According to an article published on the Today show website the members denied all allegations of systemic child abuse and went as far as to say that outsiders needed to mind their own business.

The women gave additional insight into their life on the ranch and why they dress and wear their hair the way they do.

The ranch was raided on April 4, 2008, after authorities received a call from a 16-year-old girl from within the compound who claimed she had been abused. Her identity has still not been discovered. According to members of the FLDS she does not really exist.

"Since the children have been taken from their mothers, they have experienced abuse from the [state]." - Amy

"There’s no significance,” Janet said. “It just keeps [the hair] out of our face so we can see. It’s just a choice. We like to have long hair and we like to keep it done up." - Janet

"It seems to be perceived as a crime to want to live in private,” Fred said. “We just want to be left alone and it seems that’s a crime almost in America today. We’re happy here and we want to be left alone. We do not abuse out children." - Fred

"I’ve been here off and on for four years,” Fred said. “I know of no girl 13 that’s been pregnant and I know of no one who has 22 wives. I would never do such a thing." - Fred

"We are very determined to cooperate and do whatever it takes to get our children back. They are desperately in need of their mothers." - Amy