Spangle
(the FLDS are not the only ones involved, that kept secrets)
Part of Merrill Jessops Deposition last Friday
Q. (BY MS. MALONIS) And thats up to you, okay.
21 Have Teresa Jeffs and Raymond Jessop had a
22 child together?
23 [Ms. Hennington]: Upon upon the advice of
24 counsel hes exerting his Fifth Amendment; the basis is
25 that there is potential state investigation still
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1 ongoing, as well as criminal investigations under the
2 Mann Act out of the U.S. Attorneys Office.
3 Q. (BY MS. MALONIS) Okay. Are you taking the
4 advice of your counsel and choosing not to answer that
5 question?
6 A. Yes.
7 Q. Is that on the basis that it might incriminate
8 you; is that your understanding? I just want to make
9 sure youre agreeing that youre not answering because
10 you fear that it might incriminate you?
11 A. Yes.
12 Q. Okay. Do you know how old Teresa is?
13 [Ms. Hennington]: Upon advice of counsel my
14 client is pleading the Fifth; the basis for that is
15 criminal investigations that have been indicated by the
16 Texas Attorney General and theyre ongoing subject to
17 search warrants from April of 08, as well as ongoing
18 investigations by the federal U.S. Attorney.
Q. (BY MS. MALONIS) within the FLDS?
25 Okay. Is your daughter, Merrianne, married
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1 to Warren Jeffs?
2 MS. HENNINGTON: Upon the advice of counsel
3 the client is invoking the Fifth; the basis is the
4 ongoing investigation and the fact that he state and
5 hes under indictment.
6 Q. (BY MS. MALONIS) Okay. When making an
7 inference that she is married or hypothetically that
8 shes married to Warren Jeffs, did she upon the
9 happening of that event move into Warren Jeffs home?
10 MS. HENNINGTON: Upon the advice of client
11 my counsel is invoking his right to Fifth Amendment, the
12 basis of the same; hes under indictment, state and
13 federal investigations.
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Q. (BY MS. MALONIS) Okay. Does your daughter,
21 Merrianne, have a child?
22 MS. HENNINGTON: Objection to form as to
23 leading.
24 Again, my client is also exerting his
25 privilege under self Fifth Amendment, the basis is
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1 in particularly an indictment that is pending here in
2 Schleicher County, as well as state and federal
3 investigations.
4 Q. (BY MS. MALONIS) Are you aware of whether or
5 not your daughter, Merrianne, has engaged in a sexual
6 relationship with Warren Jeffs?
7 MS. HENNINGTON: My client is invoking his
8 privilege under the Fifth Amendment; the basis being the
9 same as the others.
BECAUSE THIS CASE WAS 2001, WE NOW KNOW THE PRIESTHOOD ORDERED THE DAUGHTERS TO WRITE THE LETTERS. YOU GET ABUSED, THEN YOU ARE TOLD TO WRITE LETTERS TO DEFEND YOUR ATTACKER! SO MANY SEEM OBLIVIOUS TO THIS REAL PAST. THE FATHER CONFESSED!
In 2001, Dan Barlow Jr., son of the Colorado City mayor, was charged with 14 counts of sexual abuse, accused of repeatedly molesting his five daughters, ages 12 to 19, over several years. According to the police report, Barlow confessed to the crimes.
Letters begging for mercy poured into Ekstrom's office in Kingman, Ariz. The daughters expressed love for their father and asked that he not get any prison time. They also asked that they not be required to testify against him.
FLDS member LeRoy Fischer said Barlow shouldn't be jailed because he was the only locksmith in town and "a prison sentence would only add an additional burden to society."
Floyd Barlow, the defendant's son, said his abused sisters "look happy" and could get emotional help from their mother if necessary.
Barlow was allowed to plead guilty to a single, lesser charge of sexual abuse, and was sentenced to 120 days in jail most of which was suspended. He served 13 days.
Prosecutors said they had few options, and blamed shoddy police work a one-page report reluctant witnesses and numerous pleas for leniency.
"You have to play the hand you are dealt. I could have put him on trial anyway and then lost everything," said Matt Smith, the current Mohave County attorney who prosecuted the case. "I got at least probation, and he is a sex offender."
LA Times May 12th, 2006
http://www.rickross.com/reference/polygamy/polygamy448.html
I knew more than the LA Times was allowed to write and the rest of the story will bubble out eventually, the part some in the media know, but are afraid to publish!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelly, David" <David.Kelly@latimes.com>
To: "'Jay Beswick '" <patches@as.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 9:41 AM
Subject: RE: FBI and what they knew and when?
