8 new indictments issued in Texas polygamist case

[Kadie]

8 new indictments issued in Texas polygamist case

Wednesday, November 12, 2008


(11-12) 15:13 PST Eldorado, Texas (AP) --

A grand jury on Wednesday indicted another three members of a polygamist sect that was the focus of a massive raid in west Texas during the spring.

The state attorney general's office said four people were named in eight new indictments, but one of them — sect leader Warren Jeffs — had been previously charged.

The grand jury in Schleicher County has now charged 12 members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

A sexual assault charge was added against Jeffs, who previously was charged in Texas with bigamy and aggravated sexual assault of a child. Two people were indicted on bigamy charges Wednesday, and another was charged with conducting an unlawful marriage ceremony involving a minor, the attorney general's office said in a statement.

All but one of the nine men previously indicted are charged with sexual assault of a child. The sect's doctor is charged only with misdemeanor counts of failure to report child abuse.


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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/11/12/national/a145010S03.DTL&tsp=1

[Ian David]

1. They "forgot" that sex with children was illegal. n/t

[amdezurik]

3. to busy fighting the gays i suppose...

[FreeState]

5. Different church - this one is a break off of the Mormons from about 100 years ago n/t

[Hydra]

2. Let's hope this leads to more indictments

The release of the kids back in the Texas case was a sideways affirmation of this BS "lifestyle," even though they knew the kids were going back to abuse.

Lets see more of this!

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. I would like to see this news on my local channels here in California

and the name of the church mentioned rather than branded as a ' weird sect' or something which
does not call attention to the name of their church.