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“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
So, if the girl shows up to testify with a new lawyer, I would say Willie Jessop’s comments might be valid.
If the girl is never heard from again, then....
Did Willie appoint himself an advocate, and why did he have to be at the client-attorney meetings?
He isn’t her father. I guess she could have ‘asked’ for him to be there. Or maybe she ‘knew’ she’d better ask.
Did Willie appoint himself as an advocate for all the children in this case, or just the one relating to Warren Jeffs specifically?
I hope the state really knows where she is, or can find her.
I would hate to think she got shipped off to Canada or something.
Now why would he have to be in on all talks with the lawyer?
Isn't that the role of the mother?
Oh wait, these are perverted child molesters we are talking about.