Polygamist-Sect Hearing Resumes Friday
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Polygamist-Sect Hearing Resumes Friday
A chaotic hearing resumes Friday in a state court in San Angelo, Texas on the fate of 416 children. The hearing descended into a bedlam of confusion Thursday with the court having heard testimony of three witnesses.
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(April 18, 2008)—A chaotic hearing resumes today in a state court in San Angelo, Texas on the fate of 416 children.

Those children were taken from their parents in a raid on a West Texas polygamous sect two weeks ago. The state alleges that they were abused.

The hearing descended into farce yesterday, with hundreds of lawyers in two packed buildings shouting objections and the judge struggling to maintain order.

By evening, only three witnesses had testified, including state child welfare investigator Angie Voss.

Voss testified that at least five girls who are younger than 18 are now pregnant or have children. She also said some women at the ranch may have had children when they were minors, some as young as 13.

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Posted by: Danny Location: Maine on Apr 18, 2008 at 04:00 PM

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