[pepsionice]

Just a simple thing I’ve noticed....but they haven’t “fronted” a single girl who said she married at 13 or 14 or 15 or 16. So I think this may turn into a large mess for the prosecutors to clean up later.

[org.whodat]

Just a simple thing I’ve noticed....but they haven’t “fronted” a single girl who said she married at 13 or 14 or 15 or 16. So I think this may turn into a large mess for the prosecutors to clean up later.

Dang, you must be a really powerful and connected individual. To know this kind of information before it is presented to a judge. You just may be required to turn in your double secret decoder ring.

[Hyzenthlay]

Well, there is a sixteen-year-old mother, and unless she's about to turn 17 and her baby's younger than 2-3 months, that pretty clearly indicates statutory rape (IIRC the age of consent in Texas is 16). Plus, if any of the '18-year-old' mothers have more than two children, that's also a clear tip-off. Unfortunately, I don't think there's any way to really reliably determine a teenager's or adult's age.

[Eva]

The lawyer for the man that was accused in the phone report to the police has said that the lack of evidence is going to be a huge problem for the Texas Rangers and the prosecutors. I’ve been saying that from the beginning, the anonymous tip with obviously false information was not enough to take action against the compound.

[Balding_Eagle]

Just a simple thing I’ve noticed....but they haven’t “fronted” a single girl who said she married at 13 or 14 or 15 or 16. So I think this may turn into a large mess for the prosecutors to clean up later.

I've raised that issue many times. Be prepared to be called a pervert who enjoys this kind of stuff.