"I want people to understand that we don't do this because we hate them," she said. "You don't fight for somebody that you hate. We don't fight the people. We fight the practice of abuse that's inherent."

Jessop has been intertwined with the FLDS Church's YFZ Ranch in Eldorado, Texas. In 2004, she exposed the property as an FLDS compound. Members of the polygamous sect had originally told Texas officials it was a "corporate hunting retreat." Leading up to and during the raid on the compound earlier this year, Jessop fielded phone calls from someone claiming to be a pregnant, abused girl who wanted to flee. Jessop cooperated with law enforcement, who declared Rozita Swinton, 33, a "person of interest" in the hoax call that prompted the raid.

Hundreds of children were taken from the YFZ Ranch and ultimately returned to their parents after a pair of Texas court rulings. A grand jury in Eldorado has indicted six men, including FLDS leader Warren Jeffs, on abuse-related charges.

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