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Posted: 12:46 PM Apr 11, 2008
Mothers at Zion Ranch Compound Plead to See Children
Three of the mothers with 10 children among those spirited out of the Zion Ranch Compound are pleading for a chance to see their children.
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Here is the latest on the Polygamist ranch in Texas.
The moms still inside are desperate to see their kids.
Three of the mothers with 10 children among those spirited out of the Zion Ranch Compound are pleading for a chance to see their children.
In an interview with a Salt Lake City newspaper the women say they are not being allowed to see or speak to them.
"My children were kidnapped for no reason," says one mother,
"They need their mother. I am a good mother and I want to be with my children," she added.
"My 11-year-old is being questioned about being with men and marriage, she doesn't know anything about that" said the second mother.
"I can't believe this is happening. It's outrageous this is happening in America." says the third mother.
The mothers say they're worried their kids are becoming sick, one saying her 9-year-old has allergies and fears his throat could swell up.
Authorities say the children are being well cared for by doctors and nurses.
Law enforcement officials have now revealed that they have been receiving intelligence about what was going on inside the Eldorado church for years.
Von Fremd: "Did you have an informant inside the compound?"
Sheriff Doran: "I have a person that I have been communicating with and I am not going to go any further than that."
Von Fremd: "How many years have you been communicating with that person?"
Doran: "Four years."
Von Fremd: "For 4 years?"
Doran: "Yes."
Officials insist they could not take action until a complaint was made and a search warrant could be issued.
When they did conduct the raid the Texas Rangers say 57 men from the church compound lined the path to show their outrage that their sacred temple was being searched.
"Some of them would just sit down or kneel down or pray, some of them were sobbing but we only had one person that attempted any resistance at all," said Capt. Barry Caver, Texas Ranger.
Some 60 men and women remain in the church, including three mothers who were off the property during the raid.
Welfare officials in Texas confirm they are not allowing outside family members to contact the children, adding it's simply too overwhelming to confirm who is related to whom.



