Interesting info in this article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080530/ts_nm/usa_polygamists_dc_2
As part of that investigation, Texas officials on Friday obtained a DNA sample from Warren Jeffs, the leader of the breakaway Mormon sect.
Jeffs is in Arizona serving a prison sentence of 10 years to life for being an accomplice to rape by forcing a 14-year-old to marry her cousin.
“In the search warrant you will see that evidence was collected that Jeffs married four young girls,” said Jerry Strickland of the Texas Attorney General’s Office. “Two 12-year-olds, a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old. All of these marriages took place at the Yearning For Zion Ranch in Texas.”
Actually the warrant alleges that he "married" the 14 y/o in Utah, where they conceived her first child at 15 and which was born when she was 16. It's alleged that she later moved to the YFZ ranch. The other girls are said to have been 14, 12 and 12 by the warrant.
These guys are unbelievably sloppy. I gig document writers for much less in the way of inconsistencies. They at least need to get their stories/facts straight amongst themselves.
Not to defend Jeffs, he is scum, but the DNA swabbing is for another case lodged against Jeffs. He is accused of promoting incest, performing underage marriages. One of his nephews is now accusing Jeffs of child abuse. I’m most certainly not condoning what went on at the YFZ ranch, but the law is the law and the allegations must be proven in a court of law. Utah got Jeffs, and Arizona is now proceeding with charges against him.
IMO, the state of Texas now has the DNA swabs from the children at the YFZ ranch, and from the mothers (not sure if all of the mothers complied.) All the criminal investigators in Texas need to do now is start matching DNA, get birth certificates and put 2 and 2 together.