Comments about ‘3 more indicted in Texas FLDS probe’

Any guesses as to who is on this list?

I'm thinking it's not yet the women. I'm not sure their charges will be felony charges.

I hope Merrill is on this list, but I think it'll probably just be more men who had children with their underaged assignments.

Proverbs 24:17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: Lest the LORD see [it], and it displease him...

I do not understand why these ladies lawyers did not accompany them into the courtroom. The article says they escorted them to the door.

Witnesses in grand jury proceedings are not allowed to take attorneys in with them to testify. Only the prosecutor, the grand jury and the witnesses are present during the proceedings. And, Willie Jessop could certainly have talked about what went on inside. The Grand Jurors and the prosecutor may not discuss what goes on, but the witnesses may talk about anything they want to. So, Willie just chose not to talk. That's unless the law is different in Texas than it is in other states.

It will be interesting to see who's indicted. I hope Merrill Jessop is brought to justice. He has sold his little twelve year old to Warren Jeffs in order to gain status and power within the FLDS Church. His wife Barbara is complicit in it. I hope they are both brought to justice. Anyone else who is guilty of these crimes deserves the same.

When religions go bad, everyone suffers. It is about time for this religion to eliminate their brutal practices. I had school friends who belonged to this sect and they were terrified of everything and everyone. I'm glad this is being stopped.

No Lawyers allowed
A trick to get evidence that other wise would not be learned
The 5 th ammendment is the best way to go
The Judicial system is broken and the people are pawns

Yes! Yes! Yes! If these girls are as secluded as every one keeps saying they are, then they will not even know that they are incriminating themselves.


What a corrupt legal system we have where the guilty CPS go free and others are persecuted for religious beliefs! Notice, any other group be it hindu, moslam, indian, African or oriental do not get the same treatment for their beliefs, no matter what they are.

Also, isn't it interesting that all through history, kings and noblemen, prophets etc. had betrothals even at the time a child was born. Just because someone is meant for someone else, does not mean any sexual relation went on.

People generally judge out of what is in their own heart. Since the American population has had a rich diet of blood, guts and immorality for their entertainment, they judge that that is the way it is. NOT SO!!!

I am with the other posters pertaining to Merrill Jessop. I hope like heck...his NAME is on the list also. What a sicko...the welfare of his own little girl meant nothing to him. I gather from Willie Jessop's demeanor...these little girls mean nothing to him either.

"This has been a very painful process for the people," said FLDS member and spokesman Willie Jessop. "It's certainly had a tremendous toll on everyone involved. My heart certainly goes out to every one of these girls involved."


Okay, so are they girls or women? I think it is demeaning to call them girls when at 12 the are "old" enough to become a wife and a mother according to their beliefs.

Message to Mr. Jessop and all the other FLDS....Stop playing the media!

and another point his heart goes out to them for this when the themselves have brought it upon them. Stop forcing young women to have sex with old men. Stop abusing girls! My heart goes out to all the girls forced/brainwashed into a relationship that they do not have the skills to understand.

GET THEM ALL! Stop this sick abuse of women.

For me, the concept of plural marriage is not a problem. However, underage marriage is. If the FLDS men feel it is their duty to live with more than one woman, so be it. However, when it comes to having marital relations with young girls, that is definitely NOT OK. The FLDS men undoubtedly understood this when they went into their marriages with 12, 13 and 14 year-old girls and knew that they were flaunting the law.

Chinese officials just clarified: They're actually all 18. Barely. Whew! That was a close one.

I am so sick of Flds. These men make me sick at my stomach. The more I learn and read about this Flds cult the sicker I become. This trashy life style really needs to stop for the sake of the children.

I am not going to play around with casting stones at these FLDS men, I am going to cast mountains of BOULDERS at them!

Maybe Willie decided not to talk because all his previous talking is what got him hauled in front of the grand jury.

We should know in a few days who was indicted for what. And the grand jury meets again in late September.

re "Re: Grand Jury 9:07am" -

wow - nice speech.
"they will not even know they are incriminating themselves." what? All we are asking for is the truth. So are you saying these women have been committing crimes, and you're worried about them getting caught? I thought you all were confident in their innocence?

As far as kings and noblemen goes - unfortunately for you, we're not in the 15th century, and if you had bothered to join the 21st century you would know that.

Even if there was no sex, you are forcing little girls to forgoe all future and marry someone that you brainwashed into accepting. They have NO IDEA what life on the outside is like, nor what opportunities in life they are giving up.

All they knows is that the people they trust the most are telling them that this is their destiny. THAT'S CHILD ABUSE. You don't get that? That's not religion. That's slavery.

You've been brainwashed, and now you want to brainwash these kids. Why don't you try to break the vicious cirlce of abuse instead.

Texas wants to help the children and you want to steal their future. I take Texas.

The way the grand jury is set up you could get a monkey indicted for murder because the D.A is the only one allowed to present evidence and he will not lie yea.

Organized religion has NEVER, throughout history, done anything but cause massive pain and abuse. I'm trying to figure out why people still belong to religious groups. It has nothing to do with God. I guess misery likes company...

It's too bad none of you have figured out how to worship God without being a sheep.

If an FLDS family moved to a regular house in a regular city (and wore regular clothes), no one would even notice them. Why do you people want to draw so much attention to yourselves? Is it because you want to make sure that your neighbors are like you and will not report abuse to the police? If you abuse your child, then your child can't run next door and tell someone, because your neighbor (another FLDS) is doing the same thing anyway?

If you would stop breaking the law, then you'd have nothing to worry about. And polygamy isn't the issue, so if you're hiding because of that, well, that's just stupid. If gays can marry, then you can certainly have more than one wife. Just do it in the open so your children have opportunities to choose their own way.

Barbara Jessop found out that taking the 5th Amendment doesn't work too well. For the FLDS, it's the cute and trendy thing to do, but by taking the 5th, and refusing to answer critical questions, she outsmarted herself and basically made the case for the state to remove her 14 year old daughter from her custody.

I suspect that all of these girls taking the 5th was in part responsible for these additional indictments, and I suspect more will follow.

Why doesn't Utah commence a grand jury. There is certainly plenty of probable cause to believe crime(s) have been committed in the polygamist community and that law enforcement has broken down in the enforcement of the law. That is the criteria for a grand jury in Utah. Come on Mr. Attorney General. It is time to get after it.