We now know she was right. Females were being groomed for sexual assault and male children were being groomed to be sexual predators. It was a gutsy call and I for one, as a Texan, am darned glad he made it. He could have knuckled under like AZ and UT but he didn't. (I don't think you'll find him in any polygamist safety net meeting, but that's just my opinion.)
Dr. Drew - who in my opinion is not well informed on this subject - started going off and calling for the FEDERAL government to do something. General Abbot's response was tongue in cheek when he mentioned Harry Reid. He saw right through Reid's antics and called him on it.
He also stated to expect more indictments. Juries and especially Grand Juries in Texas are secret by law. We have no way of knowing what the AG’s office is doing until we see and hear about the indictments.
Special Prosecutor Eric Nichols subpoenaed all of Warren's wives. We'll see if they answer them? Eric Nichols works for and under the direction of General Abbot.
Recognizing pregnant under age teens is something the Texas Rangers excel at. They also work for Greg Abbot.
What I took away from his statement last night was essentially - we're not done with them yet if they are breaking the law. He's a cool customer and a really good guy.
He echoed Gov. Perry's statement of - if you want to break the law - polygamy, assault etc., then maybe Texas isn't where you want to live.
BTW - unofficially I've heard that there have already been lost boys from the YFZ compound. Unlike some other states where they are left to live on the streets, starve and do - who knows what to survive - several of them have been quietly and unceremoniously adopted by Texas families. And, I bless them for that.
This is from the Tx AG website:
The Office of the Attorney General is committed to supporting local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices to fight crime in the state of Texas
This office can assist with criminal investigations and prosecution at the request of local officials. The OAG also coordinates and cooperates with interjurisdictional efforts involving local, state and federal criminal law enforcement agencies.
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The Office of the Attorney General participates in a broad range of activities to provide leadership and support to Texas prosecutors and law enforcement. Through investigation, prosecution, postconviction litigation, training and special initiatives, the OAG works to make the State of Texas a safer place in which to live.
A cooperative effort between OAG criminal investigators and local law enforcement agencies has yielded hundreds of arrests of child sex predators and dozens of convictions of child pornographers.
Attorney General investigators also work with local law enforcement and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to identify, locate, and arrest child sex offenders who violate the terms of their paroles and sex offenders who fail to register with law enforcement as required by law.
From me: I’m not saying Abbott is bad. In fact, he’s one of the best AGs we’ve ever had. I’m saying he doesn’t have the authority he seems to be implying that he has. In Texas, it’s the local sheriff and chief of police who has the authority to arrest and the local prosecuting attorney who has the power to prosecute. The TX AG has limited powers. It’s the way Texas is. The governor has very little authority, either. Sam Houston wanted a very weak government.
Abbott wasn’t kidding about Harry Reid. Reid brought up the FLDS and put it in the national spotlight ‘causing local law enforcement to start doing something. They requested the TX AG’s help, which they always do on cases where they have to be very careful on the points of the law.
Personally, I believe Harry Reid was simply trying to make sure we all know it’s not his church. Just following his marching orders from SLC.
problem is you’ve got to find someone who wants to leave and who will testify. We have to remember these women have a bunch of kids and I’m sure they’re wondering how they’re going to feed them. Moving out is the least of their concerns. And I don’t know what the answer is but I am extremely pleased that someone is prosecuting them. But Abbott can’t go in there and arrest people.