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From: LindyBill	6/2/2008 6:35:54 PM
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I knew this would happen. I don't know why "Beldar" figured otherwise. The Texas authorities want this case to go away. The New York Times June 2, 2008 Judge Orders Return of Sect’s Children By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 11:02 a.m. ET SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) -- A judge on Monday ordered the return of more than 400 children taken from a polygamist group's ranch, following the state Supreme Court ruling that the state's seizure of the youngsters wasn't justified. The order signed by Texas District Judge Barbara Walther allowed parents to begin picking up their children at 10 a.m. CDT. In exchange for regaining custody, the parents are not being allowed to leave Texas without court permission and must participate in parenting classes. They were also ordered not to interfere with any child abuse investigation and to allow the children to undergo psychiatric or medical exams if required. "We're really grateful to get the order signed," said Willie Jessop, an elder for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the sect that runs the ranch. The order comes just days after the Texas Supreme Court said Texas Child Protective Services overreached its authority in seizing custody of the children nearly two months ago from the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ranch in West Texas. The group denies any abuse of the children. Church officials say they are being persecuted for their religious beliefs. Members believe polygamy earns glorification in heaven. Texas child welfare officials had insisted conditions at the ranch were so abusive that none of its members should be allowed to keep their children. Although caseworkers said when they took custody of all the children that the sect was forcing underage girls into marriage and sex and training boys to be adult perpetrators, only a few dozen of the children swept into custody turned out to be teenage girls, and only a handful had children or were pregnant. Of 31 mothers CPS said were minors, at least half turned out to be adults.

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