Court: Texas had no right to take polygamists' kids

SAN ANGELO, Texas - An appeals court has ruled that Texas had no right to seize hundreds of children from polygamous sect.<br /> <br /> Earlier, it was reported that half the mothers from a polygamist sect that Texas child welfare authorities put in foster care as children have now been declared adults.<br /> <br /> Attorneys for Child Protective Services say 15 of the 31 mothers are adults. One is actually 27.<br /> <br /> Another girl listed as an underage mother is 14, but the state has conceded she is not pregnant and does not have a child.<br /> <br /> The underage mothers had been cited as evidence that the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints committed widespread sexual abuse of girls.<br /> <br /> State officials raided a ranch run by a polygamist sect in west Texas. Their contention that abuse was widespread led to the removal of more than 460 children.<br /> <br /> <br />

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