Posted on 04/25/2008 9:49:53 PM PDT by Howdy there
An attorney for FLDS families in Texas today challenged the state's claim of a pervasive pattern of underage girls having children, saying the state's own documents show that just two teenagers in custody are pregnant.
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Of the three teenagers listed as pregnant, Parker said, one is about to turn 18 and another refused to take a pregnancy test, he said.
"That leaves us with one," he said. Based on that list, Parker said, "I challenge the CPS to come forward with the pregnant minors."
Chris Van Deusen, a CPS spokesman, said, "The only thing we can say is we're aware that there are 20 girls who became pregnant, and they were between the ages of 13 and 16.
"That's not to say that there are 20 now, but at the time theyconceived, they were 13, 14, 15 or 16," he said. "That establishes that there is some sexual abuse here."
Parker said the 20 minors the state has identified either as pregnant or mothers actually had children over a 10-year period.
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I am from Texas and you have maybe southeast Houston covered there.
An excellent point, however, as polygamous marriages are not legal, this would not help the FLDS men who engaged in sex with minors under the age of consent. These men were engaging in statutory rape.
A rather sad situation. Hopefully, the children will be reunited with their families soon. Unfortunately for them, this will likely devolve into a bonfire of the vanities similiar to the Duke affair.
Hey, I give recognition where it’s due. They’ve come along way!
Are you suggesting that public school teachers advocate and conspire to commit welfare fraud or child rape?
Are you suggesting that even if they did, it would excuse what was going on with the FLDS in Texas?
Sort of a “there is evil everywhere, and we can't stamp it all out, so why not ignore it in your own backyard” philosophy of moral equivalence. A typical philosophy held by liberal anti-American trash that hate the government while depending upon it for their welfare checks.
Just curious as I've not read how the leaders pick which boys don't get kicked out (or worse!).
Hopefully not.
The "families" are twisted cultists of the sickest sort.
Apparently, not all the FLDS are engaging crime and statutory rape....
So each child there was being abused? Please cite ANY source for your wild slander.
If you do not then you have just lied.
Welcome to FR, but I think I recognize you. In fact if you are not already posting under a different name here, you must have a twin.
ROTFL....and is that like being "half-pregnant"?
I’m beginning to think he’s employed by the FLDS or their attorneys. Reminds me a whole lot of the paid operatives on the Romney threads earlier this year.
Cling to that thought......
I’m praying for these women. Yes they should have taken their children and escaped. But this cult has been around 75 years, probably these women were raised this way. Even the ones who aren’t underage now, were underage when they were ‘married’ to old men and had their first children. How many abused 14-year-old girls will be brave enough to object to how their 55-year-old husband tells her to raise her children. They are victims too. It makes me sad to see that their children are being taken away. Instead of paying 5 million dollars for the state to take care of these children in mediocre foster care, what about spending that money to help these women be good mothers. These children are young, their mothers didn’t even let anyone abuse them yet. If they learn to live in normal society without these molesters they will be fine. I don’t think we should punish these women who were victimized by this cult. But either way the men who ‘married’ these girls should be thrown in jail and their money should all be taken away for child support for all these kids!
I think I see at least two pairs of sisters (possibly one trio) — and one young cutie who does not seem too happy with her situation...
More like innocent... :-)
I didn’t realize that “monogamous” people never abused their children.
I’m monogamous and I don’t. I assume you are monogamous as well, but I’ll let you answer for yourself. Considering the number of people who practice monogamy, I would assume the vast majority of those engage in child abuse are monogamous. Surely you aren’t suggesting we round up all the Texan monogamists? :-)
Wouldn’t it be better? Is your case of MDS so acute you really hope all the FLDS children are being abused? You got it bad Foxy!
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