52 Girls Are Taken From Mormon Sect’s Ranch in Texas

[Ghost in the Machine]

52 Girls Are Taken From Mormon Sect’s Ranch in Texas

By RALPH BLUMENTHAL
Published: April 5, 2008

HOUSTON — Responding to an accusation of sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl, Texas enforcement officers and child welfare investigators raided a West Texas ranch founded by the convicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs and removed 52 children, officials said Friday.

All were girls. Eighteen of the children, ages 6 months to 17 years, were believed to have been abused or at risk of abuse and were placed in foster care by Child Protective Services, said Darrell Azar, communications manager for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Thirty-four were taken to a nearby civic center for questioning, Mr. Azar said.

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An armored police vehicle stood by in case officers had to be evacuated quickly. Roads to the compound were sealed off by police roadblocks.

Tela Mange, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said an undisclosed number of people, but fewer than 10, were named in the arrest warrants. Investigators with the department, Ms. Mange said, “were able to talk to the folks they wanted to talk to.”

Mr. Azar said the raid, which began late Thursday, stemmed from a complaint to child and family services on Monday that a 16-year-old girl at the ranch had been sexually and physically abused. On Friday, he said, child welfare investigators workers “legally removed” 18 girls and transported 34 for questioning to the civic center.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/05/us/05jeffs.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin

[Rosemary2205]

1. You do realize

the LDS (monogamous in this life) and RLDS church (polygamy but with only 1 "legal" wife) both have gone out of their way to condemn that nutcase.

[lonestarnot]

2. "So." The whole bunch is a cult. LDS, LSD RLDS who gives a rats ass about a distinction in acronym

Now they need to raid Arizona City!

[seabeyond]

3. dont they just. that has even been televised for the nation to see. n/t

[lonestarnot]

7. kick

[havocmom]

4. Your point?

No one suggested the 'nutcase' was widely supported by anyone

:shrug:

[Ghost in the Machine]

5. *Everyone* should condemn that nutcase... and if they're having sex with children

because gawd told them it's alright, then arrangements should be made, post haste, for these sick bastards to meet their gawd.... send them "home" to be with him so they aren't harming any more children here on our Earth.

Yeah, they're nutbags alright.... and pedophiles...

[kestrel91316]

6. Hm, have the folks down on the UT-AZ border (Arizona City??)

condemned him??

(crickets chirping)

For those who don't know, they're sexual abusers and pedophiles, too. Google "Tom Green".

[NashVegas]

8. Maybe They're Going to a Beach Party Where Everyone Has Matching Towels

[Ghost in the Machine]

9. Kicking for the night shift...