“He encourages marriage,” Mr. Walsh said. “In some ways, he's indifferent to their age.”Of course, it's awfully easy to pass judgement here.
After a long day of testimony, Texas District Judge Barbara Walther ordered that all 416 children taken from the polygamist compound remain in state custody and be subject to DNA testing.
Much better to get some context from someone who has lived there...
Escape, a memoir published last fall, offers a more detailed portrait of life with the FLDS.*
In the book, Carolyn Jessop, a sixth-generation polygamist describes her life as the fourth wife of Merril Jessop, who ran the recently raided Texas compound.