I suspect most of these mothers are good mothers. The authorities need to go after the perps, and I doubt they will develop much if any evidence that will hold up in a court of law in child interviews. And, if they have an informant that will testify they should use the info to separate the abused ones and keep the other mothers with their children. This is heading for a PR disaster for the Lone Star state.
My question is this: If polygamy is a crime in the various states, why aren't they taking action to close down the temples??
Further, if in Texas, “right to privacy” protects deviant behaviour and in Massachusetts it protects same sex marriage, then why shouldn’t it protect polygamy, just sayin......