FLDS attorney challenges Texas count of pregnant minors from polygamous sect [Not 20, but maybe 3]

Salt Lake Tribune ^ | 4 25 08 | Brooke Adams

[JustaDumbBlonde]

"Course, I’m not from Texas....but I’m pretty sure on any given day...at least 500 girls under the age of 16...are pregnant."

I am from Texas and you have maybe southeast Houston covered there.

[TheDon]

Actually, until VERY recently, one could MARRY in Texas at the age of 14, with parent’s consent.

An excellent point, however, as polygamous marriages are not legal, this would not help the FLDS men who engaged in sex with minors under the age of consent. These men were engaging in statutory rape.

[N8VTXNinWV]

**rolling eyes**

[TheDon]

Parker also refuted CPS' description of an orderly, calm separation of mothers and children at the coliseum. He said it was "complete pandemonium." As the children, all younger than 5, figured out what was happening, they started screaming and CPS workers had to pry many away from their mothers. "This is inhuman. This is un-American," said Parker, who also said a civil rights lawsuit is possible. He also said CPS assured nursing mothers they would be able to take breast milk to their infants but, as of early Friday, had been given no information on where the children had been taken. They also were told sibling groups would be kept together. Thirteen children from one family were sent to five locations, he said. All the FLDS men and many women, some of whom returned Friday, remain on the ranch. "There is a real singular mind-set at the ranch right now to get these children home," he said.

A rather sad situation. Hopefully, the children will be reunited with their families soon. Unfortunately for them, this will likely devolve into a bonfire of the vanities similiar to the Duke affair.

[TheDon]

Hey, I give recognition where it’s due. They’ve come along way!

[allmendream]

Are you suggesting that public school teachers ARE religious leaders?

Are you suggesting that public school teachers advocate and conspire to commit welfare fraud or child rape?

Are you suggesting that even if they did, it would excuse what was going on with the FLDS in Texas?

Sort of a “there is evil everywhere, and we can't stamp it all out, so why not ignore it in your own backyard” philosophy of moral equivalence. A typical philosophy held by liberal anti-American trash that hate the government while depending upon it for their welfare checks.

[CAluvdubya]

Does anyone know how the few boys that remain are picked to remain? Are they the most loyal? The most hard working? Want the most wives?

Just curious as I've not read how the leaders pick which boys don't get kicked out (or worse!).

[humblegunner]

Hopefully, the children will be reunited with their families soon.

Hopefully not.

The "families" are twisted cultists of the sickest sort.

[TheDon]

One FLDS member who did testify said she and her husband and their three children form a traditional family and live in a separate house from other sect members. An FLDS expert who testified at the hearing and a former member of the sect say only about half the marriages in the sect are polygamous.

Apparently, not all the FLDS are engaging crime and statutory rape....

[ArizonaJosie]

So each child there was being abused? Please cite ANY source for your wild slander.

If you do not then you have just lied.

[colorcountry]

Welcome to FR, but I think I recognize you. In fact if you are not already posting under a different name here, you must have a twin.

[greyfoxx39]

Apparently, not all the FLDS are engaging crime and statutory rape....

ROTFL....and is that like being "half-pregnant"?

[greyfoxx39]

I’m beginning to think he’s employed by the FLDS or their attorneys. Reminds me a whole lot of the paid operatives on the Romney threads earlier this year.

[greyfoxx39]

Apparently, not all the FLDS are engaging crime and statutory rape.... <

Cling to that thought......

[CatherinePPP]

I’m praying for these women. Yes they should have taken their children and escaped. But this cult has been around 75 years, probably these women were raised this way. Even the ones who aren’t underage now, were underage when they were ‘married’ to old men and had their first children. How many abused 14-year-old girls will be brave enough to object to how their 55-year-old husband tells her to raise her children. They are victims too. It makes me sad to see that their children are being taken away. Instead of paying 5 million dollars for the state to take care of these children in mediocre foster care, what about spending that money to help these women be good mothers. These children are young, their mothers didn’t even let anyone abuse them yet. If they learn to live in normal society without these molesters they will be fine. I don’t think we should punish these women who were victimized by this cult. But either way the men who ‘married’ these girls should be thrown in jail and their money should all be taken away for child support for all these kids!

[TXnMA]

I think I see at least two pairs of sisters (possibly one trio) — and one young cutie who does not seem too happy with her situation...

[TheDon]

More like innocent... :-)

[Politicalmom]

I didn’t realize that “monogamous” people never abused their children.

[TheDon]

I’m monogamous and I don’t. I assume you are monogamous as well, but I’ll let you answer for yourself. Considering the number of people who practice monogamy, I would assume the vast majority of those engage in child abuse are monogamous. Surely you aren’t suggesting we round up all the Texan monogamists? :-)

[TheDon]

Wouldn’t it be better? Is your case of MDS so acute you really hope all the FLDS children are being abused? You got it bad Foxy!