Judge grants a restraining order against FLDS's Jessop

Earlier this week, Malonis was told that the girl would be subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury. A couple of days later, she said, the girl sent her several hostile e-mails about being subpoenaed and refused to answer the phone. On Thursday, the Texas Attorney General's Office told her that the girl could not be found.

Malonis blames Jessop and sought a restraining order, including an affidavit from a private investigator working for lawyers suing the FLDS Church. Sam Brower also accused Jessop of intimidating him in the past.

Jessop, who has acted as a spokesman for the sect during the custody battle surrounding the hundreds of children seized in the raid, could not be reached for comment. But Salt Lake attorney Rod Parker, who has also acted as a spokesman for the church, said Malonis has her own agenda.

"Clearly this is a dysfunctional relationship between a lawyer and her client. This is a disturbing development in the sense that this lawyer is making these accusations based on hearsay and rumor," Parker said. "This lawyer is misrepresenting her client's desires. There is a huge conflict between this lawyer and (the girl). She deserves a new lawyer." Acting on a call, Texas authorities raided the ranch April 3. Walther ordered the removal of all of the children after authorities alleged a pattern of sexual abuse. The children were returned after the high courts in Texas ruled that the state acted improperly in removing all of the children, citing no immediate threat of abuse. Child welfare and criminal investigations continue.

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Contributing: Nancy Perkins
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