| Sheriff worked with informant to learn about polygamist sect | |
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The Associated Press WOAI News 4 - San Antonio, Texas | |
ELDORADO, Texas (AP) - A Texas sheriff says he has been working with a confidential informant for four years to get information about life inside a polygamist compound. The sheriff declined to say whether the informant was in Texas or other sect compounds in Utah or Arizona. But he says it wasn't until authorities searched the Texas compound that he learned about the beds allegedly used by men for sex with underage girls they had married. The beds were found on the top floor of the temple. Despite having the informant for four years, state authorities are defending their decision to leave the sect alone during that time. They say the group still has civil rights that are going to be respected. Officials still have not identified the 16-year-old girl who called to report she had been beaten and raped by her husband. They say they don't know if she's one of the girls who's currently in the hands of child welfare officials. | |
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WOAI.com Originally published April 10, 2008 | |
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