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A Texas judge has set the minors from the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints free, reports CNN. Judge Barbara Walther said that the FLDS parents can start picking up their children immediately, though the Department of Family and Protective Services will be checking in on the polygamist sect, and, according to CNN, "These unannounced visits could entail medical, psychological and psychiatric examinations, and the parents must not intervene." FLDS parents must also complete parenting classes and are not allowed to leave the state of Texas without notifying authorities in advance. [CNN]

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Authorities Take 400 More Kids From Polygamist Sect In Texas

As of this morning, Texan authorities have taken custody of 401 children from the polygamist sect The Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints (FLDS). As previously reported, Texas child protective services was acting on a tip from a 16-year-old girl inside the compound who said that she was forced to marry 50-year-old convicted sex offender Dale Barlow at the age of 15 and bear his child. Among the 401 children and 133 women who have been taken from the 1,900 acre FLDS compound outside Eldorado, Texas, police have still been unable to find the teen informant, as many of the women and children share the same last names or have multiple given names. Court proceedings to determine whether to remove the children permanently began yesterday, and officials are trying to determine whether to send every child from the compound into a foster home. More »

9:30 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Jessica
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Latest by BeachLover420: @Rebecca: Perhaps not "required", but most definitely "encouraged". more »