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Children return to polygamist ranch, but criminal case against sect members looms
Summary from Canada, from articles in English
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County Sheriff David Doran was with state troopers and child welfare authorities when they raided Yearning For Zion Ranch in west Texas on April 3. (article 1)
The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Attorney General's Office have taken over the criminal investigation at the request of authorities in the rural ranching community. (article 1)
Child-welfare officials have alleged that members of the church that runs the ranch pushed underage girls into marriages with older men, but the evidence needed to support a criminal case could prove elusive. (article 1)
DNA evidence acquired in the custody case is off-limits to criminal investigators without a court order, and a prosecution likely would go nowhere without at least one willing witness in the insular ranch community. (article 1)
(Eric Gay/associated Press) A Texas judge has ordered the return of more than 400 children taken from a polygamist group's ranch by state authorities. (article 2)
According to Monday's ruling, parents are allowed to pick up their children but can't leave Texas without court permission and must participate in parenting classes. (article 2)
Child welfare officials had removed more than 400 children from the Yearning for Zion Ranch in the town of Eldorado, about 300 kilometres northwest of San Antonio. (article 2)
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Story keywords
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children, Ranch, Sect, underage, Texas |
Source articles
- Texas officials say criminal case still possible against sect members (cbc.ca, 06/04/2008, 981 words)
- Children from Texas polygamist group going home (cbc.ca, 06/02/2008, 236 words)
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