FLDS Investigation Far From Over
Newsroom
8/12/2008

Published reports say the Texas Rangers are looking into at least 20 abuse cases and 50 bigamy cases involving the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and its Yearning for Zion Ranch. DPS Spokeswoman Tela Mange can’t confirm the exact number, but says "we have a number of cases that we are looking at and we are unable to be specific at this point."

She says there is a lot of evidence to go through. "We confiscated a number of items including paperwork and photographs from the ranch and we are continuing to use those in our investigation."

She isn’t sure there will be more indictments in the case. Already six followers have been indicted on charges ranging from sexual assault of a child to failing to report child abuse to bigamy.

The Yearning for Zion Ranch was raided by the state in April and more than 400 children were placed in state custody. The Texas Supreme Court ordered the children returned in late May.

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