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Polygamists' progeny
Now that authorities have raided the FLDS sect in Eldorado, Texas, the state has a huge problem on its hands: What to do with all those children.
Catherine Price [2008-04-15]

  • statuatory rape in texas...

    The age of consent in Texas is 17, and the statuatory rapist must be at least three years older than the victim, but these laws don't apply if the two involved are married to each other, and as a previous poster pointed out, you can get married at 13 in Texas with parental permission.

    HOWEVER, bigamy is still illegal. The preteen 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. "wives" in this group were never considered legally married by the state of Texas, and therefore could be counted as victims of statuatory rape.

    -- Leeandra Nolting
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    Tuesday, April 15, 2008 03:50 PM
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