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| Short Creek Raid |
Throughout FLDS history there have been two massive raids. The first one took place in
the early hours of July 26, 1953. Over 100 Arizona state police officers and National Guard soldiers invaded Short Creek. They arrested all the men and took into state custody 236 children. Of those 236 children, 150 were not allowed to return to their parents for more than two years. Some parents never got to see their children again. The Short Creek raid was the largest mass arrest of polygamists in American history. It seemed to be all over the news and people got to see for the first time behind this hidden community.
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| YFZ Raid |
The 2nd major raid took place not too long ago, but this time at the Yearning For Zion (YFZ) compound in Eldorado, Texas. In April, 2008 a local abuse hotline recieved a call from a young girl who said her name was Sarah and stated she was in the FLDS and was being sexually abused. Texas Child Protective Services and Department of Public Safety officers went into the compound to search for signs of abuse and to arrest males of the community just like what had happened during the Short Creek raid. They took over 400 kids into their custody and didn't return them for months. Police finally figuared out the call was a prank and dropped most of the men of their charges. Only six men where arrested and now face up to 75 years in jail. With both of these raids members of the FLDS played it off as a 'test from God' and proved to them that the outside world really can't be trusted.
Sources:
"Inside Warren Jeffs' Polygamous Group - ABC News." ABCNews.com - ABCNews.com: Breaking News, Politics, World News, Good Morning America, Exclusive Interviews - ABC News. Web. 09 Jan. 2011. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/story?id=7633887&page=1.
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