Polygamist Sect Raided In Texas

Texas authorities have removed over 400 children from the YFZ Ranch, a polygamist compound in West Texas. The raid was made after a 16 year-old girl made an anonymous call from the Ranch complaining of physical and sexual abuse. The YFZ ranch is part of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, known as FLDS, a polygamous sect that broke from the Mormon Church in 1935. The 1700 acre compound was built 4 years ago by now-jailed sect leader Warren Jeffs, who moved the group to Texas from Utah and Arizona to escape scrutiny from law enforcement. Larry Mantle talks with local reporter Matt Phinney, Texas State Representative Harvey Hildebran, and Brenda Jensen about why the group chose Texas as their new home, and about what lies in the sect's future.

Texas authorities have removed over 400 children from the YFZ Ranch, a polygamist compound in West Texas. The raid was made after a 16 year-old girl made an anonymous call from the Ranch complaining of physical and sexual abuse. The YFZ ranch is part of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, known as FLDS, a polygamous sect that broke from the Mormon Church in 1935. The 1700 acre compound was built 4 years ago by now-jailed sect leader Warren Jeffs, who moved the group to Texas from Utah and Arizona to escape scrutiny from law enforcement. Larry Mantle talks with local reporter Matt Phinney, Texas State Representative Harvey Hildebran, and Brenda Jensen about why the group chose Texas as their new home, and about what lies in the sect's future.