> I would never counsel against exacting revenge, comes with being
Irish. I
> suspect that after Warren Jeffs is captured and the initial media
> nightmare subsides more and more people will start asking who knew
what
> and when. At the moment, no one is asking that. I have seen CNN and
CNBC
> and even O'Reilly do this story night after night and that question
never
> arises and if it does it is slapped down with an offhand comment about
how
> impractical it would be to arrest polygamists. That of course ignores
all
> the other issues and more importantly how this place came to be and
why
> its taken 50 years to do anything. I think in this media cycle the
primary
> interest is in Warren Jeffs and all the salaciousness polygamy that
> entails. It's painful to have had this story done in mid-March and
have it
> sit there all these months while this is going on. But it now seems
that
> it will run it this Sunday and Monday. Its shorter than it was, lots
of
> stuff had to be taken out but I hope it will !
> create some sort of reaction. At the very least it will open the door
to
> asking about how this had been allowed to go on for so long. I hope it
> will. Of course it could just fizzle. We'll see. I plan on bringing
your
> stuff back to you next week sometime. Maybe Tuesday or Wednesday?
>
> thanks again for your help
> david kelly
___________________________________
Who knew what and when, is the story that is waiting to come forward!
Q & A to why U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch played the organ in Colorado City every year!
From a July 2003 story by Jane Zhang in the St. George Spectrum Newspaper;
Asked about polygamy at a town hall meeting in St. George in April, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said he needed evidence of abuse for any polygamy charges. Hatch said he would not "sit here and judge anybody just because they live differently than me."
Hatch had played the organ in a church building in Colorado City, said Jeannine Holt, who attended Saturday's ceremony representing Hatch.
"I shed a lot of tears putting myself in (the shoes of) the mother of children," said Holt, who has three kids.
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Then in March 2003;
Hatch spars about polygamy at town meet
By Nancy Perkins
Deseret News correspondent
ST. GEORGE Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, found himself in a verbal sparring match with a couple of residents Thursday night when the pair challenged the senator's stance on polygamy.
Bob Curran, director of an anti-polygamy group in St. George called Help the Child Brides, asked Hatch if he knew girls as young as 13 and 14 were being forced into marriages with older men living in the nearby twin polygamous towns of Hildale, Utah, and Colorado City, Ariz.
"I wouldn't throw accusations around unless you know they're true," Hatch cautioned Curran and another speaker, Sonja Blancke, who also questioned the senator on his position.
"I'm not here to justify polygamy," Hatch said. "All I can say is, I know people in Hildale who are polygamists who are very fine people. You come and show me evidence of children being abused there and I'll get involved. Bring the evidence to me."
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So evidence was sent to the powerful U.S. Senator that demanded evidence, but what occured after was a letter sent back from the Senators Attorney, trying to distance the senator from this issue;
United States Senate
Washington, D. C.
Orrin G. Hatch
Utah
September 3, 2003
Dear Mr. Ashurst,
As Counsel to Senator Orrin Hatch, your email
regarding allegations of child abuse by polygamous
groups was referred to me. Shortly after receiving
your email I contacted the office of the attorney
General for the State of Utah, and additionally
discussed the issues directly with Attorney General
Mark Shurtleff. As you are no doubt aware, Mr.
Shurtleff has made significant steps in investigating
and prosecuting child abuse issues. His recent summit
may also prove to be helpful in preventing future
incidents.
Investigating and prosecuting, if appropriate, cases
of child abuse is essentially a matter for local law
enforcement jurisdiction. As a former public
prosecutor and senior judge, my perspective is that
the Attorney Generals Office and state and local law
enforcement are dealing appropriately with this
troubling issue. The course being pursued by Utah law
enforcement (successful selective prosecutions coupled
with education and public awareness, while maintaining
respect for bona fide religious belief) appears to be
a reasoned and appropriate response.
Any additional information regarding these child
abuses issues that may come to your attention should
be submitted to law enforcement agencies, the
applicable County Attorney, (who is the State
Prosecutor under Utah law), or the Attorney Generals
Office. Matters of criminal investigation and
prosecution are not within our purview, but rather
correctly belong to those agencies
Thank you for you communication to our office, and
also for your interest in protecting children.
Sincerely yours
Roger A. Livingston
Counsel to Senator Orrin G. Hatch
SO MANY SECRETS TO KEEP!