 24, 08 7:02 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Texas Moving Sect Kids Into Foster Care

Action taken before notifying lawyers; some bused to group homes

Apr 22, 08 6:16 PM CDT
(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... 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

Features photos of tanks and 'pioneer girls'

Apr 22, 08 8:43 AM CDT
(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... 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

Members 'have been made very aware' of state marriage laws

Apr 21, 08 1:52 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 DNA Tests on Polygamists Begin 

Officials seek foster home for 416 children

Apr 21, 08 4:37 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Texas Keeps Sect
 Kids for DNA Testing 

Polygamous ranch forced children to obey, psychiatrist testifies

Apr 18, 08 8:20 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

13-Year-Old Moms Among Girls From Polygamist Ranch

Custody hearing told girls believed having babies was their duty

Apr 18, 08 8:44 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Outside Sect, Life is Tough

Free from polygamous compounds, escaped women often turn to drugs and alcohol

Apr 17, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Polygamist Hearing
Has Chaotic First Day

State plans to relocate sect's 416 children

Apr 17, 08 5:07 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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

Texas Officials Justify Splitting Sect Families

Child-welfare authorities cite need to break 'code of silence'

Apr 15, 08 4:09 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Moms Return
to Polygamist Ranch

Texas moves their
kids to new shelter, plans legal battle

Apr 14, 08 8:28 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Poor Conditions Behind Moving of Sect's Kids

416 children being taken to undisclosed 'suitable' Texas location

Apr 14, 08 3:46 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Polygamist Moms
 Beg Governor
 for Help 

Claim state is 'traumatizing' their kids

Apr 14, 08 5:25 AM CDT
(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,... More »

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

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