"It speaks for itself," Malonis said of the report. "I hate that it's come to the point that any of this has to be an issue. I certainly wish that we didn't have to do this. I wish she'd been left alone and that there weren't other attorneys and community members trying so hard to persuade her to influence her against her own attorney."

CASA recommended to the judge that she not sever Malonis' relationship with Jeffs, encourage the girl to work with her attorney and order anyone else "interfering" in the case to halt any contact with her. Malonis successfully obtained a restraining order against FLDS member Willie Jessop, accusing him of intimidating her and trying to coerce Jeffs into avoiding a grand jury subpoena.

Jeffs was subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury in Eldorado, Texas, investigating crimes within the FLDS Church. The Schleicher County grand jury will next meet on Tuesday.

Teresa Jeffs was among hundreds of children taken in a raid on the FLDS Church's YFZ Ranch in April, when child welfare authorities and law enforcement responded to a call alleging abuse. The children were ultimately returned when two Texas courts ruled the state acted improperly and there was no evidence they were all in imminent danger.

The call itself is still being investigated as a hoax.

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