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Polygamist guilty in sex assault

Nov. 6, 2009
A polygamist sect member arrested following last year's raid of a west Texas ranch was convicted Thursday of sexually assaulting an underage girl with whom he had entered into a "spiritual" marriage, the state's attorney general said.
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Official in polygamist raid to retire

AUSTIN, Texas, June 27 (UPI) -- The head of the Texas agency embroiled in controversy over its removal of more than 400 children from a polygamist sect's ranch is retiring.
Most sect kids stay away from YFZ Ranch

Most sect kids stay away from YFZ Ranch

SAN ANGELO, Texas, June 12 (UPI) -- Most of the 340 children removed from the Yearning for Zion Ranch in West Texas haven't gone back to the polygamist sect, officials say.
Girl returns -- but no contact with father

Girl returns -- but no contact with father

SAN ANGELO, Texas, June 4 (UPI) -- A Texas polygamist sect leader is banned from contact with his 16-year-old daughter under a special order signed Tuesday that allows her to return home

183 people removed from polygamist ranch

ELDORADO, Texas, April 5 (UPI) -- A total of 183 people, including 137 children, have been removed from a Texas ranch occupied by followers of a polygamist sect, authorities say.

Polygamist may be hiding in Texas

LUBBOCK, Texas, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Arizona authorities say the leader of a polygamist sect, wanted on sexual misconduct charges in their state, may be hiding in West Texas.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler