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Sep 23, 2008 3:15 pm US/Central

New Indictments In Polygamist Sect Case

ELDORADO (AP/CBS 11 NEWS) ― A West Texas grand jury has issued five more indictments in the case against members of a polygamist sect.

Schleicher County Clerk Peggy Williams says the grand jury issued five felony indictments against three individuals. She will not release any further information on the charges until the defendants have been served.

But Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said in a statement that all three people are charged with sexual assault of a child.  Two of them are also charged with bigamy.  All are felony charges.

The new indictments issued Tuesday bring the total to 16 since authorities raided the Yearning For Zion Ranch looking for evidence of underage marriages and abuse in April.

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