International Business News - Retreat http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A teenage member of a polygamous sect who had refused to reveal the whereabouts of her newborn reached an undisclosed agreement Tuesday with authorities seeking a DNA sample from the baby so they can find out whether the father is an adult. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/texas-officials-seeks-dna-of-polygamist-sect-baby.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:24:10 EST An elder of a polygamous sect and two other church members surrendered to authorities Monday to face felony charges relating to the marriage of underage girls to older men. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/polygamist-ranch-leader-indicted.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:25:11 EST A grand jury on Wednesday indicted another three members of a polygamist sect that was the focus of a massive raid in west Texas during the spring. The state attorney general's office said four people were named in eight new indictments, but one of them--sect leader Warren Jeffs--had been previously charged. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/8-new-indictments-issued-in-texas-polygamist-case.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:22:05 EST The custody case that swept 439 children from a polygamist sect's western Texas ranch into foster care has largely evaporated, with state authorities dropping all but a few dozen cases against parents. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/164182-polygamist-retreat.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/polygamist-child-custody-case-winds-down-in-texas.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/polygamist-child-custody-case-winds-down-in-texas.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:58:06 EDT A west Texas grand jury investigating allegations that members of a polygamist sect sexually abused girls indicted three more people Tuesday, raising the number of defendants in the case to nine. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/3-more-polygamist-sect-members-indicted-in-texas.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:29:03 EDT Child by child, Texas authorities are acknowledging that many of the children seized during a raid on a polygamist sect's ranch can safely live with their parents or guardians. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/texas-drops-half-of-cases-in-polygamist-sect-raid.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:30:52 EDT Two new indictments against members of a polygamist sect have added bigamy charges against men already accused of the sexual assault of a child. The indictments issued Thursday by a Schleicher County grand jury accuse Michael George Emack, 57, and Raymond Merrill Jessop, 36. Both were served on Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/more-bigamy-charges-filed-in-texas-sect-case.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:05:21 EDT A grand jury issued three new felony indictments Thursday against members of a polygamist sect raided here in April. Schleicher County Clerk Peggy Williams confirmed the grand jury issued indictments against three individuals. She would not say who was indicted or what the indictments allege, other than that they are felonies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/grand-jury-meets-again-in-polygamist-case.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:19:31 EDT Five men from a polygamist sect raided by Texas authorities in April stand accused of sexually assaulting children, but they may not be the only ones. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/112898-polygamist-retreat.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/records-show-more-texas-sect-members-wed-minors.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/records-show-more-texas-sect-members-wed-minors.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:38:46 EDT A 14-year-old girl allegedly married to jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs with her parents' blessing at age 12 was ordered back into foster care Tuesday by a Texas judge. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/112290-polygamist-retreat.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/texas-seeks-custody-of-teen-jeffs-allegedly-wed.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/texas-seeks-custody-of-teen-jeffs-allegedly-wed.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:33:01 EDT The mother of a girl allegedly given in marriage at age 12 to jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs refused to answer questions Monday from attorneys for the state child welfare agency that wants to regain custody of the girl and her younger brother. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/texas-officials-want-8-sect-kids-back-in-custody.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:36:21 EDT More than two months after being forced to return children from a polygamist sect to their parents, Texas child welfare authorities want eight of the youngsters put back in foster care. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080817/texas-officials-want-8-sect-kids-back-in-custody.htm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:14:39 EDT State child welfare authorities have decided that the courts no longer need to oversee 34 children taken from a polygamous sect's ranch in west Texas. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080815/texas-ends-several-polygamous-sect-custody-cases.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:14:33 EDT Texas Rangers are investigating roughly 20 alleged abuse cases and 50 alleged bigamy cases involving members of a polygamist sect, a Department of Public Safety spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/official-more-cases-likely-against-texas-sect.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:54:25 EDT Four polygamist sect members indicted on charges of sexual assault of a child were released from jail late Wednesday after posting bond. Schleicher County Sheriff David Doran said the men--Raymond Merrill Jessop, 36; Allan Eugene Keate, 56; Michael George Emack, 57; and Merrill Leroy Jessop, 33--posted bonds of $100,000 per charge and were likely headed home to the Yearning For Zion Ranch in Eldorado. They had been jailed since turning themselves in more than a week ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/4-polygamist-sect-members-post-bond-in-texas.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:13:50 EDT Texas child welfare authorities asked a judge on Tuesday to place eight children from a Texas polygamist sect's ranch back into foster care, saying their mothers refuse to limit their contact with men accused of being involved in underage marriages. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/texas-wants-8-kids-from-sect-back-in-state-care.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:04:52 EDT Texas child welfare authorities asked a judge on Tuesday to place eight children from a Texas polygamist sect's ranch back into foster care, saying their mothers refuse to limit their contact with men accused of being involved in underage marriages. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/texas-wants-8-kids-from-sect-back-in-state-care.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:06:30 EDT Five followers of jailed polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs were arraigned Tuesday on charges relating to child abuse and ordered to avoid their alleged victims when they post bond. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/100298-polygamist-retreat.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/5-polygamist-sect-men-arraigned-in-abuse-case.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/5-polygamist-sect-men-arraigned-in-abuse-case.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:02:44 EDT Five indicted members of a West Texas polygamist sect turned themselves in to authorities Monday to face charges related to allegations of child sexual abuse. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/99529-polygamist-retreat.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/5-more-arrested-from-west-texas-polygamist-sect.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080728/5-more-arrested-from-west-texas-polygamist-sect.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:18:12 EDT Texas authorities on Wednesday began looking for five indicted members of a polygamist sect, in a child sex-abuse case that the group's spokesman alleged was a face-saving move by officials who lost a court battle over their seizure of hundreds of children from a sect-owned ranch. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/96515-polygamist-leader.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/texas-grand-jury-indicts-polygamist-sect-members.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/texas-grand-jury-indicts-polygamist-sect-members.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:22:30 EDT