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Saturday, December 13th, 2008
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PlusFamilies Separated by Sect Raid ReunitedFamilies Separated by Sect Raid ReunitedThe Associated PressMore than 400 children taken from a polygamist sect’s ranch two months ago began returning to the arms of their tearful parents Monday, hours after a judge bowed to a state Supreme Court ruling that the seizure was not justified. (June 2)[Notes:SOT: It's been like a nightmare----pause--- yeah--but today's the better part ..yes...] A sentiment being repeated–by the parents of more than 400 children taken from a polygamist sect’s ranch in West Texas. [Notes:SOT: oh I'm gonna hug him and kiss him and take lots of pictures.]Monday —-the sect children began returning to the arms of their tearful parents —–hours after a judge bowed to a state Supreme Court ruling that the seizure was not justified. [Notes:MOS: are you hear to pick up your children sir?? Yes we are....] The young children are being released after two months in state custody— much of it spent in foster care centers like this one in San Antonio….. [Notes:MOS: how does it feel to be reunited with your kids.?? Wonderful!!]Monday’s order *does* come with a few requirements. FLDS parents must stay in Texas and attend parenting classes.Further –the state will be allowed to examine children for abuse……(SOT)((SUPER: Marleigh Meisner/ Child Protective Services Spokesperson)”it allows for the investigation to continue. We have concerns for the safety of the children. We’ve had concerns since april 3rd.”((Stand up))((SUPER:John Mone/The AP))” not every child may make it back here to the yearning for zion ranch that’s because..most of the parents have relocated to the same towns where their children were put into foster care(SOT)(SUPER:Willie Jessop/FLDS Elder)” all marriages in flds are consensual”Church elders are implementing a new policy —saying they will forbid any girl to marry who is not of legal consent age in the state where she lives. [Notes:(SOT) Willie Jessop/FLDS Edler](I added in SOT) [Notes:"the church will counsel families that they will neither request or consent]The state of Texas had originally argued all the on the Yerning for Zion ranch in San Angelo— were in immediate danger from what it said was ’sexual abuse of teenage girls’But Texas officials were not able to provide any proof of the alleged abuse. John Mone, The Associated Press Eldorado, Texas.
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
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PlusJudge Orders Release of Polygamist Group’s KidsJudge Orders Release of Polygamist Group’s KidsThe Associated PressA Texas district judge has ordered the return of more than 400 children taken from a polygamist sect’s ranch, with some legal restrictions. (June 2)After weeks in protective custody — children from a Texas polygamist group are being reunited with their families. Early Monday — a Texas judge signed an order returning custody of the children to their parents - The move comes one day after a meeting of attorneys from Texas child protective services — and members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Brad Haralson//Represents FLDS Mothers&Children]]”we’re just trying to see if can get this thing worked out as quickly as possible.” As part of the order — parents are not allowed to leave the state of Texas without court permission and must participate in parenting classes. [[SOT]][[SUPER: Laura Shockley//Attorney for FLDS Mothers]]” this is not a logistical problem as the state asserts…because it certainly wasn’t a logistical problem for them to haul those kids off the ranch.” The order comes days after the Texas Supreme Court ruled that protective services had overreached in seizing custody of the children from the Yearning for Zion Ranch back in April. It’s one of the largest custody battles in American history. ___ ___, The Associated Press.
