Re the Mormon-based polygamy sect in Texas... I'm not quite sure what to think. Was it damaging to the kids there? It's difficult to tell. Was it damaging to the families involved to have the whole thing ripped asunder, apparently on a bogus call? It's difficult to tell.
COLORADO SPRINGS — A court document says a phone number used to report alleged abuse at a polygamist retreat in Texas had been used previously by a 33-year-old Colorado woman.However - there doesn't seem to be any evidence of child abuse. The abuse report, in fact, may be completely false.It's not yet clear whether authorities suspect Rozita Swinton of Colorado Springs made any of the calls that triggered this month's raid of the compound.
An arrest warrant affidavit made public today says a phone number she had used previously was used to call a Texas crisis center before authorities conducted the raid and removed more than 400 children. Swinton's whereabouts are unknown.
Authorities have said a 16-year-old girl called a crisis center claiming she was abused at the compound. Authorities have not found that girl but say they have found evidence other children were abused.
Something's not smelling right. Where's the 'innocent until proven guilty' aspect? And why do I get the feeling that if this had been a Muslim group - not a darn thing would have been done?
J.