Warren Jeffs Kissing And Cuddling Underage Brides Pictures Introduced As Evidence (PHOTOS)

SAN ANGELO, Texas -- Shocking new photographs show polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs holding and kissing two different young girls in wedding-like photos. [scroll for more]

The images, dated July 2006 and January 2005, were entered into evidence last Friday by the defense in the custody battle over a 1-week-old baby, the Deseret News reported. The case was sparked by an April 3 raid of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints compound in Eldorado, Texas.

In one set of photos Jeffs appears with a girl named girl named Loretta under the label of "First Anniversary" with a date of Jan. 26, 2005. The second set show him and a girl named Merrianne and are dated July 27, 2006.

The Texas Child Protective Services lawyers would not reveal how they obtained the photos, but are using them to allege the culture at the compound is abusive, and forces young girls to become child brides, the Deseret News reported.

FOX News' Policy is Not to Identify Possible Underage Victims of Sexual Crimes.

Dan Jessop, the father of the baby at the center of this particular case, told reporters on Friday the photos are "shocking."

"You see far worse, immoral, disgusting, gross things than a girl kissing a man in the streets of your own community," said Jessop, according to the newspaper. "And you and I don't know if the state of Texas fabricated that."

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The Deseret News and Dallas Morning News, both of which have more on the story, report that one of the girls in the photos was 12.

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The Smoking Gun first had the Warren Jeffs kissing photos.

Comments

[yngcelt]

I'll bet he's making someone a nice little bride in prison right now!
LOL

[fincenMIB]

I wish, he is under suicide watch, 23 hours alone, 1 hour for exercise alone under supervision.
In Kingman AZ Jail awaiting his second trial, but like the mafia his word is still law at YFZ ranch!

Authorities knew about this abuse 8 years ago, the same in detail in 1987 in Jeffs vs Stubbs!

Canada Imigration #2 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KzQBHb248WA

[poshman]

And they want Romney for VP. This sect, the Mormons, are the sickest group in America next to the number one piece of human slime: GEORGE W. BUSH.

[kiddub]

Wow. This is an example of what gives progressives a bad name.

[Redrover666]

Your comment is so dumb you ought to have your license to be a boob revoked.

[HeyFella]

The comment might be over the top but I hope to God that the bad publicity from the FLDS thing keeps Romney from the ticket.

[Spazzers]

Wow!

David Koresh was a christian leader in Waco Texas. He was a legitimate wack job. Does that make all christian sickos and wack jobs?

[Mort]

Might wanna get out more! This sect aren't Mormons. They're FLDS. They're nothing alike. And Romney isn't affiliated with them at all.

[fincenMIB]

Orrin Hatch was contacted for help on this issue several times, he noted it was illegal in November of 2000, but that didn't help these children;

Senator Hatch Letter http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=atzpZEdXuJc

[woundedduck]

He's a pedophile, pure and simple. Lock him away and let prison justice take care of this chester.

[fincenMIB]

But all agencies knew what he was up to 8 years ago;

INS Canada Imigration Tape #4

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ95YXggUPs

[HumeSkeptic]

Warren Jeff's God told him this is what he should do. Gods of others have told them other things, such as wage wars, commit massacres, bomb innocent people, and so on. That's what religious people do, follow what their God tells them to do.

What's new here?

[Redrover666]

Hume, you ought to be embarrassed.

"Idiot" isn't too strong a word for the author of that comment.

[Gasparilla]

Nothing is "new" about it. Nor is there anything new about the people who justify it by saying it's their religious right.

[jalapeno]

Uh, sorry God doesn't talk, or send notes in class, or give any signs of existence outside the occasional tortilla.
My God told me to go steal all the shoes at Nordstrom, however that as well as pedophilia is illegal!!
And people are outraged at NAMBLA? This is the same thing.....­.

[CATO90025]

You mean like mutilating the foreskin of a baby for a metaphsical construct related to an omnipotent being. Some Orthodox Jews take it a step further--and the Rabbi sucks out the blood of the young member--a law in NYC allows this--

however. it gets awkward for some when a convert is an adult and the sucking occursQ

[Redrover666]

Mind citing that law.

[fincenMIB]

God told him to confess, in January of 2007 he did, then he regged, he lied to God and look what happened! If the faithful get delivered, then God protected the faithful! If your prophet gets sentenced to prison or your guarded and fenced compound get raided, then its not god, but gentiles and government persecution, hmmm sounds like a double standard to me!

What was the punishment in the Old Testament for False Prophets?

How would god punish a liar, you confess to god, then tell your lawyer you changed your mind!

Warren Jeffs Confession part 1

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9fePt8-VndY

Part 2 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MQoknKRBqhw

Part 3 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=u4t1EpxEsvg

[DebofMD]

Oh my goodness. I cannot believe what I am seeing. That is a CHILD. That is disgusting. Wow. He needs to be put away for life.

