Mom Fights to Keep Child She Let Wed Jeffs at 12

Daughter married Texas sect leader two years ago
By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 19, 2008 8:10 AM CDT
Mom Fights to Keep Child She Let Wed Jeffs at 12
Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints prepare to meet with members of the press, April 14, 2008.    (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

A woman who allegedly allowed her 12-year-old daughter to marry polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs is now battling to stop Texas officials from taking custody of the girl and her younger brother, AP reports. Several of the 10 children of Barbara Jessop, accused of child abuse, have been linked to underage marriages, authorities say. Jessop repeatedly took the Fifth Amendment to avoid answering questions in court yesterday. (More child abuse stories.)

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