you (the authorities) say nearly 2/3 of the children

of this sect were abused YET YOU RETURNED ALMOST EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM? you say 12 girls who are between the ages of 12 and 15 were married (to OLDER MEN of course) and 7 of them gave birth to babies? this sect (i must add, along with many 'mainstream' religions and beliefs)believes women are practically meaningless. they're used to sew and cook and clean and pop out young 'uns (the girl children to be married off to geezers of course). wtf? why did you return the children? why? just because someone f**king bears a child or is the biological father of a child DOES NOT MEAN THEY ARE A PARENT

Texas report: Abuse widespread in polygamist sect
By MICHELLE ROBERTS

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Nearly two-thirds of the families living at a polygamist group's ranch — targeted in a high-profile raid last spring — had children who were abused or neglected, Texas child welfare officials said in a report released Tuesday.

The Department of Family and Protective Services concluded there was evidence that 12 girls, ages 12 to 15, were "spiritually" married to adult men in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which runs the Yearning For Zion Ranch in Eldorado. Seven of them had one or more children, the report says.

Another 262 children were listed as neglected because the agency said their parents knew there was sexual abuse in the household but did not move to protect their children from possible abuse.

The report, which summarizes the investigations done on all 439 children at the West Texas ranch, was issued at the request of the Health and Human Services executive commissioner, a gubernatorial appointee who oversees the protective services agency.

"We received what we believed was a bona fide abuse/neglect report. We were required by law to investigate," said DFPS spokesman Patrick Crimmins.

The report, an unusual step taken to help satisfy expected questions from the state Legislature when it convenes in January, summarized individual investigations and the history of the case. The findings, though shared with law enforcement, are separate from the ongoing criminal cases..........

national enquirer headline?

does it rank up there with the batboy? no, it's REAL
Polygamist sect gets millions from U.S. government
By Jack Douglas Jr. McClatchy Newspapers
FT. WORTH, Tex. _American taxpayers have unwittingly helped finance a polygamist sect that is now the focus of a massive child abuse investigation in West Texas, with a business tied to the group receiving a nearly $1 million loan from the federal government and $1.2 million in military contracts.
The ability of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or FLDS, to operate and grow is largely dependent on huge contributions from its members and revenue from the businesses they control, according to a former accountant for the church, and government officials in Utah and Arizona, where the sect is primarily based.
One of those businesses, NewEra Manufacturing in Las Vegas, has been awarded more than $1.2 million in federal government contracts, with most of the money coming in recent years from the Defense Department for wheel and brake components for military aircraft.
A large portion of the awards were preferential no-bid or "sole source" contracts because of the company's classification as a small business, according to online databases that track federal government appropriations..........