..... Girl, 16, protected
A spokesman for Texas Child Protective Services said that as of noon Wednesday, the last of the children in state custody had been picked up by their guardians.
The number of underage girls thought to have been sexually abused because they were forced into a spiritual union with an adult male or impregnated by an adult has ranged from five to as many as 31. Now, that number stands at 11 girls, ages 12 to 17, according to a source close to the investigation.
One of those girls is thought to be a 16-year-old whose separate release Tuesday came with extra conditions after her lawyer claimed the girl was a victim of sexual abuse.
The court order signed by state District Judge Barbara Walther allows the girl, a daughter of jailed FLDS prophet Warren Jeffs, to be reunited in a private Bexar County residence with her mother, Annette Jeffs.
Walther's order also stipulates she cannot reside outside of Bexar County; cannot have contact with her father, a convicted sex offender awaiting a second trial in Arizona; or another alleged perpetrator, a man in his late 30s whose relationship to the girl is not established in the court order.
Natalie Malonis, the girl's attorney, said she felt her client's safety would be jeopardized without the special protections.
chron.com
Note that at least one of the lawyers for the children claims their client was sexual abused. Hard to see that the lawyer's claim is based on anything other than what the girl has told her. |