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Saturday, August 11th, 2007
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PlusReuniting Children, Parents of Polygamist SectReuniting Children, Parents of Polygamist SectThe Associated PressFamilies from a polygamist sect began trickling back to their west Texas ranch on Tuesday. The AP’s John Mone spoke with a reunited family. (June 3)PKG*** [[VO: Shot of car crossing gates of YFZ ranch, dissolves to picture of family walking toward cameras]]THEY LOGGED 11-THOUSAND MILES…CRISS-CROSSING TEXAS TO SEE THEIR CHILDREN– [[SOT]][[SUPER: Zavenda Young//FLDS Mother]]”we were halfway across the state..and we hurried so fast.” [[VO: shots of family, goes through kids mom and dad]]ZAVENDA YOUNG AND HER HUSBAND EDSON JESSOP HAVE BEEN LIVING LIKE NOMADS SHUTTLING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN WHERE THEIR FOUR LITTLE ONES WERE IN FOSTER CARE… [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Zavenda Young//FLDS Mother]]”. they were so excited. they just were on a high. even though we traveled all night they hardly slept. they were just so excited to see each other, come home and be with mother and father.” [[VO: SHOTS OF FAMILY, PLS INSERT VIDEO FROM STRINGERS ACROSS TEXAS THROUGH TRACK LINE..."WHOLESALE REMOVAL" THEN SHOTS OF COMPOUND, CHURCH , TEMPLE ]] [[TRACK]]THEIR KIDS AND MORE THAN 400 OTHERS FROM A WEST TEXAS POLYGAMIST COMPOUND SPENT THE LAST TWO MONTHS IN STATE CUSTODY. CHILD WELFARE OFFICIALS HAD ARGUED KIDS ON THE YEARNING FOR ZION RANCH IN ELDORADO TEXAS WERE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER…FROM WHAT INVESTIGATORS BELIEVED WAS SEXUAL ABUSE OF TEENAGE GIRLS. THE YOUNGSTERS WERE RELEASED AFTER A STATE SUPREME COURT RULING THAT THE SEIZURE WAS NOT JUSTIFIED. THAT INVESTIGATIONS ON A HALF DOZEN CASES DIDN’T WARRANT A WHOLESALE REMOVAL. THE MEMBERS OF THE FUNDAMENTALIST CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS DENY ANY ABUSE HAPPENED ON THE COMPOUND [[SOT]] [[SUPER: SUPER: Edson Jessop//FLDS Father ]]”we feel like everybody’s been fed a whole bunch of garbage about us. i think most people as they learn to know us. they’ll see we’re a little bit different.than what they suppose.” [[STAND UP]] [[SUPER: John Mone//The AP]]”though FLDS families are trickling in back to the ranch…the local sheriff says authorities will continue to investigate the compound.” [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Sheriff David Doran//Schleicher County]]”the fact that public doesn’t know there is an ongoing criminal investigation. ….at the ranch yes there have been criminal problems located out there. for the fact that underage girls that have turned up pregnant or have had children have turned up on the property. ” [[VO: CUTAWAYS OF SHERIFF, SHOTS OF MOMS AND KIDS CROWDING ON BUSES] [[[TRACK]]SHERIFF DAVID DORAN SAYS THE STATE DID THE RIGHT THING AND WANTED TO ANSWER THE CHARGE TEXAS VIOLATED CIVIL RIGHTS. [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Sheriff David Doran//Schleicher County]]”"there was never a show up of force as portrayed by the propaganda campaign ” [[VO: DORAN'S BADGE, NAME PLACARD, STILL OF TANK ON COMPOUND]] [[TRACK]]HIS DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATED IN THE APRIL RAID OF THE COMPOUND…BELONGING TO THE BREAKAWAY GROUP FROM THE MORMON CHURCH…WHICH ABANDONED POLYGAMY MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO. [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Edson Jessop//Cont.]]it’s really hard to change the spots on the leopard. we are what we are. i’m the same kind of man that my grandfather was…great grand father was…i don’t know why the world wants to change me.” [[VO: shots of teenage girls from a distance, goes back to jessop kids and mom and dad ]] [[TRACK]]A PHONE CALL, PURPORTEDLY FROM A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL, STARTED THE INVESTIGATION. SHE CLAIMED HER MIDDLE AGED HUSBAND BEAT HER. BUT SHE HAS NOT BEEN FOUND AND POLICE ARE CHECKING TO SEE IF IT WAS HOAX. THESE FAMILIES HAVE CONDITIONAL CUSTODY OF THEIR CHILDREN AND THEY’RE HAPPY TO BE REUNITED. JOHN MONE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ELDORADO, TEXAS. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE: JOHN MONE————————-VIDEO PRODUCER: MONE/ WALDON——————————VIDEO SOURCE: ALL APTN AND AP STRINGER ————————–VIDEO APPROVAL: DONNA STARDDARD ——————————VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: NONE ———————————-SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE: Polygamist-Retreat
