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Family Planning

Continued from page 1

Published on May 21, 2008 at 9:44am

That has changed as law enforcement has uncovered more evidence—including confidential clergy records—that reveals the sprawling, interconnected family tree that unites the FLDS communities in Eldorado and Colorado City, Arizona. Those records, while incomplete, provide an unprecedented look into the secretive community. While the records do show a pervasive practice of polygamy among sect members, they do not reveal a pattern of large-scale systematic abuse of minors that the state has alleged occurred at the YFZ Ranch before the raid.

Almost all plural wives listed, for example, are older than 18. The youngest wife listed on the records is 16. There were also several monogamous couples living on the ranch.

Intern Daniel Rodrigue contributed to this story.

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