The raid was prompted by a series of calls to a domestic abuse hotline, reportedly from a 16-year-old girl on the compound who was being forced into a marriage with a man three times her age. Authorities are investigating whether the call was a hoax since the girl has not been found.
According to state officials, there was a pattern of teen girls being forced into “spiritual” marriages and sex with much older men.
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The compound is controlled by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a sect lead by Warren Jeffs.
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