[trumandogz]

It would appear that at least some of the mothers may have previously permitted their 13 and 14 year old daughters to have sex with 50 year old men.

If that is the case, these "mothers" should never see their children again.

[tripod]

I agree with you about the child abuse. But certainly not all of these 400 children have been abused. And, there isn’t going to be any abuse while under state supervision. I don’t buy the state’s argument that the children won’t talk with mothers around. They are going to be interviewed privately anyway. I think this is a powergrab by Social Services which is notorious for violations of parental rights.

[Radix]

"It would appear that at least some of the mothers may have previously permitted their 13 and 14 year old daughters to have sex with 50 year old men."

That simply defies belief.

I have not followed the story enough to know where that info comes from, but it is horrifying to even consider that there is an element of truth to it.

[semantic]

It would appear that at least some of the mothers may have previously permitted their 13 and 14 year old daughters to have sex with 50 year old men.

This is merely a test case. Once this case is resolved (even if it takes 5-10 years), future sex cults are going to have pretty clear guidelines as to what is permissible. While 13-14 will clearly be off limits, "marriage" of 16-18 yos will most likely be ok with parental approval.

Brainwashed mothers will make any approval requirements merely a rote process. The real test will be the 1A: will non-civil marriages conducted only in a "church" (ie cult) be permissible for 16-18 yos? The reason they will have to be non-civil is to avoid anti-polygamy statues ie relationships will need to take on the form of having multiple girlfriends, which is clearly legal.

The bottom line is that the FLDS, Muzzies and any other sex cults are going to have nice, clearcut guidelines in which to practice their dark arts.