I think the CPS believed the hoax call. If Sarah had existed, and if they had gotten evidence to support the abuse against her, then the CPS would be looking like heroes right now.
But when it turned out that Sarah didn't exist, it turned into one big desperate CYA operation with the CPS escalating the situation at every step in a futile attempt to make a case.
The CPS needed a cool head to tell them to back off when they didn't find Sarah, but there is no convincing a True Believer and they were all suffering from True Believer Syndrome.
Thanks for posting this. Remember when CPS came out and made the big announcement about all the boys with broken bones? That turned out to be a lie, too. Lie after lie. And the media never has set the record straight and I guess never will. Bill O’Reilly is still yelling something about “sex slaves”.
I do think CPS believed the call was real- and whether or not they thought it was real they have to investigate that sort of thing anyway. I do think the sheriff knew or should have known the call was a hoax before going in- he spoke to the man named in the warrant and LEO does have the means to verify such things if he didn’t believe that was the man he spoke to- as he claims now. The call was traced after the fact and could have been traced before all the children were removed. The disputed underage mothers that turned out to be adults- their ID could have been verified sooner too- I know for a fact birth certificates and drivers licenses can be verified in a matter of hours if LEO needs it done quickly.
They believed Swinton because Swinton was being fed serious stuff to tell them.
and most who follow this suspect who that someone was
it was a complimentary relationship and might have worked but they overeached taking them all
What they needed was a smart head to tell them to check to see if this Sarah was real, and could have inside knowledge of what was going on inside the YFZ Ranch facilities. Starting with getting the phone records of her 30-40 hours of calls to the "crisis hot line".
At this point, someone, the Texas Rangers or the FBI, should be checking to see if anyone, such as the Sheriff's CI, was placing ideas and information into the head of "Sarah", aka Rosita. If nothing else, they should be prosecuting Rosita for making a false report...maybe, they were careful not to make the report to a law enforcmement or other government agency. Might not be punishable if the fake call goes to a third party, especially one who just happens to have recording capability, but not caller ID.