[fincenMIB]

Can we sentence the politicians who knew of the abuse and did to little to late?

Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, while Attorney General assigned Leesa Morrison her deputy state attorney to a 30 day preliminary Investigation on December 3rd of 2000, 91 months ago!

How many children got molested in the 7 & 1/2 years that followed?

Leesa Morrison Arizona AG Deputy 12-03-00

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CdM1wztcOhc When did they know?

Actually I started with Arizona Governor Hull and Ceciia Nelson of her staff, in August of 2000.

[MNmommy]

What more can be said but EWWW!

Religion sanctioned pedophilia is what this sect represents. Major brain-washing has to have gone on for people to stand by and allow this as if it were morally respectable.

[llylabrat]

"EWWW" is not an appropriate response to pedophilia. Would you say "eewww" if your middleaged neighbor wanted to marry your pre-pubescent daughter?

[fincenMIB]

How about congressional hearing to find out what agencies knew and when they knew? This didn't just happen over night, it is chronic ritual abuse and its gone on for years! Victims were ignore and their advocates as well.

May 2001

Flora Jessop Talking with Washington County Sheriff Deputy Sgt Steve Stovall who took the word of the FLDS RUBY JESSOP issue

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xs8Ek6lIt0

[bigpaws23]

Pretty soon this practice will be legal in California once their supreme court gets a case. If gays can marry, why not children? Can I marry my first cousin? What's wrong with polygamy? It's all discrimination when you really boil it down.

[MaracaKabob]

bigpaws23, If you really want to be with your first cousin, no one is stopping you, except maybe your current wife/sister.

[fincenMIB]

Heck forget about California, on May 8th of 2008 St. George Utah had a POLYGAMY SUMMIT a TOWN HALL Meeting where most of the polygamist groups in Utah attended wanting the state of Utah to DECRIMINALIZE POLYGAMY, No Joke!

Polygamist Complain Polygamy Laws are Unfair



http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldb-csMKb5k

[KarateKid]

Jimmy Swaggart, Jim Bakker, Ted Haggard, Jim Jones, David Kouresh, the Catholic Priests (a lot of them I might add, not just a few like you blind Catholics wish), Bill Hagee, Rod Parsley...­........th­ere are plenty of examples of religious hypocrisy that abound in the intolerant world of Christianity.

In this country, people are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. This country is not run, thankfully, by the Nancy Graces and Deborah Kings of the world.

Now, these children have been taken from their parents, put in foster homes hundreds of miles away from their siblings and parents, frightened to death, and what do all you hyenas propose we do with them? Put them in the homes of Christian bigots? When there is no evidence of child abuse? Where's the proof in those cases? Would you want to be in their shoes, having a hate mob come after you when you've done nothing wrong?

Do a little research on foster homes; the picture is not a rosy one.

Let me remind you Warren Jeffs has been in jail for almost two years; this latest raid has nothing to do with his case except for the church affiliation. The state of Texas has yet to PROVE that any of these children have been abused. You all ought to be ashamed of yourselves.

[Gasparilla]

It's very curious that you would say the these photos are "interpreted" in a "lewd, unflattering" manner. That's in your profile. One has to wonder where you're coming from, making such a statement.

[KarateKid]

I've kissed my two daughters. Does that make me a pervert? A photo taken at the exact instant of those kissed could make it seem that way, especially with a hysterical hate monger like Deborah King ranting and raving.

Where am I coming from? SHOW me the evidence that child abuse is going on at that compound in Texas. So far, all I see in this blog is presumed guilty until proven innocent.

So, where are YOU coming from, fella?

[mabinog]

KK, while you have a point, that because Jeffs was diddling children two years ago, does not necessarily follow that it is still occuring. You might want to consider that Jeffs practice was also not necessarily restricted him because it was a doctrine of this sect. Is it "possible" that it was restricted to the despot/fanatic Jeffs? Sure. Should I believe, that in a culture where mulitple wives and young wives are part of the church's teachings and this somehow precludes child abuse from happening since Jeffs was imprisoned - give me a break.

Oh and burden of proof for criminal trials (beyond a reasonable doubt) is not the same that is applied to civil matters (child protection cases). If someone is charged with a crime in this mess, then it will apply.

[fedup07]

wasn't there another man from this same sect who was arrested and put in jail?? He and Jeffs were both 'diddling' children.

[fedup07]

Wow, KK, you're saying that the people who are bringing child molesters disgusting immoral behavior to light ought to be ashamed of themselves??? I guess you must think it's okay to molest children?? Maybe you are one yourself???

[KarateKid]

Why don't you learn how to read? Prejudging people ought to be ashamed of themselves. We are a nation of laws, and thank God, or else people like you will be going around lynching people you brand as "molesters", whether it is actually true or not.

