"SAN ANTONIO (AP/KSL News) -- Texas child welfare authorities conclude in a new report that nearly two-thirds of the families living at a polygamist group's ranch had children who were abused or neglected.
The Department of Family and Protective Services released the report to The Associated Press on Tuesday, saying 12 girls, ages 12 to 15, are believed to have been abused. Another 274 children were listed as neglected because the agency says the parents knew there was abuse in the community but did not move their children away.
Child welfare authorities conducted investigations into all the families of the 439 children taken from the ranch run by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in April. All were placed under court jurisdiction until Texas Child Protective Services could determine if they were in danger of abuse.
Last week, just over a dozen FLDS children remained under court jurisdiction. The Deseret News reported that all but 19 children had been "non-suited," meaning their cases are no longer being investigated."
OK here i go....
Bottom line, the Minor children in this "Religion" should be removed from the parents custody. I don't care if the parents are "very upstanding people". Has anyone heard of statutory rape?
Laws are being broken, children are being damaged.
I understand this is their way of life, but If I can't go out and find 10 husbands, why can they? Not that I would want to deal with 10, one is hard enough. =)
I know Warren Jeffs is in custody, I know children were taken away, but isn't there more that the law can do to help these kids, and maybe women that want out?
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