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Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
AssociatedPress asked:
PlusTexas Appeal Says FLDS Families Are Flight RisksTexas Appeal Says FLDS Families Are Flight RisksThe Associated PressChild welfare authorities are warning that members of a polygamist sect could flee Texas jurisdiction now that a court has found the state’s removal of their children was improper. The AP’s John Mone reports from San Angelo, TX. (May 28)San Angelo, TX–Polygamist RetreatSUGGESTED CAPTION: Child welfare authorities are warning that members of a polygamist sect could flee Texas jurisdiction now that a court has found the state’s removal of their children was improper. The AP’s John Mone is in San Angelo, TX where on going child custody hearings have been put on hold until the state’s supreme court rules if the lower court decision was proper. ***STAND UP***SUPER: JOHN MONE//ASSOCIATED PRESS” THE FATE OF AROUND 440 CHILDREN FROM A WEST TEXAS POLYGAMIST SECT LIES IN THE HANDS OF THE STATE’S SUPREME COURT. THE REASON–AN APPEALS COURT FOUND THE REMOVAL OF THE KIDS FROM THE GROUP’S COMPOUND TO BE IMPROPER AND THE CHILD WELFARE AUTHORITIES ARE FIGHTING THAT DECISION. ” [[VO: COVER WITH FILE VIDEO]] [[TRACK]]IF THE HIGH COURT AFFIRMS THE RECENT RULING THAT MEANS THE CHILDREN WILL LIKELY GO HOME TO THEIR PARENTS. THE TEXAS CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES IS WARNING THAT MEMBERS OF THE SECT COULD FLEE THE LONE STAR STATE..IF THAT HAPPENS. A REJECTION MEANS THE STATE WILL KEEP THE CHILDREN. THE KIDS ARE NOW SCATTERED ABOUT FOSTER HOMES ACROSS TEXAS.IN APRIL…AUTHORITIES TOOK THE KIDS INTO CUSTODY FROM THE YEARNING FOR ZION RANCH IN ELDORADO, TX. THE LAND BELONGS TO A RENEGADE MORMON POLYGAMIST GROUP CALLED THE FUNDAMENTALIST CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER SAINTS. IT BROKE AWAY FROM THE MORMON CHURCH MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO…WHICH RENOUNCED POLYGAMY. THE STATE RAIDED THE YFZ RANCH BASED ON A PHONE CALL, PURPORTEDLY FROM A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL LIVING ON THE COMPOUND. SHE CLAIMED HER MIDDLE AGED HUSBAND BEAT AND ABUSED HER. THE GIRL HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND AND INVESTIGATORS ARE SEEING IF THE CALL WAS A HOAX. BUT THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE SAYS DESPITE THE NOW DUBIOUS TIP, IT FOUND EVIDENCE GROWN MEN WERE MARRYING AND IMPREGNATING UNDERAGE GIRLS. AUTHORITIES ARE EXPECT THE FIRST RESULTS FROM DNA TESTING TO ARRIVE SOON. THE STATE WANTS TO MAP OUT THE COMPLICATED FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN ON THE RANCH. INVESTIGATORS CLAIM THE F-L-D-S DIDN’T PROVIDE ADEQUATE INFORMATION ABOUT FAMILIES. MEMBERS OF THE SECT, CLAIM THEY’RE BEING PERSECUTED FOR THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, INCLUDING THAT POLYGAMY BRINGS GLORIFICATION IN HEAVEN. [[RETURN TO STAND UP SHOT]] [[SUPER: JOHN MONE//THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]]”THE HIGH COURT HAS ALSO ASKED THE STATE TO PROVIDE MORE PROOF ON WHY THE APPELLATE DECISION SHOULD BE OVERTURNED. IT ALSO WANTS LAWYERS WHO REPRESENT SOME OF THE F-L-D-S MOTHERS TO FURTHER ARGUE WHY THE CHILDREN OF THE YFZ RANCH SHOULD BE RETURNED. JOHN MONE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, SAN ANGELO, TEXAS. ” ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE: JOHN MONE————————-VIDEO PRODUCER: MONE/WALDON (washington) ——————————VIDEO SOURCE: aptn ————————–VIDEO APPROVAL: DONNA STARDDARD ——————————VIDEO RESTRICTIONS:———————————-SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE:————————————
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Saturday, October 29th, 2005
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Members of the polygamist sect gave tours and said life was relatively normal on their West Texas ranch at the center of one of the nation’s largest child-custody cases. (April 16)
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2005
AssociatedPress asked:
