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Presented by: Susan Myres & Thomas L. Ausley. Protecting the Children from whom?. Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints. Views of the ranch. Next were the Wanderers and Explorers. Cabeza de Vaca Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Hernando de Soto La Salle St. Denis. Aury Laffite
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Presented by: Susan Myres & Thomas L. Ausley Protecting the Children from whom?
Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints Views of the ranch
Next were the Wanderers and Explorers Cabeza de Vaca Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Hernando de Soto La Salle St. Denis Aury Laffite Mexico’s Independence from Spain in 1810
Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long • Born in Maryland 1798 • Married James Long 1815 (17) • Defended the fort with her servant when all the men left • “First Lady of Texas” • Gave birth to the first Anglo child • Widowed while James jailed in Mexico (stealing land) • Successful boarding house and plantation owner in Ft. Bend, Texas
Stephen F. Austin Father of Texas The 1stPresident of the Republic Never married No children Jailed in Mexico A leader of the revolution
A phone call that led tothe removal of 463 children- call March 30th removed April 3rd
The gathering in San Angelo Buses arrive Housing in the coliseum or annex
The Road to Revolution Declaration of Independence March 2, 1836 Goliad – black bean The Alamo - March 6 Battle of San Jacinto – April 21, 1836 Independent Republic 1836-1845
Santa Anna President of Mexico Fought against Sam Houston at the decisive battle of San Jacinto Had 3 wives and numerous others
Sam Houston Commander-in-Chief -led the revolutionary forces President - the Texas Republic Led Texas into the United States Senator- loved by the north, reviled by the south Governor Bigamist Young women Alcohol
Republic or Union John Quincy Adams – No Martin Van Buren – No Indian genocide with President Lamar – too busy to worry William Henry Harrison – No John Tyler – No James K. Polk - Please
James Knox Polk George Mifflin Dallas
Appeals 3rd Court of Appeals ordered the District Court to Vacate her ruling (5-22-08) The Texas Supreme Court affirmed that decision (5-29-08) The children are ordered to be returned (6-2-08) with parenting plans
The Gates Case – July 28, 2008 Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals “the government may not seize a child from his or her parents absent a court order, parental consent, or exigent circumstances…based on the totality of the circumstances, there is a reasonable cause to believe that the child is in imminent danger of physical or sexual abuse if he remains in his home.”
Urgent Legal Advisory for Investigations Applies to all CPS personnel effective 8-22-08
The story continues All children returned to the ranch A significant voting block of the county Clamp down on all access to and from the outside world The cost.
Total Cost$20,000,000 + $4.5 M for 11 convictions$10 M for taking of children$2.4 M in other agency costs
12 Convicted 11 Convicted • Warren Steed Jeffs • Abram HarkerJeffs • Leroy Johnson Steed • Frederick Merril Jessop • Raymond Merril Jessop • Wendell L. Nielsen • Allan Keatte • Michael Emack • Merrill Leroy Jessop • Keith W. Dutson • Lehi Barlow Jeffs
Warren Steed Jeffs • Convicted in 2011 of bigamy and child sexual assault of his two young brides • Sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison • Appeal rejected March 2012 • Must serve 35 years of life sentence and half of the 20 year sentencebefore being eligible for release • Eligible for parole approximately July 22, 2038 • Still rules his flock from prison Warren Jeffs’ 50 wives
Abram HarkerJeffs • Convicted of child sexual assault in 2010 • Married to a 14 year old girl • Sentenced to 17 years in prison and a $10,000 fine
Leroy Johnson Steed • Convicted of bigamy & child sexual assault in 2010 • No contest plea • Sentenced to 7 years in prison
Frederick Merril Jessop • Convicted in 2011 of performing an illegal wedding in 2006 between Jeffs and underage girls • 75 years old • Sentenced to 10 years in prison
Raymond Merril Jessop • Convicted in 2009 of bigamy and child sexual assault • 38 years old • Previous accomplice to rape in Utah, proven with genetic testing • Sentenced to 75 years in prison and a $10,000 fine
Wendell L. Nielsen • Convicted in 2012 of bigamy for 3 of his 21 wives • These 3 wives’ ages were 43, 58 and 65 • Sentenced to 10 years in prison
Allan Keate • Convicted in 2009 of child sexual assault • 61 years old • Sentenced to 33 years in prison
Michael Emack • Convicted in 2010 of bigamy and child sexual assault • No contest plea; appeal rejected in 2011 • Sentenced to 7 years in prison
Merril Leroy Jessop • Convicted in 2010 of bigamy and child sexual assault • Sentenced to 75 years in prison and a $10,000 fine
Keith W. Dutson • Convicted in 2010 of child sexual assault • Married to 15 year old girl • Sentenced to 6 years in prison and a $10,000 fine
Lehi Barlow Jeffs • Convicted in 2010 of bigamy and child sexual assault • Pled no contest to bigamy and child sexual assault • Sentenced to 8 years in prison for bigamy and 8 years for child sexual assault
Dr. Lloyd H. Barlow • Physician to the FLDS ranch • Charged with 3 counts of failure to report abuse • Posted $5,000 bond in 2008 • Status of case, unknown
You have to ask • Could it happen again? • Why weren’t adult women charged with abuse or failure to report? • Why does the FLDS maintain tax exemptions? • Why don’t we collect child support for these children? • Why did they all go back to the ranch? • Why are we surprised it happened? • Why don’t we get as upset when the very same thing is happening in the poor parts of all our cities?
Resources • Child Brides news site http://www.childbrides.org/news.html • Texas Polygamy blog http://texaspolygamy.blogspot.com/2012_04_01_archive.html • Unofficial Texas FLDS website http://texasflds.wordpress.com/