FLDS compound in Texas Court proceedings ONLY please!!!!!

[golfmom]

6:24 p.m. - Judge Walther says she will hear the best objection from each side to corrections made on a document. An attorney says "No objections," to the applause of the city auditorium. Discussion centers around children who are currently pregnant or who gave birth while under the age of 17. At least one girl was as young as 13 when she concevied a child, according to testimony. Some girls who are reporting they are adults are likely not adults, according to testimony, and maybe as many as 50 pecent of the women who say they are adults are not, according to testimony.

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

Nancy grace is covering this, Can I have someone help me do facts?!

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

Damning evidence was present against the sect today

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

6:35 p.m. - The CPS witness, asked why its not safe to return the children to their mothers, replies that adults who live on ranch beleive they arent doing anything wrong to their children, that the practice of children having children is part of their culture and belief system.

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

Court will be going on until 10:00 EST time

 

[Linda7NJ]

Try this: http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2008/apr/17/fldsday1/

It's still not working for me

 

[SuziQ]

Nancy grace is covering this, Can I have someone help me do facts?!

I would if I had cable.

 

[SuziQ]

Suzi, I just read this article which is an interesting highlight of today's activities:

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695271299,00.html

....

Thank you! The description of entering the compound and the following days is scary. I would have been shaking in my boots.

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

It's still not working for me

Try this one linda. Seems they had to change the link again

http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2008/apr/17/live-from-the-courthouse-updates-ON-FLDS-CUSTODY/

Seems to me that they are being hit with high traffic, which is throwing the page down!

 

[golfmom]

I've been noticing every time the page is updated that it goes down for a bit.

It's still down, but this is the main page ... keep trying through the front page link.

http://www.gosanangelo.com/

 

[SuziQ]

Polygamist Compound Update: In the Court

by Maggie Lineback

http://onthescene.blogs.foxnews.com/author/maggielineback/

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

Some of the FLDS woman are actually sleeping in the court room.. As per Nancy Grace

 

[barb0301]

state went in looking for 1 girl, instead found many, found 5 girls underage pregnant. Attorney for parents asked "why did you have to take all kids", CPS worker said because girls told them girls said girls said "highest blessing they could have was to marry and have children", "no age too young to be spiritually married", so all kids subject to being abused. Boys would be raised to be abusers

 

[barb0301]

DNA swabs have been done on children

 

[Ca-Sun]

It's still not working for me

It's not working for me either, now. Sorry.

 

[barb0301]

Andrea Yates' attorney on now - says this is mass confusion, has deep respect for judge. Believes state was unprepared for this endeavor, state did not realize what was going on at compound. Financially, this is a nightmare. Does not know where CPS will find foster care for these children. He believes state had obligation to pursue the case when it suspected abuse, but must sort out the victims that were abused.

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

Andrea Yates' attorney on now - says this is mass confusion, has deep respect for judge. Believes state was unprepared for this endeavor, state did not realize what was going on at compound. Financially, this is a nightmare. Does not know where CPS will find foster care for these children.

Barb what you watching? What channel?

 

[Blue_Dolphin308]

Larry king coming up. Will report details as they are pertinent between this thread and the thread #3

 

[barb0301]

Andrea Yates' attorney - bigamy is possible charge, either via common law or valid marriage (felony), agg sexual assault.

 

[barb0301]

Barb what you watching? What channel?

Watching CNN