PlusTexas High Court Says Sect Kids Should Go BackTexas High Court Says Sect Kids Should Go BackThe Associated PressThe Texas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that child welfare officials overstepped their authority and the children of a polygamist sect should go back to their parents. The AP’s John Mone reports. (May 29)****PKG*** [[VO: file shots of kids marching on to buses. insert shot tx supreme court. shots of kids playing in fort concho ]]{{SUPER: San Angelo, TX, April 2008}} [[TRACK]]HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN BELONGING TO A TEXAS POLYGAMIST SECT WILL LIKELY RETURN HOME…THANKS TO A DECISION FROM THE STATE’S SUPREME COURT. THE RULING SAYS CHILD WELFARE OFFICIALS OVERSTEPPED THEIR BOUNDS BY SEIZING AROUND 430 KIDS FROM THEIR PARENTS. [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Willie Jessop//FLDS Elder]]”and i know that this courthouse to the way we feel is well marked. it clearly states a crime scene. and it circles this courthouse as a crime scene.” [[VO: wide shot of willie at presser. shot of crime scene tape at court. shot of courthouse]] [[TRACK]]WILLIE JESSOP IS A MEMBER OF THE BREAKAWAY MORMON POLYGAMIST GROUP, CALLED THE FUNDAMENTALIST CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS. HE REFERRED TO TAPE SURROUNDING THE TOM GREEN COUNTY COURTHOUSE. A JUDGE IN THAT COURT OKAYED THE STATE’S ACTIONS. [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Willie, cont.]]” it will be a great day when there is fathers and mothers hugging little children that were ripped away from them.” [[VO: pictures of raid. footage of ranch when we went on site]] [[TRACK]]AUTHORITIES RAIDED THE POLYGAMIST COMPOUND CALLED THE YEARNING FOR ZION RANCH IN APRIL. ALL BECAUSE OF A PHONE CALL Purportedly FROM A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL IN THE COMPOUND WHO CLAIMED HER MIDDLE AGED HUSBAND BEAT AND ABUSED HER. SO FAR, THE GIRL HASN’T TURNED UP AND INVESTIGATORS ARE CHECKING TO SEE IF IT WAS A HOAX. [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Rod Parker//FLDS Spokesman]]”i call upon the state and CPS to end this nightmare they’re putting these children and parents through.” [[STAND UP]] [[SUPER: John Mone//The Associated Press]]”the ruling specifically applies to 124 kids..but likely effects all of them. the district court judge who originally sided with state has been ordered to return the children from state custody to their parents. it’s unclear how soon that will happen.” [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Rod Parker//FLDS Spokesman]]”i think the parents are ready to go the shelters to pick up their children. the question is can they pick up their children yet…” [[VO: photos of kids in foster homes, dissolves to buses]] [[TRACK]]THE KIDS ARE STILL SCATTERED AROUND TEXAS IN MORE THAN A DOZEN DIFFERENT FOSTER HOMES. [[INSERT GRAPHIC]] [[READ THROUGH...SOURCE: TX Child Protective Services]]IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT CHILD WELFARE OFFICIALS EXPRESSED DISMAY …SAYING “We are disappointed, but we understand and respect the court’s decision.” [[VO: shots of ranch, flds cavorting with kids from a distance, cutaway of willie jessop]] [[TRACK]]CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES BELIEVED THE RANCH WAS HARMFUL TO CHILDREN…SAYING REGARDLESS OF THE NOW DUBIOUS PHONE TIP…SOCIAL WORKERS FOUND EVIDENCE OF GROWN MEN IMPREGNATING UNDERAGE GIRLS. THE SECT DENIES THE ABUSE ALLEGATIONS. IT SEPARATED FROM THE MORMON CHURCH MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO, WHEN THE MAINSTREAM FAITH RENOUNCED POLYGAMY. F-L-D-S MEMBERS NOW BELIEVE THEY’RE VICTIMS OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION… [[SOT]] [[SUPER: Willie Jessop//FLDS Member]]”there’s catastrophic, emotional damage done to this families. permanent damage…it’ll last a life time.” [[TRACK]]JOHN MONE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN ANGELO, TEXAS. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****) ANCHOR VOICE: JOHN MONE ————————-VIDEO PRODUCER: MONE/WALDON ——————————VIDEO SOURCE: APTN AND AP PHOTOS ————————–VIDEO APPROVAL: DONNA STARRDARD ——————————VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: NONE ———————————-
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