[4peace]

In this country, people are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt - unless you happen to be checking in for a flight at any US airport - then everyone of us is considered guilty unless we prove otherwise. Been flying lately? Not fun. Not easy. Bogus "security". Got to keep us real real skeered.

[Redrover666]

Since the democratic party has huge constituencies of catholics and is predominately Christian, can I assume that it is a party of hyenas, rife with hypocrisy that abounds in intolerance?

[KarateKid]

Just hypocrites who comment in this thread without knowing all the facts.

Get it???

[DAVESEAN]

IF THAT WAS A BLACK MAN....HE WOULD BE SERVING 200 YRS IN PRISON....­.
IF THE CULT WAS A BLACK ONE,ALL THE MEN,WOMEN AND CHILDREN WOULD BE IN PRISON FOR THE NEXT CENTURY...­......
DISGUSTING PICTURES..­......WHIT­E AMERICA AND EVERY OTHER RACE NEED TO DENOUCE SUCH ACTS

[Gasparilla]

Jeffs is in prison, convicted by a jury.

[Zogtastic]

Ummm... "White America" does denounce such acts... its a crime that "White America" made illegal and he's in jail for it...

[ZipZipZip]

I don't see where race plays into this thing buddy ... it appears that you need to get out of your own head.

The reality is, whether or not we should socially condemn these practices, the sect itself is probably not acting illegally. The man above needs to be prosecuted on an individual basis, he should go to jail, and we need to spend more money on education so these nut jobs quit mind-warping poor, mentally deficient people.

Further, Davesean I think it's probably offensive to even say the above about black people as a race. How many "black" polygamist cults have you ever heard of?

[bazokbros]

These type of practices were common in biblical times and certain segments of Hindu's still practice these types of marriages with underage "pure" brides. As I don't agree with these practices, freedom of religion is a protected right in the US. The disheartening thing about it is that somewhere in all this, the parents of the young girls are somehow approving the marriages. That's where much of the indignation should be directed.

As far as Rominey is concerned FLDS is not the same as LDS, but he is best advised to not bring up Rev. Wright anytime soon or Democratic 527s will hammer the guilt by association.

[fisharefreinds]

Osama bin Laden has about 200 brothers and sisters, why do you think that is? This is a practice (multiple wives, young too) practiced all over Saudi Arabia and all our very good friends in the Middle East.

[fincenMIB]

But polygamist in Utah met this month, attempting to lobby for making the practise legal! May 8th, I wouldn't lie about such a thing!

Polygamist Concerned About Child Bigamy Bill



http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EX5RiZ9ffQk

[kingcityguru]

I believe that is how Bill Clinton greeted all his White House staff.

[fedup07]

"but, but, but Clinton and his dick" the kool aid drinking trolls scream even when it's sooooo off topic!

[bratzilla]

The men need to be prosecuted and arrested. Let the kids go home to thier mothers.

[Strywever]

Except that the adult mothers are willing participants in these crimes, in that they encourage and allow the "marriages­." Of course I feel for the mothers, too, because they've also been victimized and indoctrinated to the point that they not able to act in their children's best interests. Nonetheless, they have a responsibility to protect their children from the criminal acts of adult men and they are failing to do so.

[JimMan35]

Not only do they encourage and allow the "spiritual" marriages of the underage girls, they help GROOM the girls, training and preparing them throughout their lives for this crime.

Additionally, the mothers are complicit in the abandonment of the boys. In a closed polygamous society such as the fLDS, there will eventually be too many boys. The fLDS deal with this "problem" by forcing teen age boys (read: competitors) out of the sect by taking them to highway and leaving them there. That leaves more young girls for old men--and a few cooperative young male leaders.

The mothers are just as guilty as the fathers of this abandonment.

[surfcitysteven]

No, Jessop, we don't see more disgusting things than that on the streets of my community and if we did, the perps would hope that the cops got there fast.

[DRaymond]

Wow, it looks like the photos from those father-daughter "Purity Ball" events. Except of course this is the "Child Sexual Abuse Ball".

[fincenMIB]

And to think a Polygamy Summit this month had hopes of Decriminalizing Polygamy.

Mark Shurtleff Utah Attorney General Intro on POLYGAMY



http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cnin4nhrAQI

[ArmchairPatriot]

This man is nothing more than a pedophile who is using religion to violate children. Jeffs is a sick, sick man and should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.

[DebofMD]

Absolutely. This is gross.

[fincenMIB]

Amen!

But this month we saw polygamist groups trying to legalize It!

Here was a question on the ratio of men to women, 5 + 1 = 2

Polygamy ?? Natural Ratio of Men to Women Shortage



http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ukMK2FqWvmk