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First, I read the whole article.

Then I went to other sources.

Here is some qoutes from CNN.

Since Jessop has inserted himself into the case, Malonis said, her excellent attorney-client relationship has deteriorated, and she has not been permitted to speak to the girl without him being present.

According to court documents, Jessop told Malonis that the girl needed an attorney who would advocate for the FLDS church and the members’ lifestyle.

Malonis said the Texas attorney general’s office told her the girl will be called to testify before a grand jury in the next few weeks. On Thursday, she said in the application, authorities attempted to serve the girl with a subpoena but could not find her.

In addition, Malonis said, the girl has expressed anger and hostility toward her, which she believes Jessop instigated.

The application is attached to a letter from the girl that says she wants Malonis released as her attorney because she has said “untrue statements about me and has tried to make me admit things that did not happen.”

“I believe that [the girl] was avoiding service because of coercion and improper influence from Willie Jessop,” Malonis said.
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“Based on my dealings with Willie Jessop, I believe he exercises a great deal of control over [the girl], and I am certain that he is interested in protecting the church’s interests,” Malonis said.

“Based on my dealings with Willie Jessop, I believe that he exercises a great deal of control over (the girl), and I am certain that he is interested in protecting the church’s interests and the interests of certain influential male members as opposed to (the girl’s) legal interests,” court-appointed attorney Natalie Malonis wrote in an affidavit filed in a San Angelo court and obtained by the Deseret News.

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Malonis claims that she had a good relationship with the girl and her mother, but says Willie Jessop interfered. During a meeting at the YFZ Ranch, Malonis said that Jessop told her that the girl needed an ad litem who would advocate for the FLDS lifestyle.

“Mr. Jessop informed me that if I was not willing to take such a stance in (the girl’s) case, then I was ‘against the FLDS’ and he would get another lawyer for (the girl),” Malonis wrote. “(The girl) said nothing during the entire conversation, even when I directed my comments and questions to her.”

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Earlier this week, Malonis was told that the girl would be subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury. A couple of days later, she said the girl sent her several hostile e-mails about being subpoenaed and refused to answer the phone. On Thursday, the Texas Attorney General’s Office told her that the girl could not be found.

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http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700236525,00.html