Posted on 07/28/2008 3:13:43 PM PDT by hocndoc
Five indicted FLDS members have turned themselves in.
The men, sought since they were indicted Tuesday on a series of charges relating to alleged sexual abuse at the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' Schleicher County ranch, turned themselves in to the Schleicher County Sheriff's Office about noon today, said Texas Ranger Capt. L.C. Wilson.
According to the Texas Attorney General's Office, the five men are:
* Raymond Merril Jessop, 36, the alleged husband of a 16-year-old daughter of Warren Jeffs, is charged with one count of sexual assault of a child. * Allan Eugene Keate, 56, is charged with one count of sexual assault of a child. * Michael Gorge Emack, 57, is charged with one count of sexual assault of a child. * Merril Leroy Jessop, 33, is charged with one count of sexual assault of a child and bigamy. * Lloyd Hammond Barlow, 38, is charged with three counts of failure to report child abuse.
All the charges except failure to report child abuse - which is a misdemeanor - are first-degree felonies, punishable by up to life in prison.
The four men charged with felonies are held in lieu of bonds of $100,000, while Barlow's bond was set at $5,000.
Sect leader Warren Jeffs also was indicted on one count of sexual assault of a child, but he is already in jail, awaiting trial in Arizona.
Lloyd Hammond Barlow, 38, is charged with three counts of failure to report child abuse.
Why him, in particular?
Thanks for posting the article.
I should be studying for tomorrow’s ACLS class - usually I clean house or something when I’m putting off studying. This counts as something.
Thanks.
This is the proper way to do it...charge individuals based on their own individual actions.
Thanks for the update.......
Follow actions by the Grand Jury and the Feds will most likely bring additional indictments but we’ll have to wait to see. Meantime the scrutiny continues and CPS has begun parenting classes for some of them whatever that means.
He’s the doctor from the cult compound
http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2008/apr/30/sects-doctor-mum-about-ranch-clinic/
Isn’t the the YFZ Ranch ‘doctor’?
The one who stated the he would know if there were underage girls bearing children, or child abuse.
Seems he lied.
Got it - that makes perfect sense.
Or he was willfully ignorant - we shall see what the jury says.
oops... I meant to send the THANKS to you!
The FLDS are not Mormons! *
* Despite the fact the FLDS have the same sacred scripture (Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price and Doctrine & Covenants), the same founding prophets, the same temple ceremonies, and are following the teachings of Mormonism as proclaimed by Joseph Smith and Brigham Young.
Barlow also named 4 wives on the “Bishop’s List.”
What do you mean, named them? He dilivered them as babies, then named them?
Thanks Doc
Bookmarking so I can read the defense of these men from those who think that it is perfectly fine for a sixteen year old girl to be “married” to a man who is thirty-three (that was the youngest man charged, right?). Sheesh, I don’t care how old your grandma was when she got married seventy years ago. In America in 2008, it is creepy and disturbing. (And, no, I am NOT fussing at you, hocndoc! :)))
Waiting for the first FLDS defender to post “The charges will be thrown out! They know they will be free in days! TX sucks!”
Perhaps she hasn’t seen the thread yet ...
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