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(KSL News) Texas officials are using records found on the grounds of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) compound to prove abuse allegations.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the "Father's Family Information" sheets taken from the ranch list marriages, births and living locations for everyone in the group.
Within those records, Texas officials found listings for five girls who became pregnant within the last three years -- when they were 15 or 16 years old. The records also show that at least three of those girls are married to much older men.
The Texas judge overseeing the FLDS custody case has ordered the Texas Attorney General's Office to prosecute any criminal cases stemming from the raid.
Four hundred sixty-four children are now in state custody following a raid on the Eldorado compound of the FLDS Church last month.
