Most shocking was the state's release of a picture from summer 2007 showing imprisoned sect leader Warren Jeffs, now 52, deeply kissing a then-12-year-old girl, the aunt of the infant born May 12 whose custody was the subject of the hearing.
Rulon Daniel Jessop, the girl's brother and the infant's father, said he sees nothing wrong with his children being in the same house with underage "sister wives" of much older men. .. .. .. I do not consider a girl kissing a man sexual abuse."
Jessop identified the girl, who is listed in FLDS bishop's records as being born July 3, 1994, and is shown in pictures dated July 27, 2006, as his sister.
Thanks for the link, I was not condoning Warren Jeffs kissing a 12 year old girl. As far as the father of that new baby goes, stupid comment, and if he believes it, then yikes. However, how can the state of Texas introduce those pictures when the abuse isn’t imminent for that newborn?
Young girls are getting married too early, so investigate that. Young men are being tossed out at early ages, so investigate that. I’ve been trying to follow this story, and IMO, the state of Texas doesn’t have its ducks in a row. Some have speculated the phone call really set off the raid (still can’t find a real source that says if it was a hoax or not.) The raid was too early.
I’ve also read where CPS said they didn’t expect to have over 400 children in custody. That statement right there shows their lack of information. And then I think they were housing these children and their mothers in the coliseum, and were racing against Texas law (they had 14 days to present their cases.)
And I do believe that if the state would have come in and taken the children at the highest risk (the pregnant teens and the teenage boys), the rest of the FLDS would have left.
I do not condone polygamy. I read about the custody hearing, and the FLDS people are very evasive on the witness stand. But the state must still follow the law, which they are trying to do. It is just a big can of worms, and I don’t know the solution or the outcome.