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  • July 2008

    • Jeffs, Sect Members Face Sex Charges

      newser  |  Houston Chronicle  |  Jul 22, 08 9:27 PM CDT

      Jeffs, Sect Members Face Sex Charges

      Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs and four members of the Texas ranch raided by authorities in April now face charges of sexually abusing girls under the age of 17, the Houston Chronicle reports. One of those indicted also is charged with bigamy, and a sixth person is accused of failure to report child abuse. A Texas grand jury handed down the charges today after two days of considering the state’s evidence. More »

  • June 2008

    • Sect Leader's Daughter Still in State Custody

      newser  |  Dallas Morning News  |  Jun 3, 08 4:50 PM CDT

      Sect Leader's Daughter Still in State Custody

      The hundreds of kids returned to their FLDS-member parents over the past 2 days did not include one high-profile child: the 16-year-old daughter of sect leader Warren Jeffs. The girl's lawyer pushed to keep her in state custody because she has been sexually abused by an adult sect member—not Jeffs—and the state was negotiating her release to her mother, the Dallas Morning News reports. More »

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      Warren Jeffs  • FLDS  • polygamists  • Eldorado  • sect

  • May 2008

    • Texas Appeals to Keep Sect Kids in Custody

      newser  |  San Antonio Express-News  |  May 23, 08 2:18 PM CDT

      Texas Appeals to Keep Sect Kids in Custody

      Texas officials today appealed yesterday’s ruling that the state acted incorrectly when it took custody of 460 FLDS children, the San Antonio Express-News reports. The ruling could have meant family reunions within weeks, but today's emergency filing means the children could remain in foster care pending state supreme court action. More »

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      Texas  • FLDS  • polygamists  • Child Protective Services  • Eldorado

    • 10 of Sect's 'Child Brides' Are Adults

      newser  |  Houston Chronicle  |  May 21, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      10 of Sect's 'Child Brides' Are Adults

      Texas authorities have admitted that 10 of the "children" taken into custody from the Eldorado polygamist sect are actually adults—including one who is 27—and more could be reclassified this week, reports the Houston Chronicle . This development could weaken the Child Protective Services' case that the sect was forcing underage girls into marriage and sex.  More »

    • Huge Polygamist Custody Case Divvied Up Today

      newser  |  Houston Chronicle  |  May 19, 08 5:02 AM CDT

      Huge Polygamist Custody Case Divvied Up Today

      The mammoth custody case of more than 400 children seized from a polygamist ranch in Texas will be broken up into individual cases today, the Houston Chronicle reports. Each will examine whether parents can demonstrate that their children will be safe from abuse before they can win them back from state custody. The process is complicated by the fact that more than 100 children haven’t yet been matched with parents. More »

    • Polygamy Hubby Tallies 21 Wives

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 6, 08 6:18 AM CDT

      Polygamy Hubby Tallies 21 Wives

      A husband in the Texas polygamist ranch where children were seized to protect them from suspected child abuse has 36 kids and 21 wives—with the youngest 43 years his junior, reports CNN. The information on the 67-year-old member—whose youngest child is 6 months old—is included on a "bishop's list" of families kept by the sect. The "bishop" is believed to be leader Warren Jeffs, serving time as an accomplice to child rape. More »

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      rape  • child abuse  • polygamy  • Yearning for Zion ranch  • Warren Jeffs  • child rape  • Eldorado

  • April 2008

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