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Shurtleff says he almost raided polygamous clan

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leroy | 6:12 a.m. April 10, 2008
Sounds like someone is feeling the heat for not moving forward in a case involving child abuse, sexual abuse, etc. Lame.
Agreed | 8:36 a.m. April 10, 2008
Of course Shurtleff has to make some claim about how he was "just about" to do the same thing. If it is proven that underaged girls are being sexually abused (and it looks like the authorities are finding plenty of evidence that they are), FLDS spiritual wivery or not, he stands to get a lot of egg on his face for turning a blind eye and only responding half-heartedly to major accusations.
jane doe | 8:34 a.m. April 10, 2008
Sounds like Mark forgot to check with his public relations person, Paul Murphy, before he greedily tried to grabbed some press time in his election year.
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What the? | 8:39 a.m. April 10, 2008
Shouda, coulda, woulda, DIDN'T! Almost isn't good enough. We need to be stopping these child sex cults!
Sean | 8:45 a.m. April 10, 2008
Oh, I informed them (Mark S. - Attny General) about there whereabouts, names, addresses, family trees, numbered people, Guess what? They didn't care, they did nothing. I gave them a great and perfect honest tip, explaining everything, and they didn't even contact me back, I even sent it twice. They don't care.
Soggy Toast | 3:28 p.m. April 10, 2008
Thats funny, because I ALMOST ran for Attorney General in the last election. But I didn't file my papers in time. Oh well. Do I still get credit?
Marc Tate | 2:15 p.m. Aug. 31, 2008
On top of the physical and sex abuse - The Kingston family has been reported to have over $150 million in assets yet the sisterwives and children live in run down shacks in the West Capitol Hill area and have little food. The wives work for the family businesses without pay. They are delivered expired food weekly. The children are uneducated and unsupervised - many have physical and mental issues. Each home is a registered daycare for tax and other fraudulent reasons. The average sisterwife has over 10 children. It has been reported that one Kingston has fathered over 106 children and collects welfare. Each child will at some point work for the Kingston empire unpaid. When asked to inspect their homes officials are denied and the courts and people like Shurtleff protect them. You and I would be required to have an inspection or lose our License. The Kingston corporate headquarters are located at 600 N and 300 W - raid the headquarters and stop the fraud and abuse.
to bad | 12:50 p.m. Oct. 21, 2008
to bad people can't see past there own nose when the media jugdes a group of people like this. I wonder why the press doesn't let any of the Kingston's comment about there church the media always get one side of the story, and it will always be like that because that is what makes the media what it is today. Show me one Religious Group that doesn't have these problems.

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